I pray that you all had a productive and blessed summer. Our winter here in Salvador, Brazil, was a flurry of activity. Unfortunately, those flurries never include snow.
In June, we welcomed Pastor Mike Leonard and his wife Michelle to the northeast of Brazil. They were a tremendous help to our people, teaching about the family, singing special music, and helping with VBS preparations. Our people thoroughly enjoyed them, as did we. What a blessing it is to have not just supporters, but dear friends in the ministry.
As soon as they headed back to the States, we started our three-day winter VBS. This year, Missionary Nathaniel Hudson did the lion’s share of the planning: working on a theme, the skit, prizes, object lessons, activities, etc. And as always, Cynthia worked her magic on the decorations and a daily snack/meal for the kids. The whole event was a great success, and I can only tip my hat to all of our folks that were involved and had a part in making sure everything ran so well. We had over 20 adults and older teens serving in various capacities each day. There were many salvation decisions, and we were thrilled to see several parents and grandparents show up on the last day.
July was filled with travel. I took the entire family with me this year on a missions trip to Bolivia to be one of the conference speakers for my dear friend, Gilberto Fuentes, a graduate of Pastor Kevin Wynne’s Bible college in Mexico. The Lord moved in a powerful way throughout the week, and there were many decisions made by young and old alike. I was blessed to see the Lord work in the hearts of our two oldest, Mia and Mahaela, during our time in Bolivia.
From there, Cynthia and I were in Peru for four days, where I was given the opportunity to preach again at a church just outside of Lima, and then FINALLY back home to settle in to our normal routine. This month, we will be fixing a leaky roof and drain system at the church and trying to finish getting the church van roadworthy.
Just this month, we have seen several people saved out door knocking, we have folks getting baptized this week, and we have others signed up for our discipleship course. This is all because of your faithful prayers and giving. Thank you so much. We are honored and blessed to represent you.
Declaring His glory,
Wesley Palla
Psalm 96:3
