Don Leaf

November 10, 2008

Dear Praying Partners,

Because life is made up of events that go from one extreme to the other, the ministry has the same experiences. Shortly after our arrival here in Cornélio Procópio, we had the joy of the birth of a son to one of our families. At the writing of this letter, we are experiencing the sorrow with one of our people at the loss of her father who was an invalid due to a stroke. He was not saved, and we had been praying that the Lord would touch his heart at every visit made with him. The Lord opened the door on the last visit to really deal with him about his need to trust Christ. He said nothing, but promised to think about it. Before we could return, he went into eternity. Although we have no way of knowing with certainty if he trusted Christ or not, his daughter told us that during the past two weeks he had a more positive attitude and seemed happier. He also said that he thought that his time was coming soon. Most of the family is unsaved, and we are praying that the Lord will use our ministry to the daughter to touch the hearts of the rest of the family.

The Lord continues to bless the work. Our best attended service is on Sunday evening and the average attendance is increasing. There are now 5 children in the Sunday School. Four people will be baptized in December after the weather warms up.

We continue to use every opportunity we can to reach out into the community. So far, we have given out over six thousand flyers. There are two people with whom we are doing a weekly Bible study. Another couple has inquired about the studies. We will begin having services in the homes of our people this month. We have one family that has offered their home.

Your prayers and support for the work here in Cornélio Procópio are vitally important. The victories that we are experiencing are directly related to those prayers. We cannot thank you enough.

Prayer Requests
1. We are in need of someone who plays a musical instrument for our services.
2. Pray that the home services will bring new converts and open doors for visitation.
3. Pray for the continued growth of our people in the area of faithfulness and of witnessing.

Preaching in Cornélio Procópio,

Don & Linda Leaf