Louisiana Conference & Cajun Cooking

Last week was a great conference with the pastor and people of Lighthouse  Baptist Church in New Iberia, Louisiana.  The church has a great fervor for reaching the world.  The people understand what it means to give by faith.   Praise the Lord for another mission-minded church!

After leaving there, I had a spare day.  So, since it was close, I visited the Tabasco factory on Tabasco Island.

I'm looking forward to the upcoming conferences in Mississippi.  Pray for the Lord to provide more churches who will partner in the effort to reach Brazil.

Tennessee Hills

This past weekend, it was a pleasure to be in two fine churches in Lawrenceburg, TN.  On Sunday morning, I was at Lawrenceburg Baptist Temple.  Pastor Smith and the people were a blessing.  Then, on Sunday night, I was at Faith Baptist Church, where Jeff Burkhart is the pastor.  They also were a blessing.  It was a joy to share the burden for Brazil with both churches.  Pray for these churches as they continue to reach the world with the gospel.

Lawrenceburg brings back many memories for me.  My grandmother was born and raised there in that town, which is also the home of Davy Crockett.  While there, I got to visit a great aunt, who is in a nursing home, and had a country lunch with a great uncle and his family.  My grandmother's maiden name was "Beck," and there are a lot of them around Lawrenceburg and Columbia, TN.

I am in Columbus, Georgia this week for a doctor's appointment.  Then, next week, it is on to Mississippi for a month of meetings.  Pray that the Lord will continue to provide for all needs, and will raise up the rest of the needed support this year.

Thank you all for your prayers, e-mails and encouragement.   To get all the latest updates, be sure to follow me on Twitter at @wynnbrazil.

Back to the Sunny South!

My Snow Covered Van
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Wow!  What a week it has been!  I am very grateful to have been in two wonderful churches in Maryland. However, the snowy weather was more than this southern boy is used to.  I have never seen so much snow.  Of course, the friendly folk laughed at my concern.  It was something they are used to.

After leaving Hunt Valley, I had the privilege of being with the wonderful people at Emmorton Baptist Church in Bel Air, MD.  Pastor Clay McNeese and his family were a blessing.  Brother McNeese used to paster my home church in Columbus, GA.  He laid a solid foundation for the work there.  The Lord has greatly used him in the past years in Maryland.  The church is a church that has a heart for the Lord.  I am grateful for the opportunity to have been there.

I am also grateful to be headed South again!  The cold and snow is not my kind of weather.  Thank the Lord that He has called me to the hot climate of Brazil!  No snow there, and that is fine with me. :-)

Thank the Lord for a new supporting church.  Pastor Stephen Curry of Oakside Baptist in LaGrange, Georgia called me a couple days ago.  Thank the Lord for this fine church and their support.

The upcoming weeks will be spent in Mississippi.  Pray for me as I travel.  Pray that this will be a great trip of increased support.

Great Visit with Hunt Valley Baptist Church

Spent a few days at the Hunt Valley Baptist Church, just outside of Baltimore.  It was wonderful to meet the people and the pastor.  Pastor David Bottrell started the church in the Spring of 2004.  Under his leadership, it has grown and has a genuine mission passion.  It is always a blessing to meet other like-minded believers.

One of the joys of deputation is being able to see the many works that God has established across our great nation.  However, it will be a great joy to arrive on the field of Brazil.  Please pray that the Lord will provide the remainder of the needed support by the end of this year.

On the Road Again!

Peter & Titus Slavy
My Twin Nephews

Well, praise the Lord, it's 2011!  I have been at home for the past three weeks for a minor medical issue and the Christmas holidays.  It was a great time to be there for my twin nephew's first Christmas.  Peter and Titus Slavy were born on July 27, 2010 so they did not comprehend how much joy it was at Christmas :), but just wait 'till next year!  Of course, I bought them noise-making toys for Christmas.  I knew that would thrill my sister and brother-in-law.  By the way, you can see all about them on their website by clicking HERE!

Today, it is back on the deputation trail.  I'm on the road for a meeting with Dr. Clay McNeese at Emmorton Baptist Church in Bel Air, MD.  That is a long drive!  Then, it is on to other meetings in Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee during the month of January.

Pray for some great meetings, and that churches will feel led to invest in the ministry of reaching Brazil for the cause of Jesus Christ.  It is 2011 and the world is still lost.  We must give ourselves to reaching the world before He comes!

Praise the Lord 11.11%

May and June have both been very busy months. The past weeks, I have been in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia.  It is a blessing to stay busy, but it also can be physically tiring.

A very special blessing from being on deputation is that the Lord takes care of me everywhere I go and helps me get everywhere I need to be. Since I am not good with directions, I thank God for the GPS.  However, even with it, I still manage to get lost. While on the way to Kentucky, I found myself in Ohio. I still do not know how it happened, but I passed my exit. After asking many people for directions, I finally found the small town of Foster, KY, which is only a couple of miles from Ohio. Praise the Lord! Another blessing from deputation is the amount of people that I meet along the way. They are different than I am, but we have common ground in the Lord.  It is a blessing to be part of God’s family and have a common goal to reach the world for Christ.
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This past week, it was a pleasure to be a part of the annual Fundamental Baptist World-Wide Mission Candidate School.  It was a tremendous opportunity to learn from men who have given their lives to do great works in order to spread the Gospel around the world.

I would like to say "Thank You" to Pastor Gary Ledford and the people of University Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA.  They are doing a great work in their city, and are reaching out to the rest of the world. I am grateful they have felt led to partner with me and the ministry in Brazil.  I want to also say "Thank You" to the great people of  New Hope Baptist Church in Falmouth, KY.  Pastor Dan Stewart has a wonderful church there. This is a new church, which already has a passion for serving the Lord and a strong heart for missions. They also have partnered with me.

With these new supporting churches,  my support is now at 11.11%.  Praise the Lord for bringing it all together.  Please continue to pray that the Lord will bring in the rest of the support and that my calendar will fill quickly for the end of the year.

The Lord has been keeping me running!

Praise the Lord! The Lord has been keeping me running! Sorry, I have not blogged in a while. I did not have internet for over a week. Since my last blog, the Lord allowed me to be in Seymour Baptist in Seymour, TN; Mt Pisgah Baptist in Athens, AL; and Grace Baptist in Manchester, TN. The church in Seymour put me in a hotel in Pigeon Forge, TN; it was such a blessing to relax and spend time in Gatlinburg. The church treated me like a king, and I am very grateful for the encouragement they were. Mt Pisgah in Athens, AL, was a great church to be able to present my ministry. The people were very nice and had a heart for God. It was a wonderful blessing to be in a church that is on fire for God. Their pastor, Pastor Dumas, is a very kind and generous man. To top off a great week, I was able to be at Grace Baptist Church in Manchester, TN. The church people came to church just to worship God. The spirit in the church was friendly, and they simply had a good time at church. Thank you so much for your prayers and continued support.