Listen to What God Did

Hey Guys!
Today we have a couple of testimonies from some of the students who went on the trip. It's so encouraging to hear some of the amazing things God did in them in Curitiba, Brazil. I know you'll be blessed hearing what God did through them and more importantly "in" them:


Austin Stevens
You know my life will never be the same. GOD really hit me this last week. He showed me that nothing is impossible and love could be found in the darkest places. Looking at some of the places these people live you could never tell they would love as much as they do. They are so welcoming to the Gospel and they really take it in when we read them scripture or just share with them about Jesus. They've given me hope. I came to teach them but when it was all said and done they taught me.


Rachel Pusen
I went on a mission trip to Curitiba Brazil expecting to be a blessing to the people of the area, and maybe be a little more thankful for all the stuff I have back home. But it was so much more.
No words, or pictures, or anything I could ever say or do can describe exactly what happened in Curitiba. I saw poverty so bad you want to cry looking at it. I saw the most beautiful children in the world walking through streets full of trash and sleeping in houses no better than a cardboard box. I saw darkness and hopelessness like I've never experienced in my life.
But I also saw God. I saw Him transform people. I saw people fall on their knees before God. I saw people saved in the middle of the street. I saw children give their lives to God while playing in the park. I saw God raise up a congregation to save a struggling pastor from giving up. I saw relationships formed in mere hours that will never be forgotten for as long as we live. I saw orphans smile. I saw children that literally have nothing, laughing and jumping for joy.
I experienced God like I have never experienced. I walked through the midst of spiritual warfare like I've never seen before. I met some of the kindest and most amazing people on the planet. I will never be the same. I CANNOT be the same after the things I saw and felt. It was so amazing that I didn't want to leave.
Until we return I will always keep the people of Curitiba in my prayers. I pray God continues to strengthen the pastors in the area and the people around them to continue doing all that they are doing to win the people in the Villas to Christ.