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Comment by Janice Alvear on February 3, 2009 at 6:54am

I will never forget as she turned to wipe away tears from her eyes...there was no earthly way to express how happy she was that we were in her little humble abode. Our son had met her in passing on a jungle path and she invited him for a visit. When mother comes I will bring her he told the lady. So there we were a whole truck load of us!
It is interesting to see those who receive a visit for the first time from one of God’s messengers.
She was so poor...her home was nothing more than a lean to at the edge of the jungle...No door or windows just an open space...the floor was dirt other than 3 chairs and a few hammocks they had nothing.
She came running when word reached her we were waiting for her. She had been in the dry rice fields…(their only hope of survival)Her feet were bare…her hair was not combed…her dress was tattered and torn. I saw lice but that does not even bother me anymore…after all, 40 years on the field and much of that has been spent in the backlands…so lice is a common sight…many of their homes do have even an outside bathrooms.
OH! You have come to visit me…she was beside herself with joy Standing quite timid inside was her daughter with a naked baby in her arms.
I heard the lady saying I am so happy you all are building a church in my area…how I long for God…( I wondered what her concept of God really was…I hugged her tight.
What can I give you missionary…she had nothing but oh yes they had saved the nuts from the cashew tree, she poured them out from an old dirty plastic bag on her dirt floor to show me…take these she said to the native man and roast them for the missionary…she gathered them up and gave me her saved treasure…
We prayed and assured her our son would help her find the way to heaven…she wept…because we had to leave I wept for the millions that still sit in pagan darkness…I gave her my hat that I had brought.
She wanted her picture taken in my hat. That will be a treasure to her.
I wept for all the money that is wasted on needless things in America. I wept for the fun loving, church in America…I wept because of “things” that we don’t really need in the light of eternity.
I wept because of such shallow depth in the Christian world…I weep every time I see people trying to impress each other with new cars and clothes, bigger and better this or that while a world drops off into hell. I cannot feel at home even among the finest people in your land. my heart yearns for the Brazilian people…I weep because people joggle for positions, preach to climb some political ladder…I weep because we need mothers in Zion to teach our young ladies that the kingdom needs us too…I weep looking for someone to be an Ester, a Ruth, aDeborah…Where are our prophetess that love God more than styles or fashions. We preach what is convenient for whoever we run with but where are the God given convictions…we worry about the gold and silver on people while all the time we surround ourselves with gold and silver…we preach Jesus is coming back but our way of living makes us into hypocrites…how could we believe he is coming and be so selfish…
Just today and today alone a cry came from a pastor that is a leper that with help he is almost finished building his church that a storm tore down. Yet he told me he still needs 300 dollars and has exhausted every means of his…can we help…
Some may say we are all not like that Sister Janice…yes, I know…there are spiritual giants among us but they are dying off…and another generation arises that knows little of trusting God.
In Maranhao our son can reach many of these people but he cannot unless you help him with gas money to get back into these areas. It takes thousands of dollars to sit up an American missionary and most of the time they return home but a native is another story it is their home and their land, their people…Through your help we pay our son’s truck payment but many times we cannot give gas money because we do not have it to give…yet you can help put a tank of gas in for 50 dollars or so a month…each tank represents him having money to reach more souls and establish those he has reached.
In a street service we were so touched as an old man thanked us for sending our son to their village to tell them about Jesus.
I want to thank those that have helped and those that are helping reach into the backlands of Brazil.
Another great need is for our church in Belem do Para. We need to help our pastor have a little house to live in. He has borrowed 2500 and built 3 small rooms over the church but he has no way to pay the money back and depends on our help. Pastor John and his wife have been some of our moist faithful people and now they are getting up in years nad need a little place to call home until Jesus gives the come up higher call. They have a good group of people and many contacts. We just feel that God will speak to someone to help them.
Sometimes I cannot sleep at night thinking of the so many churches that need help so many calls I receive especially pastors asking for help to put roofs on their churches. They can usually raise the money for bricks but getting money for roofs is so difficult for them.

Our national missionary Brother Hugo is always ready to travel to help in churches but lately funds have not been available. We just borrowed the money for him to go to Paraguay this last time to baptize a precious soul over there…
We have good men…men that are ready and willing to go that take so little yet they can give so much to Brazil.
Our son Ednei just baptized a trinity pastor and his wife last Sunday in the precious name of Jesus. He has some more to baptize next Sunday the Lord willing.
Our son Raul Jr conducted a baptismal service Sunday also.
We are traveling and we desperately need your help at this moment…this is a great day…let us use it to reach the lost for Jesus.










Sister Alvear


Monies to help us may be sent to P.O. Box 797, Jonesville, La 71343.

If it is for one of our direct needs please mark it on the check.
Visit our site:
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Comment by Janice Alvear on January 16, 2009 at 1:59pm

Dearest Friends:
Our trip to the state of Para approaches so fast…As we get older time seems to fly! Not only do we plan to go to Para to help Missionary Mar and Sister Lori we plan to visit our little group in the city of Belem. We are so happy they are moving up there…Long have we prayed for someone to penetrate that area of Brazil.
We also plan on visiting the work in Fortaleza and Maranhao on this trip. We will be traveling thousands of kilometers in many dangerous and interior areas. We know the grueling of such long hard primitive trips and we are no longer young. Yet we are going on this trip to help point the way to these younger ones that will follow in our footsteps.
There is still a lack of financial means and I would like to encourage you if possible to help us in any way you can. We would deeply appreciate your help.
I want to applaud you precious folks who have continued to support us even in these economically difficult times. It shows your compassionate and giving hearts. I am so proud that we have friends who look beyond their own needs to see to the needs of others. This has touched my heart. I am so blessed to have you for a friend and prayer partner.
We have been so encouraged with souls coming to the Lord and new people in various areas of Brazil taking on the precious name of Jesus.
We request your prayers, for our protection, health and for some decisions that we will be making. We are thankful for the time that you dedicate to our favor in prayer and your faithful economic support that allows us to stay in this place as representatives of the gospel. My prayer is that God blesses you rich and generously.
Together We Serve the Risen Savior
Brother and Sister Raul Alvear
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Monies to help us may be sent to P.O. Box 797, Jonesville, La 71343.

If it is for one of our direct needs please mark it on the check.
Visit our site:
http://safm-cathedralofpraise.org/default.htm

Comment by Diane White on January 10, 2009 at 9:00am

Is it just me or is the light gray font on these pages very smalll and a little hard to read. I do wear glasses, but that should not cause any difficulties for me in reading a web page. I find myself squinting and getting headaches after 30 or more in reading these pages.

Comment by Janice Alvear on January 3, 2009 at 6:35pm

Thanks for the invitation to join. I am sure I will be blessed.

Comment by Bishop Woodrow H. Dawkins, Jr. on December 10, 2008 at 8:13am

my name is bishop woodrow h.dawkins jr. and i am with you all because what you al are standing for is the truth.and thats what the lord want"s us to do it is not to many people doing that this day an time.so you keep up the good work and if you need me please give me a call at (318)247-8476 or you can email me at dsgm_01@yahoo.com

Comment by Lisa McCaslin on November 6, 2008 at 12:21am

I totally enjoy the AR! IT is a great ministry-especially
for us news junkies. :o) I didnt realize there was a group
but it is good to know I have somewhere to go if I need to
discuss or need more info. \o/
Thnx 4 the invite Jeremy!

Comment by Chris "puppetman" Lipps on October 26, 2008 at 8:03pm

Another soul baptized in JESUS NAME in Berea, KY. Glory be to God.

Comment by Chris "puppetman" Lipps on October 23, 2008 at 9:12am

Praise the Lord everyone. I am new to this group so it will take me a while to read everything. Thanks for the invite Bro Perry.

Comment by Bill Mikesell on October 16, 2008 at 1:48pm

So sorry to hear about the Grand Rapids Church fire. Our thoughts and prayers are with yall. Also, we will place your pastor on our church prayer list.
Bless yall.

Comment by Troy G. Reynolds on August 14, 2008 at 5:08pm

We have enjoyed Apostolic Report. I use information out of it in our weekly bulletin and I am excited about this exciting ministry.

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