Friday, November 6, 2009

Ideas/Request to YOU...

I've been reminded to reach out to those whom I know. My dear friend Erik here from Brazil is in church planting. He's well connected and loved at his home Brazil from his teachings, preachings, evangelism, football coaching and playing, and his family. Erik has been speaking ot me about his longings to do seminary so he can continue even further in his country.
He feels so compelled to do a seminary in the USA. He and his wife took English courses for a reason they feel, because God will use them in a country like the USA to learn and spread His word. They have 2 beautiful children, I saw them on skype :)
Anyways, from all who we know, what sort of seminaries are there around our area or any seminaries you know of in the US period. How much, people in contact, how long they school's are, etc. These details are great. Erik feels the best way, is to be going to a seminary, but while there be helping serve at a church fully and with the community of the church. He's the one that takes the initiative to get out on the train here and preach the Gospel even with his poor english. What a man of God I see in him.
He fears though, because there's this stigma on Brazilians entering the USA just to be in that wealthy country for their own good and desires. Erik has some fear on joining or even having a church want him and his family to serve there because they don't know him and his heart for the Lord from across the world without meeting Him.
Please pray for him. I thought of people obviously like my brother immediately who could help perhaps with housing or organize a vehicle, who knows where we can step in and help a family who want nothing but to serve.
Erik's heart is completely serving as a leader should. I see it. I KNOW WE need to learn from him, and when I say him, I mean Him through God.
If you have ideas, of schools, an internship sorta thing. Or a church who needs help, I'm not even sure if it's money that needs to be involved, just a way to make the service work. On both sides of the party of course. Please pray for him, who knows what God has planned in our great country, America.
Oh and also, he has great skills obviously in football having played, and coached and a passion. He could be used there too, ministry, or with a club, I even thought of cascade surge with them and their ministry connected with Cleavland City Stars and Corban College. Who knows,

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