Hello to All Our Friends and
Supporters!
It
is my great pleasure to tell you all that Ronã and I have a beautiful new baby
boy named Oliver! He was born on May 29th, 2017 at 10:38pm, weighing
a little over 8lbs. We are so grateful for him!
It’s
been about 3 weeks since he was born, and of course, our lives are changed
forever. Both of us are trying to adjust to the new schedule of feeding and
sleeping. We are so blessed to have Ronã’s mom staying with us to help us with
the transition. She has been doing most of the cooking and cleaning. Please,
pray for all of us as we learn how to be parents and for patience as we are so
tired!
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| Ronã's parents with baby Oliver |
Though we are trying to take it slow, we are also trying
to start adding some new challenges to our lives.
Last time, I told you that I was working on starting a
women’s group. We were able to meet for 3 weeks before I gave birth, and they
were 3 wonderful weeks. The group is exactly what I was hoping for. All the
women attending have been very open with each other, and very respectful of
each other. The group is on Saturday mornings for breakfast, but when lunch
time comes around, they are still talking! I have to practically kick them out! :) But I am so grateful
that they are having such a good time with each other. We plan to start back
again in the beginning of July. Thank you for your prayers, and please continue
to pray for these women. They are still only just beginning to learn who they
are in Christ.
This week, I have starting meeting again with the women
on an individual basis. Luckily, Oliver sleeps through most of our meetings. It
gives me great pleasure to encourage these women as they grow.
Ronã recently starting taking an abridged version of the
Vineyard Institute course that is offered here at our church. He will also be
starting the online course of Vineyard Institute. I actually completed this
course a few years ago. The course is a basic theology and ministry training
course. It is an excellent program with practical training for those working in
the field. This will greatly help Ronã as we continue to work in ministry.
Ronã is also helping with the
children’s ministry, a discipleship group, and the worship team at church. His
current goals are to get as much experience as possible to prepare him for what
lies ahead. Our hope is to eventually join another church plant as members of
their team, and we both want to be well-rounded in what we have to offer. We
are still praying about when and where to go. In August, we will be visiting a
city called João Pessoa located off the coast of Brazil. There is already a
missionary couple, Phil and Jen Snell, living there with their 2 children. We
will be spending time with them to see if João Pessoa would be a good fit for
us. Please, pray that God gives us very clear direction as we explore our
options for ministry here in Brazil.
Thank you all for your continued support of our work
in Brazil. Without all of you, none of this would be possible. Our focus is
always the same. We want to be used in the Kingdom of God. Even in a season of
great change as our family grows, we are always asking the question, “How does
God want to use us now?” Please, pray with us that God would reveal himself to
us in every transition of our lives.
Love, Allison and Ronã Moura
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