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December 1, 2007
Dear Praying Friends,
Thanksgiving week was a great celebration for us.
November, 2005, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving,
we finished the initial renovation of the beach house and invited
everyone we had met to come to our house warming. After the
service we had a reception and get acquainted time.
This year, exactly two years later, on the Saturday of Thanksgiving week, we baptized 5 adults bringing our
membership to 41. Several curious friends and family members came; and one accepted the Lord.
We also dedicated our renovated dance hall as the First Baptist Church of
Iguape.
Sunday evening we dedicated our first babies…Rebeca and Velho’s twins – Sara and Saulo.
Three people accepted the Lord as Savior during the week.
In Juazeiro, our Children’s Club ended for the year, with a festival. The children spent
their “denarios” that they had earned memorizing Bible verses, on food and trinkets.
A borrowed cotton candy machine made a big hit.
We are now praying for Children’s Camp. Our goal is to get more Brazilian businessmen
to organize and support the camp.
Violin classes started this semester at the Esperança School with Priscila as
the teacher. She had ten students. Some of you donated violins for this project. Thank you.
Thank you for your very important part in each step forward.
Darrel & Jean
November 9, 2007
Dear Praying Friends,
It’s hot and dry these days and will stay this way until Christmas. When we started watering
our lawn, our water bill went up to $450.00 a month. We quit watering and the bill went down
to $350.00.
It was time to drill a well. We had put this off because of the cost. Our well will be
4 inches wide and 350 feet deep with a submersible pump. The cost will be $5000.00.
This was an unexpected expense and still not paid for. If anyone would like to help,
we would sure appreciate it.
Also in Juazeiro, at Uniao Baptist Church, a young mother and a boy, from another family,
were saved in home Bible studies. We are preparing for a baptism on New Year’s Eve.
In Iguape, the congregation is growing and our building is almost completely remodeled.
We are planning to have the next baptism and inauguration of the building on November 24th.
There are five new believers preparing to be baptized.
A group of medical doctors from the USA spent a day at our church and gave medical
assistance to the community. The people really appreciated it.
We plan to come to the States March 1st, to visit churches in Arizona and California,
and to be present to welcome our next grandson. Lisa and Jonathan are expecting their
first baby around the 15th of March.
If you want us for a service or a missionary
conference, let us know. We can also do a mini missionary conference by ourselves
if you would like to get to know us a little better.
For the last few years we have been able to cover our trip to the States with other
people’s air miles. 40,000 miles will buy one of our tickets. We cannot combine
lesser amounts. It has to be from one person. However, we would be able to use
lesser amounts for tickets within the States.
Thank you for your active participation in this ministry through your prayers
and your gifts. We are convinced that the blessings we experience are the Lord’s
answer to your prayers.
Darrel and Jean
October 2, 2007
Dear Praying Friends,
Today we are writing from Campinas, Sao Paulo. Darrel has been taking care of business related to the internet tv,
and Jean is working on a study for the ladies in
Juazeiro.
On Saturday, September 29, we attended the marriage of Roseni Roque and Bruce Welmerink. The wedding took place
in Alphaville, Sao Paulo.
Last year we told you about Nirinha, the lady at the corner grocery store in Iguape, who prayed with Darrel to receive Christ.
She would never come to church. She always had an excuse. In fact she put a large picture of the Virgin Mary over the cash
register. Recently she started attending services and last Sunday she declared her faith in Christ before the church! What
finally brought her to church were the invitations of friends in the congregation.
Latest news on the Teacher’s College is that we have selected a general director and a curriculum director. Several Brazilians
and American missionaries have donated books. We currently have 1500 of the 4000 that we need.
Remember that a donation of $25.00 will buy one book.
We have struck out twice in our effort to get a radio station. Now an offer to buy a concession for an educational FM frequency has
appeared. The Foundation that we formed several years ago has met to discuss this offer. Please pray with us about this.
A concession is the authorization or allocation of a frequency.
As a boy I used to sing with my mother. Here she is at 93 and still singing. She can see better than I do!
Darrel’s mother Elizabeth Haworth, brother-in-law and sister Robin and Karen Archer, and friends Bert and Lisa Borsberry arrived
for a three week stay. The men fished in the Urubu River near Manaus, and off the coast of Iguape. All sang, and the ladies
helped teach English in the Esperanca School in Juazeiro do Norte.
Thank you for your prayers in our behalf! You are a vital part of the ministry. We need you.
We count on you.
Darrel & Jean
September 4, 2007
Dear Praying Friends,
August was very busy,
exciting and interesting. We have been praying for someone to come and help us with our English program.
Brittany Schipper from Modesto, California, came to help us because she had just finished high school
and is seriously considering missions.
Brittany visited our missionaries in Manaus and joined us in Iguape. She blessed us singing “Amazing Grace”
in English. Our church had her sing it three times.
Brittany with Iguape Youth
At the Recanto de Esperança School, in Juazeiro do Norte, she gave a week long English seminar to our children ages 3 years
through 4th grade. Then she helped teach music, gave swimming lessons and a gymnastics demonstration. To top it off,
she played piano for special music and also attended classes at our Bible School.
Our teacher’s college project is at a crossroad. The institution that we wanted to be responsible (owner) has said, “No.”
We waited five months for this decision. Please pray for the Lord’s direction as we have used up valuable time.
Thank you for the offerings to buy books for our library.
In Juazeiro, Uniao Baptist Church had a Saturday and Sunday youth rally.
Saturday evening they had 140 present, with youth from other churches (the biggest crowd our church has ever had)
There was one decision for Christ. We are using these meetings to kick off our young people’s work which had
disintegrated in our church split last January.
Please remember to pray. You have a very important part in the work here in Brazil.
God bless you,
Darrel & Jean
July 31, 2007
Dear Praying Friends,
Sunday was a celebration for these ten people who live near Uniao Baptist Church in Juazeiro. They received their diplomas
for learning to read in the literacy program we
offered.
Cicera, the first on the left, came to receive the diploma earned by her deceased brother. Damião lived a marginal life style
and was knifed to death by his “friends.” Cicera has done a Bible study with a couple from the church. She has made her
decision and comes to church until friends and family apply so much pressure that she stops coming. After a few weeks she
returns. She wants to participate. Please pray for her and her little ones.
The literacy classes are no longer offered in our neighborhood. We have learned of a program developed by a Brazilian pastor
that uses the Bible to teach reading. You can read about it on the internet:
http://alfabetizacaopelabiblia.com.br/default.asp
There is information in English, if you click on the American flag. We are praying about being able to use it for our reading
program. It costs about $36.00 a student for the material, which includes a nice Bible. The teacher’s kit is about $55.00.
The teacher can do the training on the internet, one night a week. If you would like to sponsor a teacher, or one or more
students please let us know.
Darrel’s eye surgery and recovery have gone well. The doctor was very pleased and so is Darrel! He can see much better.
Thank you for praying.
July 22nd was the seventh annual Jungada Race in Iguape. After Sunday School we sat on the dune under a jungada sail and watched
the three races. School children had painted the sails and it was a colorful sight.
The medium sized boats had the most exciting race.
Three jungadas struggled for first place. The winner passed the leader in the last lap!
Pray for: The needy people in our Juazeiro neighborhood…João Cabral. They need a change in their lifestyle
that only Christ can bring about.
Darrel & Jean
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June 18, 2007
Dear Praying Friends,
Jean celebrated her 70th birthday on June 4th.
It was a several day event with three celebrations, five delicious cakes, one pie,
chocolate chip cookies, lots of love expressed and a new
iPod.
The best was having our daughter Joy, her husband Dirk and their two sons, Luke and Caleb,
with us to celebrate!
Darrel, Joy, Jean & Caleb
Darrel had a cataract removed in his right eye. The improvement was dramatic. In the post op
exam the doctor discovered that the membrane on the retina that
had caused previous distortion, is
growing again. He is scheduled for an operation July 14th, to
remove it. His eyes are
much better so please keep praying.
Socorro, a member at Union Baptist Church, tells us that the people who live in front of the church
are afraid of us. They say that we carry big Bibles under our arms and can cast powerful spells on
them if we wish. But prejudices are breaking down.
Taysa & Jackeline organized the program.
The Mother's Day programs (two) attracted over 50 mothers who would never come to anything. After years
of sending their kids to camp and children's club they are beginning to trust us. They came to see their
children perform and to get a little gift. But they stayed and listened to the whole program.
The new neighborhood Bible study continues. There were 13 out last Tuesday evening and all seemed to enjoy
reading and discussing Noah and the Flood. Two of the couples had participated in our Bible study twenty
years ago. Most show a sincere hunger for the Word. Please pray for their salvation.
Thank you for your part in our being here!
Darrel & Jean
May 9, 2007
Dear Praying Friends,
It has been awhile since you heard from us but everything is going fine and the Lord is blessing.
Zé Sozinho contacted Darrel 10 years ago for 16 mm films. He traveled from town to town carrying
a 16 mm projector and showing films, charging admission. It was becoming dificult to obtain films
as video was coming in.
Darrel gave him a Source of Light Bible course. The Bible study along with his past exposure to the
gospel while showing films for our early missionaries brought him to Christ.
He enjoys using films to evangelize. A TV network has done a documentary on him and they gave him
a video projector, sound system and screen. So now he goes into a small town and shows secular videos
for two nights and a free evangelistic film on the third night.
We took him to Iguape and showed our films in different parts of town. Three people came to church
as a result. Pray for Zé Sozinho as he develops this ministry.
Darrel had the joy of baptizing a young couple, Jane and Samuel, at União Baptist Church.
There are three more who want to do the preparatory classes to be baptized.
Jane and Samuel
Last night we began a weekly Bible study in the elite neighborhood of Juazeiro. Some of you will
remember that we did this 20 years ago. Several have said they missed the Bible studies and we should
do it again. There were three couples from the past and six new people.
One man, a long time friend,
has some very strange ideas, and loves to expound on them. Please pray with us for Dr. Everardo.
He needs Christ.
Dr. Everardo with his family
Tomorrow we are driving to Iguape. Friday, May 11, Darrel will have cataract surgery on his right eye.
Thank you for your prayers,
Darrel & Jean
March 17, 2007
We just said good-bye to our son, his wife Lisa, her parents Jim and Pat Bartlett, her brother Rob and his wife Anne.
We all had an exciting few days on the beach in Iguape. They were able to visit the Congregation and meet some of the
believers.
February 10th was the second baptism in Iguape. It was a joyous celebration as nine people gave testimony to their
faith in Jesus Christ.
Our fourth annual Carnaval Retreat at Esperanca Baptist Church in Juazeiro, was a seminar on how to evangelize…with activities
geared to the whole family. Even the children participated as our colleague, John Peterson, taught object lessons
with magic rope tricks.
We did paintings presenting the gospel and had a class on how to use puppets. Each
of these methods was followed up with an afternoon practice time and
presentations in the evening.
In the practicing of one on one presentations of the gospel, an invited visitor accepted Christ!
I did not feel like having a street meeting. My student pastor had scheduled it and told me I was to preach.
I prayed, “Lord, make this a blessing because I sure don’t want to go.”
Our street meeting was in front of one of
the believer’s houses and the people who attended were from his family and the neighbors – parents of one of our
young people for whom we had been praying for over a year.
I can’t even remember what I preached on. What I can
remember is that when I gave the invitation, four hands immediately went up…no hesitation.
One was Junior’s grandmother. Two were his parents. And the fourth one was Dalila’s grandmother. Most of you
know the story of our Dalila, whose life was like the Delilah in the Bible until she accepted Christ.
The blessing that God gave was a big one! It came shortly after our church split and assured us that the Lord is
working through our trials. Satan must have been very frustrated.
If you’d like to visit, we are asking the Lord for somebody to come and help, to sing and talk in English with
the pre-school and primary children of our school at Esperanca Baptist Church, in Juazeiro. You could come for
a short time or a long time. There would be time to visit the church in Igaupe, too.
Thank you for your prayers for Uniao Baptist Church. The spirit is good.
Darrel & Jean
February 7, 2007
Dear Praying Partners,
January was a good news/bad news month.
The bad news? Our Union Baptist Church split. It was the first church split of our career. The leading members
did not want to adjust to the change in leadership that came with Samuel's leaving. He graduated from Bible
College and assumed a congregation in another state.
The good news is that we just finished our free children's camp for 9 - 12 year olds. This was our fourth and best
year. 98 boys and 98 girls came from mostly poor families.
40 wanted to accept Christ as Savior. We received many donations of food and several Christian business men want to
participate in sponsoring the next camp.
Donated books and monies to buy books for our teacher's college are arriving. We are ready to finish our building to
house the library and administrative offices. Thank you for your donations. If you would like to send books,
send them to: Darrel Haworth, Rua Jose Geraldo da Cruz, 80 - Juazeiro do Norte, CE - 63041-500 - Brazil.
If you would like to send an offering, send it to Baptist Mid-Missions, PO Box 308011, Cleveland, OH 44130-8011.
On a separate piece of paper write: For the ministry of Darrel Haworth - Teacher's College Library fund. Do not
write this on the check.
February promises to be an exciting month with a baptism in Iguape, and our Carnaval Retreat in Juazeiro.
Thank you for your interest, offerings and prayers.
Darrel & Jean
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