Jim and Ann Hemminger

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

February 28, 2009

Dear Friends,

Recently we visited our daughter (Debbie Adams) and her family in Papua. In addition to the obvious joy & pleasure to see our family,and especially our grandchildren, we were privileged to witness another part of the body of Christ. As we participated in a communion service, listened to the beautiful worship songs, and were thrilled by the chanting of the Dani people, our hearts rejoiced for the thousands of Papuans that have come to know the Lord because they were sent out and supported by you, and those that have gone on before you. As I hugged my new found friend and sister in Christ ( Iaí) my heart was filled with joy to overflowing. The sights, smells, tastes are different from Brazil, but the Spirit that indwells these believers is the same! I came away with the cetainty that supporting missions pays dividends that no one will ever be able to take away, and in fact are eternal! Praise the Lord for giving this opportunity to us.
We left Brazil in mid-May for a year of Home Assignment and then retirement. The living letters that we left behind, (representing 33 years of ministry) will be forever written on the tables of our heart. We left with sadness, but at the same time a deep gratitude to the Lord for allowing us to go back and finish the furrow started in 1969.
We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your faithful prayer support, and your giving to the GCF. We have said it many times, but it in every sense of the word, you are partners with us in every sense of the word. Please scroll down for our praise/prayer report.

In His Service,

Jim & Ann

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

1. Praise the Lord for the new meeting place for our church in Caxias do Sul.
2. Pray for Jeff & Jo Kiel as they continue to spearhead the church planting project in Caxias.
3. Pray for Jim & me as we start our tour ministries in Western PA on September 8th. We will be living in Valencia, PA for three months. We hope to meet many of you along the way.
4. Pray for the continued development of the leadersip in our group.
5. Pray for the Lord's clear direction in our lives as we plan for the future of the church plant in Caxias.
6. Pray that the Lord will raise up a Brazilian Pastor to come to sheperd the flock here in Caxias do Sul.

Brazil

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