September 14 Prayer Request for the Gáucho People

Please pray for the new church plant in the Lomba do Pinheiro area of Porto Alegre. This church plant in a shockingly destitute slum was started by the church plant in the Partenon neighborhood and is outgrowth of several years of social outreach in the community. Pray that God would bless this new church start with growth and physical and spiritual protection, as well as provide them with the financial resources to help effect positive physical change in the lives of those in this needy community.

September 13 Prayer Request for the Gáucho People

Please pray for G. and R. and the church plant in the violent, drug-ridden Porto Alegre neighborhood of Partenon. A large witchcraft center with a gruesome idol out front is located just yards from the front door of the church building. This new church has lively, vibrant worship and an active outreach to the families of inmates and the poor and destitute around them. They are currently planting another new church. Please pray that God would keep G. and R. strong and holy, and that He would continue to grow the work in Partenon and expand their vision for starting new works and reaching more people for Christ.

September 12 Prayer Request for the Gáucho People

Please pray for E., who serves as the Executive Director for the State Baptist Convention of Rio Grande do Sul. E. left the business world, and took the position at the State Convention during a leadership and economic vacuum. His skills brought fiscal and administrative stability and accountability. Despite some serious health difficulties, he has been a tireless advocate in favor of church planting in Rio Grande do Sul throughout the nation of Brazil. Please pray for E’s health and ask that God would give him tremendous wisdom and vision as he leads the Baptists in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

September 11 Prayer Request for the Gáucho People

Please pray for A. and S., who are starting a church in the downtown area of the city of Gravataí on the outskirts of Porto Alegre. The church meets in a storefront and draws a mix of people from both the downtown area and the outlying slums. Ask God to bless the efforts of A. and S. to plant a relevant church in a strategic location, and to give them wisdom in knowing how to move forward and meet the spiritual needs of a diverse group of people. Also ask God to bless their young family.

September 10 Prayer Request for the Gáucho People

Please pray for B. and B., a young couple with the Brazilian Baptist Home Mission Board who are starting a new church in the Bom Jesus (good Jesus) neighborhood of Porto Alegre. Pray that God would anoint them with wisdom and maturity, as well as great favor with the people in the community they are trying to reach. Ask that God would multiply their efforts and give them His power and grace as they face opposition from spiritist and other religious groups.

September 9 Prayer Request for the Gáucho People

Please pray for E. as he serves as the outreach and missions pastor of a strategic church in Porto Alegre. Pray for E. as he supervises and recruits church planters and leaders, and ask God to give him a clear vision of His mission for the church. Ask God to bless his dedication with a flood of new churches spreading through the Metropolitan Porto Alegre area.

September 8 Prayer Request for the Gáucho People

Please pray for G. and his family and who are planting a church in a large slum in the city of Gravataí near the capital city of Porto Alegre. The church meets in the small open courtyard of a local public school. The church has excellent relationships with school officials and has more children than adults, but has not seen much numerical growth since their initial beginnings. G. and his family are also involved in helping another church plant more than two hours away. Please pray that the church would grow in maturity and numbers, and that God would raise up more leaders to come alongside G. and his wife.