November 17, 2003

Another Word from Brazil

I received a letter today from Jim Leonard, director of the Cariri Baptist Seminary. He sent it in response to a letter I had written him on a number of issues. Included was this short blurb about the present need on the mission field where we are going.

We just heard from our Director of Christian Services Department that he will be oficially retiring at the end of this year....his does put us in a pinch. In our program for training workers, the Practical Christian Ministries is as important as the classroom learning. The Director of this department is a key figure. The more time we are able to invest here, the better results we will have, both in the area churches as well as in our final product -- pastors, missionaries, and teachers.

Last February the Seminary Board of Directors extended an invitation to you to work as the Director of our Christian Services Department (some colleges call it "Extension Ministries). If you are willing and able to fit into other teaching opportunities, great! But we really want you to concentrate your maximum efforts in making this department work and work well.

We are looking at what appears to be another larger than usual freshman class. We already have a large number of requests from churches and congregations for student workers. Many of these are new works, and in outlying areas. Somebody should visit each of these places to determine what type of workers each place could use, and make sure there is some sort of proper accountability for the student set up at each location. Then each student could be matched with the work that will best help him/her develop in Christian ministry. As you can see...this takes time, and is a great ministry.

Some time ago I wrote and article about how we feel burdened to get to Brazil by March of 2004. This letter from a missionary on the field explains why this is such a great need at this time. Please pray that God will see fit to allow us to get there as soon as possible.

Posted by Andrew on November 17, 2003 6:30 PM.