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.] COUPLES PONDER MARITAL COMMITMENT by J. Randal Matheny 2007 February 13 BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL (AN)- More than 40 couples converged February 10th on the Contagem church's new building to consider the importance of marital commitment. Randal and Vicki Matheny spoke to separate men's and women's groups for more than an hour at the third meeting of the newly formed Couples League. Area churches noted a high rate of separation and divorce among Christians. Several Christians decided to begin the league as one effort at divorce prevention. The invitation to speak came from Alexandre Magalhaes, one of the men who began the Contagem congregation. The Contagem church is located in a suburb city of the greater Belo Horizonte area. The metropolitan area has about 1,300 Christians, according to missionary Eddison Fowler. The event's organizers encouraged the participants to share in the teachers' travel expenses, and a spontaneous offering covered the cost of the Mathenys' airfare from Sao Paulo. Gustavo and Elisa de Oliveira, of the Contagem congregation, hosted the Mathenys for the weekend and provided them a car for transportation. The Mathenys have been missionaries in Brazil since 1984 and worked in Belo Horizonte from 1984-1994. They now live and work in Sao Jose dos Campos, in Sao Paulo state. Pictures and personal reflections of their trip to Belo Horizonte can be accessed at these links: http://fotos.randal.fastmail.fm/eventos/bh_casais/ http://www.randalmatheny.com/blog/ ----- 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!