BZeal -- Zeal for God's house http://randalmatheny.com/doku.php?id=brazil [You received this email as a subscriber of the Brazil list at associate.com. See unsub information at end.] RECIFE LECTURES INSTILL FAITHFULNESS by J. Randal Matheny The annual Northeast Christian Lectureship went this year to the city of Recife, hosted by the Boa Viagem congregation. The theme, "Faithfulness," brought together over 600 participants, according to one organizer's estimate. People came from most of the states in northeastern Brazil, such as Pernambuco, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Alagoas, Sergipe, and Rio Grande do Norte. Others were present from the southeastern states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. Speakers for the event included Howard Norton, of Searcy, Ark., Don Vinzant, of Edmond, Okla., Allen Dutton Jr., from Campinas, Randal Matheny, from Sao Jose dos Campos, Enio "Mel" Latorre, of Bauru, and Jose Antonio Zara de Paula, from Salvador. Classes were taught by Joe McKinney of Nashville, Tenn., Lori Hagewood, of Joao Pessoa, Vicki Matheny of Sao Jose dos Campos, Norton, Vinzant, and Zara de Paula. This year's lectures were held in a school of the military police. Different congregations across northeastern Brazil sponsor the event each year. The event was conceived by Waltemir Chaves of Belo Jardim, in Pernambuco state, as a means of fostering fellowship and unity among the congregations of the region. Pictures of this year's event may be seen on this page: http://fotos.randal.fastmail.fm/eventos/congressonordeste07/ ----- BZeal rejoices in the progress of the gospel in Brazil and around the world. Please share this email with friends. You can read these and other stories online at http://randalmatheny.com/doku.php?id=brazil Add your comments, prayers, and suggestions, too!