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We are so excited that so many people are coming to the Lord and entering our discipleship program at our church here in Brazil. All the new believers and members are encouraged to enter the discipleship track and become trained to not only understand their faith but to also share their faith and disciple others. Then, once they are approved as disciplers through this program, they can enter the next leadership track to become a life group leader. It\u2019s beautiful watching these new disciplers and leaders! They are so passionate about Jesus and about helping people come to Him! As we supervise the life groups, we see so much excitement, so much love, and so much gratitude for what the Lord has done and is doing in their lives. It\u2019s so inspiring!<\/p>\n

Davi and Danielle are an example of a couple who are new leaders and have just multiplied their sixth life group! We recognized them and prayed for them last week in a special get-together with all their life groups present. Davi wept with joy as we prayed for them. Both Davi and Danielle are so loving, caring, and hard-working! One of their life groups had grown to about 40 people and it became impossible for them to continue meeting in the apartment where they had been. They met in an outdoor parking space for a while, but with the S\u00e3o Paulo cold winds and rain, they saw that they couldn\u2019t stay there either. So Davi rallied all six life groups, did some fundraising, and fixed up an old, abandoned meeting hall that was close by. They cleaned it, painted it, and put in bright, new light bulbs. It looks great! This life group now has a meeting place!<\/p>\n

One of the reasons for the growth in Davi and Danielle\u2019s life groups is our child evangelism outreach, which is held in that same low-income\/slum neighborhood. Our disciples Moses and Mary moved close to the slum so they could be near the children and to be able to engage in weekly evangelism. By living there, they are able to really get to know the children and the parents or grandparents who live with them. Once they get to know the parents or grandparents, they invite them to the weekly life groups where the adults also get to hear about Jesus. We are excited that the child evangelism and the adult life groups can work hand-in-hand so we can win the whole family for Jesus!<\/p>\n

\"Outreach<\/a>

Outreach in one of our city's slums.<\/p><\/div>\n

We are currently working on a project where we would like to provide a free meal for the children who come to the weekly child evangelism meetings. We noticed last week that one of the little girls was very skinny. She looked like \u201cskin and bones\u201d and we learned that she hardly eats anything at home. Davi told me that it\u2019s common there to only have enough food for one meal a day, but, seeing that child, I wondered if she even had that! So many of the adults are addicted to drugs that they neglect their children. One pregnant Mom sobbed as she told me (Esther) that she was desperate because her husband\/boyfriend did nothing but drugs all day and never provided anything for her or her three children, not to mention the baby in her womb. But we know that Jesus has hope and healing for those suffering families. Please pray for salvation to continue to come to this slum, and that the power of God will transform every single precious member of this community.<\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/a>

Aaron evangelizing children for Christ.<\/p><\/div>\n

On a personal note, our four children are doing great and loving S\u00e3o Paulo! Joshua just started his second semester of medical school and is loving it! He plans on working as a missionary doctor in the Amazon region where access to medical help is extremely difficult. Sometimes the sick have to travel for days by boat before they can reach help. So, when news goes out that there is a doctor in one of the villages, people come from all over, and then we also get a chance to tell them about Jesus and how they can have eternal life. Thank you so much for your investment in his life and ministry!<\/p>\n

\"Joshua<\/a>

Joshua is in his first year of medical school here in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Christina is in her last year of high school and is leading an adolescent life group. She loves helping the kids come closer to Jesus! Gracie is in ninth grade and is our artist! She dreams of drawing cartoons for Paz Kids someday and has just finished a few electronic puppets so she can animate them! She is taking drawing and art classes from a seasoned artist and is learning so much! And our youngest, Abraham, is in sixth grade and is growing so fast. He just passed up Gracie! I think he will pass me up next!<\/p>\n

\"Christina,<\/a>

Christina, Joshua, Gracie and Abraham in our weekly Bible series.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Gracie<\/a>

Gracie leading Children's Evangelism in the slums.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Our<\/a>

Our Abraham is growing up!<\/p><\/div>\n

Thank you so much for partnering with us here in Brazil! You are a huge part of our ministry, and we could never thank you enough for your missionary hearts. We love you and appreciate you more than we could ever say! Please receive a big, big hug from all of us! We love you!<\/p>\n

With all our love,<\/p>\n

Aaron & Esther \u2014 Joshua, Christina, Gracie, and Abraham<\/p>\n

\"Esther<\/a>

Esther and I in our weekly sci-fi Bible program for children.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Part<\/a>

Part of the Metro Ministries team.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are so excited that so many people are coming to the Lord and entering our discipleship program at our church here in Brazil. All the new believers and members…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":5769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1,4],"tags":[134,120,31,522],"class_list":{"0":"post-5763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-world-missions","10":"tag-aaron-esther-helland","11":"tag-helland","12":"tag-missionary-newsletter","13":"tag-september-2023","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Bolet\u00edn Helland: abril de 2020","content_es":"

La nueva vida de Miguel en Cristo<\/strong><\/span>
Un domingo, cuando Mateo estaba concluyendo su serm\u00f3n, Miguel se acerc\u00f3 al frente de la iglesia y dijo: \u201cQuiero entregar mi vida a Jesucristo ahora mismo. Quiero arrepentirme de todo pecado y vivir para \u00c9l ". <\/p>

Matthew or\u00f3 con y por Miguel, lo abraz\u00f3 y desde entonces ha disfrutado viendo el cambio que ha tenido lugar en su vida. Escuche c\u00f3mo Miguel describe su nueva vida. <\/p>

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\u201cAntes de entregar mi vida a Cristo, viv\u00eda de noche. Me iba a la cama todas las ma\u00f1anas a las 6:00 am y luego me levantaba a las 6:00 o 7:00 pm para empezar de nuevo. Mi vida estaba llena de fiestas, drogas y bebida. Realmente no pude hacer mucho m\u00e1s porque luch\u00e9 contra la depresi\u00f3n y el miedo. Cada vez que volv\u00eda a casa, sent\u00eda que el vac\u00edo y la oscuridad ven\u00edan sobre m\u00ed, y clamaba a Dios: 'Quiero vivir otro tipo de vida'. <\/p>

Luego, ese domingo, sent\u00ed que ten\u00eda que planchar mi ropa e ir a la iglesia. De repente sent\u00ed que algo como la mano de Dios me empujaba a dar un paso al frente y entregar mi vida a Cristo. Desde ese momento, he disfrutado de un nuevo estilo de vida. Ahora, me acuesto temprano y me levanto a las 7:00 am. Estoy descubriendo una nueva productividad y la capacidad de hacer cosas que sent\u00ed que ya no pod\u00eda hacer. Las drogas devoran tu mente y tu motivaci\u00f3n para hacer cosas. Ahora, estoy redescubriendo mi antigua pasi\u00f3n por trabajar con mis manos y leer libros y la Biblia. Tambi\u00e9n tengo una relaci\u00f3n maravillosa con mi familia nuevamente. Durante a\u00f1os, han estado orando por m\u00ed, y ahora ellos (y yo) estamos muy felices de ver lo que Cristo ha hecho en mi vida. <\/p>

Despu\u00e9s de aceptar a Cristo, vinieron varios \u201cviejos amigos\u201d y me ofrecieron coca\u00edna para consumir y vender. Les dije de inmediato que hab\u00eda cambiado y que Cristo era ahora el Se\u00f1or de mi vida. Dijeron que el cambio no se mantendr\u00eda. Nunca m\u00e1s escuch\u00e9 una palabra de esos viejos amigos, pero estoy disfrutando de vivir mi vida como un hijo amado de Dios. No bebo alcohol ni consumo drogas porque ya no las necesito. Ya no estoy aislado. Tengo a Jes\u00fas y \u00c9l es suficiente para m\u00ed. <\/p>

Ahora le digo a Dios todos los d\u00edas: 'Dios, haz tu trabajo. No quiero volver nunca m\u00e1s '. Entonces, muchas veces, or\u00e9 para que \u00c9l me quitara todas mis adicciones. El lo hizo. El es fiel. Es solo Jesucristo quien se deshace de esas adicciones. Dios me ha ayudado a eliminar toda la depresi\u00f3n, la adicci\u00f3n y la tristeza. Mi vida tiene orden y enfoque ahora. <\/p>

Mi sue\u00f1o es alg\u00fan d\u00eda predicar la palabra de Dios. Siento que hay un llamado de Dios en mi vida. Dios ha sido muy bueno con migo. \u00c9l toma vasos rotos y los cambia, repara, reforma y reconstruye. Esto es lo que Dios ha hecho y est\u00e1 haciendo en mi vida. No voy a retroceder, pero sigo adelante con Cristo porque \u00e9l tiene un gran prop\u00f3sito para mi vida. Le agradezco porque estoy recuperando mi vida y ya no estoy aislado ni solo \u201d. <\/p>

La crisis del virus Corona<\/strong><\/span>
La Crisis del Virus Corona ha cerrado el Barrio Rojo de \u00c1msterdam. Femke ha pasado largos d\u00edas ayudando a las trabajadoras sexuales a obtener la ayuda financiera y social que pueden obtener a medida que se cerr\u00f3 la industria del sexo. Los estamos ayudando con canastas de comestibles y tarjetas de regalo para tiendas de comestibles. Mucha gente de todo el pa\u00eds nos est\u00e1 pidiendo ayuda. Qu\u00e9 oportunidad de ser una voz de esperanza, amor y vida en esta dif\u00edcil situaci\u00f3n. <\/p>

Adem\u00e1s, las conferencias que Matthew iba a dar en Estados Unidos en abril han sido canceladas. Sin embargo, todav\u00eda estar\u00e1 lanzando su pr\u00f3ximo libro, Power Evangelism: Just Do It! Si desea comprar una copia u obtener una tarifa con descuento por la compra de 10 libros o m\u00e1s, puede enviar un correo electr\u00f3nico a info@prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Tambi\u00e9n puede encontrar algunos recursos y cursos ministeriales gratuitos en www.prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Ministerio latinoamericano<\/strong><\/span>
En febrero, Matthew pudo llevar un equipo de ministerio a Argentina y Chile para capacitar iglesias en el ministerio prof\u00e9tico. En Chile, fueron parte de una conferencia nacional con m\u00e1s de 1.500 j\u00f3venes. Matthew naci\u00f3 en Chile, por lo que fue un placer muy especial poder ministrar en su tierra natal. Muchas gracias por ayudarnos a llevar el amor, la luz y el poder de Dios a \u00c1msterdam, Europa, Am\u00e9rica Latina y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. <\/p>

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Gracias por tus oraciones y apoyo. Gracias a sus fieles oraciones y donaciones, personas como Miguel pueden experimentar una nueva vida en Cristo.
Gracias por colaborar con nosotros. <\/p>

Sinceramente, <\/p>

Matthew, Femke, Judah, Hannah, Levi y Benjamin Helland<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Aaron & Esther Helland","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Helland-Family-in-Brazil.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1uX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}