Slide Show of Brother Joao Bissoli's ordination service

Brazil - April 19, 2009

Sunday AM service

Today service was awesome. Brother Samuel Garcia gave the second part of his testimony where God healed his mother when he gave his heart to the Lord, and how God healed him when his mother gave her heart to the Lord. Pancho gave the testimony of how his son Isaiah left him when his work on earth was done -- When Pancho gave his heart to the Lord.

Then Brother Luis Enrique Stockman of Sao Leopoldo spoke, followed by William Garcia. William did an amazing job again, and when he prayed the prayer of faith over the people you could feel the Holy Spirit come down. Many people were completely blessed and the whole church knew that God was there.

When we were dismissing, Sister Kassia sang a special song. That represented a milestone, and an example of the great work of the Lord Jesus Christ, because this special young lady, the daughter of Brother Bissoli had made a promise that she would never again sing in church until she was worthy of the Gospel. The Lord Jesus Christ was so evident in her heart as she met Mrs. Grace that she was on fire. The entire church was blessed and her father hugged her after her song.

After service we had lunch at Brother Fabiano's house in celebration of his 60th birthday.

Sunday PM Service
Service in the evening was very special as we consecrated and ordained Brother Bissoli as the Associate Pastor of the Joinville tabernacle. The special songs leading up to the ordination were awesome. After ordaining Brother Bissoli we had prayer for the entire family.

The preaching was short but powerful. Brother Pedro Pineda started, followed by Brother Jorge Scabarrozzi, and closed by Bernabé NC García. The people were receiving their deliverance during the message. Brother William NC García once again prayed the prayer of faith, and the church exploded.

After church they took us to eat at the pizza place that defies description.

We returned home at 1:30 a.m. and I updated the blog.

Brazil - April 15, 2009

Today was a day of rest for me as I was exhausted from travel. We woke up and had a fruit breakfast. Later around 1:00 p.m. Brother Bissoli took all of us to eat. After eating I rested some more. I developed a huge headache, but never the less I got ready for church which started at 8:00 p.m.

At service Bernie Garcia III sang two special songs and was well received. After a few more congregational songs the service was passed to me. I spoke for about fifteen minutes introducing all of the members of the team and presenting my mother. I also gave greetings from Brother Bernabe G Garcia, Phoenix Tabernacle, and the churches that I have visited in Mexico that have asked me to pass on their greetings everywhere I go. I set the groundwork for the upcoming days and the blessings that I was sure that the Lord jesus Christ was going to pour out upon those that were there.

I then had Brother Samuel García speak and he did a very good and powerful job. When he was done Brother Francisco Pérez spoke and he did a great job also. When he had finished Bernie García III sang "Grande es el amor de Dios" and William García took over and gave his testimony. After about forty minutes I took the service and spoke about five minutes telling how God had sent me to Phoenix to be there at the service that William had testified about receiving from God a light at the end of the tunnel and the feeling of Love that had rescued him out of his chain of hate.

After service the brothers were very happy. We went out to eat pizza after church and the food was fantastic. We arrived at the Bissoli Condominiums at 1:00 a.m. (right now it is already April 15, 2009). I changed and then logged onto the internet to update the missionary report.

Everyone here sends their greetings to Brother Bernabe G. Garcia and Phoenix Tabernacle!!

God Bless you, keep us in your prayers.

Brazil Trip - April 14, 2009 continued

We made our Joinville flight (barely because I was so into blogging that I lost track of time and they had to call our name over the PA system on the last call to board). The flight was very bumpy coming into Joinville, but it was safe and I felt calm the whole time.

At Joinville, we were greeted by over 20 people who were very happy to see us and especially Sister Lydia C Garcia. They brought her a very nice bouquet of flowers and made her feel very special. We were then taken to the Bissoli Condominiums where we were set up in our rooms, given time to shower and change clothes, and then we were taken out to eat.

While some showered, Bernie III started singing his song that Brother Fabiano and he had translated on the trip from São Paulo - En el desierto seco. It sounds very good in Portuguese, and Brother Paulinho really does it justice with his powerful voice.

We ate pizza. Well that is a real understatement. What we had was a continual smorgasbord of pizza of such variety that it staggers the mind. I must have sampled over 25 different types of pizzas including tantalizing dessert pizzas that defy descriptions. Suffice it to say that the brothers of Joinville, SC Brazil know how to feed their guests.

We then went back to the Bissoli Condominiums, had a little fellowship and then retired for the evening. I could not sleep, so I decided to finish the report for today and post it to the internet blog site.

Note: Brother Pedro informed me that Brother Ireneo Pinto has invited me to visit his church weekend after next and that he is willing to pay differences in airfares to make that happen, so tomorrow we will be making the necessary changes to our reservations so that Bernie III and I can extend our stay in Brazil another week at least. Currently we are all scheduled to return to the United States on April 23, 2009. I am also planning to visit Brother Stockman and Brother Virgilio. Keep us in prayers that these things be done in the perfect will of our Creator God.

Brazil - Preface to the April 2009 trip to Brazil

Well, our missionary trip to Brazil actually started two weeks ago when Bernabe NC Garcia, Bernie Garcia III, and William Garcia travelled to San Francisco to apply for our visas. We drove all night and arrived in San Francisco at about 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 1, 2009. It was quite a journey since we were not able to purchase our US Postal Service money orders with a visa card. We needed a debit card. Not having one we had to call back home to Phoenix where a deposit was made into William´s checking account. However, since the deposit was not posted immediately we were not able to access the money. We thought that we might get some money via Western Union, and so we walked to a nearby Western Union.

Boy, what a mistake! We could sense the danger in every inch of that neighborhood. A local pimp sat in the Western Union store making sure he was there to charge people who owed him money. People cashing their checks would divide up their money into every conceivable pocket they had before venturing outside. There was a look of oppression on every experession. We decided that even if we did get sent money, we did not want to collect it there, and we walked back to the embassy. By then we realized that we would not make it on time and after talking to my sister Deborah Gallardo we agreed to just wait until funds cleared on William´s account after midnight. We then contacted Brother Billy of Harare Zimbabwe Africa (who currently lives in Foster City) and he was gracious enough to receive us at his house, take us to eat, and lodge us.

We woke up early in the morning, got our money, purchased our USPS money orders, and paid for our visas. They informed us that the five year visas would be ready for pickup the following Thursday (April 09, 2008). We then drove down to Monterrey, California where we could have a little bit of fellowship with Bernie III´s girlfriend Reyna Moreira. We took her to eat at Bubba Gump´s Shrip Restaurant on Canery Row. The fellowship and meal were wonderful. We departed back to Phoenix, Arizona driving all night until we got to Phoenix.

The following week, Bernabe NC Garcia flew to San Francisco and returned the same day with everyone´s visa. The people who are on this trip are:

• William NC Garcia
• Lydia C Garcia
• Bernabe NC Garcia
• Bernie NC Garcia III
• Francisco Perez
• Samuel Garcia

Also already in Brazil and awaiting our arrival is Brother Pedro Pineda a VofR minister from Phoenix who is currently ministering in Durango, Durango Mexico, and Brother Jorge Scabarrozzi of Lima Peru.