July 19, 2008
July 19, 2008 on 12:13 pm | In Uncategorized | 3 CommentsLashonda returned to
David, Wren and Judah were
with us for three marvelous weeks. It was great being with them again as well. David
did some filming and editing for the television program while he was here.
The problem in Eddison’s
leg and hip seems to be completely healed, along with his extreme sinusitis and
rhinitis symptoms. He is destined to suffer these respiratory maladies for the
rest of his life, but the headaches are less often and the pain and facial
pressure less intense than earlier. Who would have thought that a slight case
of asthma would complicate so much the symptoms of these problems?
Bryan and Marlinda were
helpers and translators in the
The Children’s Home in
The
Eddison continues preaching in several local congregations, doing follow-up
work with new Christians, leading the mid-week Bible study group in our home, counseling
several couples and meeting regularly with several ministry leaders to listen
to them, encourage them, and guide them as they do their work. Pray with us.
God continues to make
Himself known, and His presence felt, among us. Praise Him forever!
June 8, 2008
June 8, 2008 on 6:28 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments
Vinicius and Adam returned
to
David, Wren and Adam are
coming to
Our court case against the
telephone company took another turn. They appealed the case, so it is not over.
We had until last Friday evening to disclaim the reasons for their appeal and
we learned this at noon on Friday. We had understood that it was tomorrow; the
attendee at the court office had told Eddison this on May 27. We learned of this
change when we arrived at the airport to carry Vinicius, Adam and two of the
other campaigners who had stayed on when Lashonda left. We had to leave them
there and rush to the lawyer’s office to help him prepare our case. Up to this
point we had handled the case alone, but the court system requires that we have
a lawyer at the level that the case has reached. Please pray with us that this
can be settled soon so that we can get on with life.
Eddison began having pain in his left hip about three weeks ago. Since then it has spread to his whole leg. Sometimes it is in one place and sometimes in another. He is consulting a doctor and doing exams to find and treat the problem. He thinks it is a pinched nerve or something similar. Please pray for him. The pain is intense and it is difficult to stand and walk for any length of time.
All the best to you and yours.
SPIRITUALITY
June 5, 2008 on 10:11 am | In Uncategorized | 2 CommentsBrother, are you serious
about your spiritual life? Do you read the Word of God frequently? Is it the
pattern for how you live your life?
Do you pray to God often? Do
you pour out all of your thoughts and sentiments before Him? If He depended
upon your prayers to know about your life, what would He know? Are your prayers
self-centered, or do they include others as He wants?
Do you meditate upon Him?
How many times per day do you think about Him? How often do you recognize that
you, as well as all people and all things were created and are maintained by
Him?
Do you live in a way that
everyone around you knows that you are His and are with Him? Do they recognize
that your attitudes, words and actions are molded by the Creator? Do you take
time often to praise Him and serve Him?
How do you think God would
answer these questions about you? He knows all things and He is not a respecter
of persons. Each one of us will be judged by the relationship that he has with
God while he lives here on earth. May
all of us be sincere and serious in our relationship with God. I confess that
these meditations awakened me to my necessity to grow spiritually. I intend to
work on this every day from now on. What about you?
May 30, 2008
May 30, 2008 on 11:06 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsOur church building is very conveniently located—just three
blocks from the main downtown
In order to serve these people and help the church grow as
the Lord wants, one of our greatest needs is well prepared workers. For this
reason the
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008 on 8:18 am | In Uncategorized | 2 CommentsOur car is running great and getting excellent fuel mileage (kilometrage) after the overhaul. Praise God!
Eddison’s health is also great now. We praise Him and thank the doctor and medicine that helped him to get well. It turns out that the slight case of asthma was aggravating the chronic sinusitis and rhinitis to the point that neither was getting well. Once the asthma was treated, the other symptoms went away. We know this is temporary, but we thank God.
We also won the case hands down against the telephone company. The judge ruled completely in our favor, sentencing the defendant to dismiss all charges of fines and fees against us and to pay us punitive damages of twice what they were charging us illegally. This helped us pay the overhaul on our car. The more we live, the more proof we have that Romans 8:28 is true. We continue living and working and praying and knowing that whatever comes our way, the Lord will handle it. Praise Him!!!!
The annual evangelistic campaign went very well. We had good attendance overall and had dozens of first time visitors. Please pray with us that the churches carry through with the contacts and help them become strong and faithful Christians.
A blessing of the campaign for our family is the visit of
our kids and grandkids. Lashonda, Vinicius and Adam came as leaders of the
campaign group from
May the Lord continue blessing you and keeping you in His care.
May 7, 2008
May 7, 2008 on 8:08 am | In Uncategorized | 2 CommentsWe wrote on
Monday that we should be driving our van this week. We drove it home yesterday
evening! It has never driven better. It is also very, very filthy. Grit, grime,
grease and dust are all over, under and through it! We carried it to the car
wash this morning, where they have the equipment and know-how to clean it
thoroughly.
I am meeting
with four of our young people this afternoon to plan the work of a group of
three University Students who will be coming from the
Bio Gomes
Nascimento, a brother from the northeastern city of
May the Lord
continue helping you grow where He planted you.
May 5, 2008
May 5, 2008 on 10:16 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsCHILDREN &
GRANDCHILDREN: We are very proud of our
children and grandchildren. David lacks one semester finishing his degree in “Video
Productions” at Cincinnati School of
Arts. Wren is doing a great job of Stay At Home Mom and Wife, which is
evident in the life of Judah and David.
Lashonda and Vinicius
continue studying at
Marlinda continues her
studies in Cooking at SENAC (a local trade school), where she is learning
better how to cook, which she already does very well. She also continues dating
Lucas, teaching Sunday school and auditing some courses in the
CAR PROBLEMS:
The shop that maintains our van was negligent,
which caused a serious problem. Eddison requested two times when he had the oil
changed that they check the pressure of the oil pump because the oil light was
blinking at low rpm’s. They did not honor his request. In early February he
carried it in for another oil change and minor adjustments. This time he
insisted that they check the pressure of the oil pump and stated that he would
not remove the car from the shop until it was checked. When they removed the
oil pan to check the pressure, there were metal fragments in it. This indicates
the need of an overhaul. Their price for the overhaul was over $8,000 and when
he hit the ceiling it came down to just over $7,000. They refused to go down
any more and said that low oil pressure would not cause the problem. Eddison
knew better. There was no way that we could even consider paying that much for
an overhaul, and since it was their fault that it needed the overhaul to begin
with, we began considering carrying the case to court. We also researched the
price of this work in other shops, but it was very difficult to get them to
make an estimate without having the car towed to their shop. We did not want to
remove the car from the first shop, just in case we decided to carry the case
to court. After almost three months of riding buses, taxis and borrowed cars to
get around, we decided to remove the van and tow it to a highly recommended shop
in a neighboring city. The mechanic from there had agreed and gone to the shop
where the car was located to make an estimate on the work. He guaranteed that
the work could be done for under $2,500. Lord willing, we will be driving the
car this week. And sure enough, the total price should be a little less than
$2,500.
OI CHARGES: We signed a contract in December 2005 with the Oi Telephone Company which provided
24/7 internet hookup and 500 minutes of calling per month from our landline
home phone and up to three cell phones. We only accepted one cell phone at that
time, but during the next year and a half we signed on for the other two to which
our contract gave us the right. Because of abuse in the use of our phones, in
November 2007 we were forced to migrate to another type of account. The phone
company slapped us with a charge of $1,100 for changing the account, but never
explained why. We tried incessantly until March 2008 to resolve the problem, to
no avail. The company never returned our calls or communicated with us in any
way except to collect what they claimed that we owed and to threaten us if we
did not pay it. We were forced to carry it to court. We had our first hearing
on April 22, which ended without their giving in to our request to drop the
charges or to indemnify us for all of our troubles and expenses that they
caused us. They claimed that the contract was renewed and unalterable for
twelve full months from the date that each new cell phone was added, subject to
a fine if changed. Please pray with us for the next hearing on May 15.
EDDISON’S HEALTH: Aggravated by all of the external problems that
were confronting him (related above) and by his chronic sinusitis and rhinitis
problems, from early December to the end of April Eddison suffered sinus
pressure, blocked nasal passages, headaches, phlegm in the nose and throat, nose
bleeds, an incessant cough, a sore throat, a constantly hoarse voice, a pulled
muscle in the chest caused by so much hard coughing, a general “down” feeling,
low productivity, etc. Six specialists were consulted, hundreds of dollars
worth of medicine was taken and many exams were done before he began to feel
good again. The allergy specialist said he was not allergic to anything. He
doubts this because of certain symptoms that he suffers. The pneumologist
discovered that he suffered a light case of asthma (16 % blockage of the air
passages), which when alleviated, helped him feel much better immediately. The
coughing stopped, the sore chest healed, the sore throat improved immediately.
Pray with us that he continues to feel well.
BAPTISMS AND SPACE
PROBLEMS AT CHURCH: The Lord has
blessed us with growth the past few months. Because of this we need more
classroom space. Please pray with us that this problem continues to haunt us.
Pray also that we be able to finish at least one extra classroom very soon so
that the new converts can have a classroom all of their own.
CLASSES IN
PALMEIRAS: Eddison is teaching a series
of classes called “The Real Man” in the Palmeiras congregation in
LaJUANA’S TEACHINGS: LaJuana has taught classes on “God’s Will for the 21st
Century Woman” this quarter in the women’s class at the Central church. She was
invited to teach in April
EVANGELISTIC
CAMPAIGNS IN MAY: Our annual May
campaigns will be held from May 11 to
LOWERING DOLLAR / REAL EXCHANGE RATE: The dollar continues its downward slope. It is now trading for about 1.75 Brazilian reals per dollar. No one knows when it will stop losing value.
May God continue blessing you and yours and using you to His glory.
Eddison & Family
May 17, 2007
May 17, 2007 on 8:24 am | In Uncategorized | No Comments Yesterday was a very good day. After taking care ofMuch of the afternoon was invested in communication with my
supporting churches, scheduling our furlough itinerary. This is a very
time-consuming task, which takes weeks or months to plan and work out. Our
twenty churches, more or less, are scattered from
Last evening we attended the worship at Venda Nova, the site of the evangelistic campaign. There were again six first-time visitors. The worship was encouraging and evangelistic. The sermon dealt with the necessity of allowing the Word of God to direct us to salvation in Christ.
Eddison
May 16, 2007
May 16, 2007 on 11:44 am | In Uncategorized | 2 CommentsGod blessed our campaign work yesterday in the small neighborhood congregation of Nacional. We went door to door offering prayer for the residents of the neighborhood and inviting them to the worship service last night. Six first time visitors attended the worship service. Continue to pray with us that those who attended last evening and those who will come in the next few weeks will give their lives to the Lord. Also, pray for the rest of the campaign as we go to a different congregation each day through May 22.
Living internationally can be interesting—and at times
stressful. We are required to maintain valid documents of all kinds
(identification cards, passports, social security cards, drivers’ licenses), as
well as making Income Tax declarations and many other things in both the USA
and Brazil. Bryan, Marlinda and I took an overnight bus to
Our furlough is scheduled from June 15 to the end of August,
Lord willing. Marlinda, Bryan and I plan to meet up with LaJuana on June 16. We
should then travel together until July 27, when LaJuana returns to
God bless each of you as you live and serve Him.
In Christ,
Eddison O’Neal Fowler
May 15, 2007
May 15, 2007 on 7:02 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsLashonda, Marcus Vinicius and Adam arrived last Friday. It
is a pleasure having them home. LaJuana arrived with the group on Sunday. She
was invited to come when one of the campaigners had to give up the trip at the
last moment. The directors asked if there were someone who had all of his
documentation in order and would like to take this student’s place. Marcus
suggested his mother-in-law, who had been in the 
The evangelistic campaigns begin today. For eight
consecutive days we will be in different congregations each day inviting
visitors to the night services. Pray with us that many souls are touched with
the gospel message and that they be brought to salvation in Christ. See the schedule of the campaign below.
God bless,
Eddison O’Neal Fowler
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