Update from Isabel Fernandes
Portugal
Dear brothers, sisters, and friends,
We arrived to 2025 full of gratitude! This does not mean that everything has happened as we wished, but in everything, whether our hands are full or empty, we are more than winners through the One who loved us all.
The Baptist Church in Cartaxo gave its first steps to become officially an independent church. The congregation has matured and is establishing its own leadership.
At my house, we have a group of four women, who gather weekly to have breakfast with prayer. The objective of these meetings is to pray for our city and to strengthen each other. We plan to also begin a Small Group, which will serve as a basis to reach people that have never had a previous experience of Faith in Jesus Christ. We want to start the encounters in January and invite our neighbors and acquaintances we have prayed for. Please pray with us for the people who were born in Portugal, who have closed hearts and minds due to the religious tradition of Portugal, prejudice, atheism or a pure disinterest toward God.