Baptisms in Maui

Last fall, David & Kenda Kapaku were approached by the Kahana Door of Faith to provide leadership and Biblical teaching during a revitalization process. The church is located in the northwest section of Maui near where the Kapakus live. Since then, the Lord has blessed the church with greater unity and a growth in attendance (up to 100 on Sundays.

This native Hawaiian church celebrated the baptism of 11 believers in the ocean at Kahana Bay on Easter Sunday.

Another 5 persons were baptized on June 12th!

Baptisms at the ocean provide a great opportunity to enjoy a cookout--to nourish relationships as well as bodies.

Campo Grande Church Celebration

Construction on the new Campo Grande church facility in Campinas, Brazil continues, but significant progress has been made on the first floor. Thanks to USA work teams (such as Hanover 1st Church of God, ERC) and contributions to CC 2804.100 which have blessed this ministry.

Last Sunday night, June 25th, 114 persons gathered at Campo Grande for worship. One new believer was added to the membership and a couple dedicated their new baby.

Twelve persons (pictured right) from the Sao Paulo Park church in Araraquara made the three hour trip to Campinas to celebrate with the Campo Grande church.

Bon Repos Church in Haiti Rebuilt!

 When the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti, the greatest damage inflicted upon our Churches of God ministry facilities was at Bon Repos, located on the north edge of Port-au-Prince. Their school was totally collapsed, and the church building sustained significant damage. Fortunately, the timing of the quake at 4:53 p.m. meant that school was out for the day, and the building was empty.

The church building has been replaced. The walls (pictured here) are now up, waiting on the trusses (and roofing) which are now being constructed.  This past week, another team was up in the mountains at Borne to repair the damage that church building sustained during the quake. In the coming weeks, additional teams will tackle other repair projects.

We thank God for the generosity of the USA church in providing sufficient emergency funds to complete this job as well as make repairs to other facilities!!