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.] Note: The following article was sent today by a missionary in Joao Pessoa, on Brazil's northeast coast. He gives a good, albeit brief description, of what happens here this time of year. BRAZILIAN CHURCHES FLEE CARNAVAL FREE-FOR-ALL by Joseph C. McKinney, Jr. February 17, 2007 Today a busload of people from the Joćo Pessoa church is heading for a church camp in Patos. Churches in most cities are leaving town, going to farms, camps, etc., trying to escape Carnaval. In the festivities that begin today, Saturday, and end on Wednesday, people will drink till they pass out, jump up and down to blaring, immoral music, and experiment some form of narcotic. Young people will initiate frivolous sexual activity; unmarried girls will get pregnant this weekend. In addition to the physical dangers of stray bullets, car accidents, and violence among the raucous, the spiritual damage can be even more serious. Carnaval invites one to a party where anything goes and it promises no consequences. Normal people get caught up in it and unleash the devil in their lives, and it is hard to escape because it is everywhere: on the radio, on television, in the street, at your neighbor's house, everywhere. Please pray, therefore, for the people of Brazil, that this spiritual low point of the year will somehow show them how much they need Jesus. Pray for safety for the travelers on the roads. Pray that the churches will be blessed with a spiritual shot in the arm at the camps, that while the enemy is reaping souls, somebody will find salvation. ----- BZeal rejoices in the progress of the gospel in Brazil and around the world. Please share this email with friends. You can read other stories like this one online at http://randalmatheny.com/doku.php?id=brazil Add your comments, prayers, and suggestions, too!