The Harmans July, 2015 Serving In The Country Of Brazil

Field AddressPraa da Bandeira, 71

Caixa Postal 92 Campina Grande, PB 58400-970

Brasil

(336) 685-3199

harmanfamily@harmans4brazil.com

www.harmans4brazil.com

Sending ChurchTemple Baptist Church

7035 Franklin Rd. P.O. Box 130

Lewisville, NC 27023 (336) 945-3944

Pastor: Dr. Bud Owen

www.templebaptistchurch.info

Sent Through The Gospel Preacher Association

P.O. Box 465177 Lawrenceville, GA 30042-5177

(770) 995-7045

Any support can be made out to The Harmans and sent to the above address.

That ye should shew forth the praises of

him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous

light:

I Peter 2:9

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord. Haggai 1:8. We are so grateful for God's provision for the construction of the new church property we have been working on. Through the generous donations of several churches and individuals, as well as a grant from Baptist Mid-Missions, we have been able to make a lot of progress. It has been slow, but steady, as we and the people of the church have been doing about 90% of the labor to stretch every penny that has been given. Structures here do not tend to be of wood, as Haggai stated, but the people have hauled concrete, bricks and other supplies uphill to build. We have now reached a point in the building that we have to contract out the rest. We have reached the limit of what we can and know how to do. We have just hired a team to come in and finish the church property and it should be ready in a couple of months. Even with the money we saved doing everything we could, things will still be tight. We will not be able to get the building finished with what we have left, but we should be able to get the building functional. Please pray that be the case and we could have our first services in the new building by or before October 1st. We had mentioned before the possibility of starting a Bible study in the home of a young couple. That has not worked out so far as he has shown less interest now than before and has not wanted to set up a time. Please pray that the Lord will direct where this is concerned. We are still in plans, once the church building is complete, to start a new work in the area of Malvinas with our new co-worker, Sergio and his family. He and his family have a great heart for ministry and are hard workers. We look forward to beginning a new work with them and are grateful to have help as we begin. Our plan, as the congregation grows, will be for him to be the pastor, so we would not have to search for a national pastor later on. This is truly a blessing as searching for the first national pastor is usually a difficult phase in any church plant; one which we should not have any difficulty with. Sergio is scheduled to do his ordination later this year and that will be a big step in making these plans a reality. The church we are with currently is doing well. Just last Sunday they had a young lady come to know the Lord as Savior. They will be baptizing four people in the upcoming Sunday service and, Lord willing, will have a lot more room to grow in the new property. The church has also been busy doing evangelism in a neighboring town called Vila Florestal. Some 5 or 6 have come to know the Lord as Savior, and the church voted to concentrate more efforts in this area. This seems to also be an open door for a new church congregation and we will be helping the church with this new work as well. It will also be a good experience for the church as it would be the first church plant they as a church will have taken on. Jon and Tonya have both been very busy with teaching, Jon has been preaching in several churches around the state. Kyle has also been lending a hand with both the construction of the new property and the remodel of the current meeting place. Tonyas sister and her husband, Joey, and their children also came to visit and helped us with the construction and preparing lesson materials. It was good to have family here and Joey tiled the rooms of the current meeting place and poured a sidewalk around the new building. We are grateful to them for the work that they did while they were here. As always, we would like to thank everyone for your continued prayers and support. We could not do what we do here without you! You are instruments in the Lords hands, just as we are also. We are thankful to Him for the privilege of working together for His glory and honor.

In His Service,

Jon, Tonya, and Kyle Harman

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