Missionary Letter
for December, 2007
David A. Zuhars Jr.
& Lee Ellen Zuhars
Dear Fellow Laborers in Christ,
“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that
put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and
thou be found a liar”. Proverbs 30:5-6.
By Gods grace we have the Holy Scriptures of God in
written form. It is the inspired, infallible,
and inerrant Word of our living God. It
is complete and adequate for every need of man and the work of God. Lord, we thank thee for your Word to us and
the understanding that thou gavest us of it by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Departing
the USA. Our departure from the USA was with
mixed emotions. We feel sadness in
leaving our friends, brethren and family, but look forward to the work God has
called us to and seeing our brethren here. The last Sunday in the USA was the 2nd and I had the
privilege of preaching on Sunday morning for the Bryan Station
Baptist Church
and of attending this same church on Sunday night. It was a good time spent with them and we
count it a great blessing and it will bring fond memories in the future.
We want to express our
thanks to all the Lords churches for the invitation to preach and tell of Brazil. We thank the churches for their love offerings
and also the churches that helped with the expenses of our stay while in the USA.
We left the USA for Brazil
on the 4th from the Cincinnati
airport at 7:15 am for Miami and then Miami at 5:15 pm for Brazil. From Miami we went to Manuas,
Amazonas and then on to Fortaleza, Ceará, with stops at Belém,
Pará and São Luis, Maranhão, finally arriving at 6 am
on the 5th. Three of our
Brazilian brethren were at the airport in Fortaleza
to meet us (Pastor Romualdo, Alciano
and Ana Maria). The church had prepared
on the table at our home a breakfast and some gifts.
The
First Baptist Church
in the Garden of the Olive Trees. The church seems to be going along
alright and faithful to the Lord. We are
back in the routine of things. We will
have, the Lord willing, a New Years Eve service tomorrow and I will be
preaching. I intend to preach on the
Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ: Do You Love His Appearing? The church here will celebrate their 25th
anniversary on the 16th of January. We are having special services from the 16th
through the 20th. Pray for us
and the speakers.
The
Work in Tapera, Ceará. I have not been to visit this work since I
arrived back in Brazil,
but intend to in the near future. Brother
Mardônio indicates that every thing goes on as usual. One of the sisters there (Isoda) has not been
attending the services for some time because she is mad at the preacher. We must make a visit to her and try to deal
with the problem. Pray for her and this
problem. It may come to discipline.
Ibicuitaba,
Ceará. I and some other brethren made a trip to Ibicuitaba
on the 14th and returned on the 15th. I preached on Friday on Saved By Grace from II Kings 25. There are still a good number of lost people
attending the preaching services on Sunday. Pray for them and Brother Antônio that
preaches to them.
Tucuruí,
Pará. The trip to Tucuruí is planned and
marked for the 4th of January. I will return on the 7th. I have been in contact with brother Glailson
there and there are six brethren to baptize. They will be baptized by the authority of the First Baptist
Church in the Garden of the Olive
Trees in Fortaleza.
The church here voted this morning to
baptize these brethren. Their names are
Glailson, Girleno (Glailson´s
brother), Nora (Glailson and Girleno´s mother), Luiz Haroldo, Everton, and Márcio
(Evertons brother) Pray for these and the work of God
there. Also we ask that you pray, if the
Lord wills, to call out a preacher from among them. We pray that a New Testament Baptist Church
will be established there.
Brethren, we need some help with the expense of these
trips to Tucuruí. Each trip costs
between $800 and $900. And that is the
expense just for me to go. My wife has
never been with me, but she would like to make a trip with me sometime. The Lord opened the door for this work. Pray about this need with us.
“For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God
without effect? God forbid: yea, let God
be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That
thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art
judged”. Romans 3:3-4.
By
God’s
Amazing Grace, Dave and
Lee Zuhars
Brazilian Address
David A. Zuhars Jr. or Lee Ellen Zuhars
Jardim das Oliveiras
Rua: Des. Feliciano de Ataídes, 833
60.821-420 Fortaleza,
Ceará
Phone: 011-55-85-9645-9677
Website for the First Baptist
Church of the Garden of the Olive
Trees – Fortaleza,
Ceará
Website: www.PIBJO.org.br
E-mail Addresses
E-mail for Dave Zuhars: dlzuhars@yahoo.com
E-mail for Lee Zuhars: dlzuhars@hotmail.com
Sponsoring Church
Bryan Station Baptist Church
3175 Briar Hill Road
Lexington, KY 40516
Pastor Al Gormley - 859-299-1430
Email - algormley@juno.com
Email – mail@bryanstation.com