Missionary Letter
for January, 2008
David A. Zuhars Jr.
& Lee Ellen Zuhars
Dear Fellow Laborers in Christ,
“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not: but have renounced the hidden things of
dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God
deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s
conscience in the sight of God”. II
Corinthians 4:1-2.
What an honor and privilege it is to be a God called
preacher of the Word of God. It is at the same time a great responsibility
committed to us by our Sovereign Lord. We pray the Lord help us in this great
task and also to be faithful to teach only and fully what His Word teaches.
Brazil.
We are back in the work of God full swing. We ask that you pray for us and the
work here as we try and serve the Lord in Brazil. My wife got a real bad
chest cold about a week ago and has coughed so much that her ribs are sore and
hurt. I think she is getting better and should be back to normal in a few more
days. She also has tendonitis in her wrists. She has to wear a reinforced hand
brace to keep her wrists immobile and do physical therapy. She is getting
better and should be alright in a couple of weeks. I am doing okay. Pray for
her.
Brazil’s national disgrace is
quickly coming upon us. It is the annual
holiday called the Carnaval. Fat Tuesday is the 5th
of February. But their lasciviousness starts early and goes late. It is three
to four days of wickedness that is a disgrace for any people. Sin and
debauchery fills the streets and cities. Then on Wednesday, called Ash
Wednesday, the day after Fat Tuesday, they put ashes on their foreheads as a
sign of repentance. What hypocrisy! The Lord knows and sees and will bring all
these things to remembrance on the judgment day. Oh how they need true
repentance and faith in the Blessed Savior of sinners.
The
First Baptist Church
in the Garden of the Olive Trees.
The church here celebrated her 25th anniversary
on the 16th of the month. We had special services from the 16th
through the 20th with a dinner also. The theme of the meeting for
this year was the doctrine of the New Testament Church. There were six sermons
in all and each one dealt with a different aspect of the Lord’s church. The subjects assigned and preachers were: the
church as the body of Christ, Mardônio; the nature of the church, Romério; baptism,
João Batista; the Lord’s Supper, Romualdo; the mission of the church, Rômulo and
the need of the church, Dave Zuhars. It
was one of the best meetings that we have ever had.
The
Work in Tapera, Ceará.
It was necessary to discipline Sister Isoda from the work there. The
reason for the discipline was non attendance and the admission on her part that
she was not going to attend anymore. The reason for this non attendance on her
part is a very silly and unreasonable thing. Several visits were made by
various people, including three by myself, to reason with her, and she refused
and refuses to come back. Pray for her.
Ibicuitaba,
Ceará. I have talked to Brother Antônio and his wife Sônia and they say that the same lost people are still
coming to the services to hear the Word preached. We will make a trip down
there next week, the Lord willing, after the carnival. Pray for these lost people.
Tucuruí,
Pará. The trip to Tucuruí
was made as planned. The Lord blessed with a safe and fruitful trip. I left on
the 4th and returned on the 7th. On the day of arrival,
Friday, we had a meeting at night to discuss the work and their baptism. On
Saturday night we had a preaching service and I preached on Justification from
Job 9:2. On Sunday morning we had a preaching service also and I preached on
Why I Am a Baptist. Then at 4 pm on Sunday afternoon we all went down to the Tocantins
River and had prayer and
then I baptized six brethren. Their names are Glailson, Girleno
(Glailson´s brother), Nora (Glailson and Girleno´s mother), Luiz Haroldo,
Everton and Márcio (Evertons
brother). Then on Sunday night we had another preaching service and I preached
on Salvation is a Work of God from Eternity to Eternity from Romans 8:28-30. They
are having services weekly on Wednesdays and Sundays. Brother Glailson is doing
the teaching in these services. 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.
“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I
should not the servant of Christ”.
Galatians 1:10.
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