Construction Work Begins at Taquari!

Work has begun on the church building at Taquari!! Praise the Lord!!! We have watched as through the last few weeks steel has been bent and shaped into the form that needs be, cement has been poured and this week after the footers were set, they began pouring the foundation which will hold up the walls, they should have finished that today. God has blessed and the rains have held off for the most part although they have come early this year. The walls will be going up this coming week as well as the columns that will hold up the second floor and roof. We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed to this construction work. More will be needed for sure (the dollar has fallen to R$1.70), so if you feel God leading you to give toward this building project you may give your gift to the Findlay office and specify that it is for the Taquari building project. Some pictures appear below of the current progress of the church.




The footer (I guess that is what they are in English) are almost 6 feet deep and are where what the pillars will sit on top of. The metal sticking out of the whole in the ground will be one of the pillars, after it is filled in with concrete, wood boards are nailed together to keep the concrete in place while it hardens.


Two pastors who are learning more than they ever imagined about building.

Even Hannah has made some trips with Mommy and Daddy to the construction site, she slept through most of the visits.


A Brazilian worker is digging some of the holes for the pillars.


Here are the wooden forms I was talking about above, these will form the foundation of the building.


The photo above and those below were taken today and show you the progress that has been made so far.


A view from the front of the lot.


Another shot from the front.


A close up of the foundation and the metal that will be part of the pillar.



Two of the workers that are responsible for the construction.

Getting Ready!

We are getting ready this week for a big event in the Taquari neighborhood. We were able to have a bus donated for our use on Saturday evening and we will be taking a large part of our church members from the Santo Amaro church out to the site of the Taquari church. An evangelistic ground breaking service has been prepared and we can't wait to see what God has in store for us. As we are really close to the start of building the church, we will also be holding a ground breaking ceremony on this evening!

What can you do? Well, the greatest and best thing you can do is pray for this evening. Pray that God would move in the hearts and minds of those who have heard, read and been personally invited to the church! Pray that people may come to know Him as Lord and Savior on this evening as well.

We will be posting more on this in the days that follow!

God bless and thank you for your prayers!

Hannah Betty Poe

For those of you who haven't heard our daughter Hannah was born on the Fourth of July! We were hoping for that date, but were actually prepared for the C-section to be performed on the 9th of July. Natinha's water burst in the wee hours of July fourth and at 2:25 a.m. Hannah came into the world weighing 6lbs 7 ounces and measuring 20". God has truly blessed us. Please continue to pray for the health of Natinha as she is recovering from her C-section. Pray that Hannah would grow strong and healthy as well, and that we will be good parents. Thanks!