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OSASCO
Upon
completion of deputation we arrived in Brazil on April 5th
of 2005. Having the privilege of growing up on the field of
Brazil with my missionary parents, Dan and Gerri Johnson, I was
able to begin working for the Lord immediately. We helped
fellow missionary Dan
Bennett in the work he had just started a few months before
in a neighboring city, Osasco.
While
there I was able to help train soul winners and start a soul
winning program which has seen many people saved, and growing in
the Lord. I also taught the adult Sunday school class and
preached on a regular basis. We worked in Osasco for two years
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World Vision
Baptist Church
After
much prayer and fasting we felt it was time to start World Vision
Baptist Church. We rented an old factory and after much hard work
and preparation we were able to start on September 2nd of 2007.
We handed
out over 25,000 flyers and
had 62 people on our opening night. World Vision
Baptist Church is located in a middle class neighborhood since its
beginning we have been able to reach out to different types of
people. We have seen the hard working middle class as well as
people in slums accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. We
have seen children, teens, and adults come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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First Baptist
Church
In
February of 2009 I accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church of Parque Bristol. I Pastored the two churches for four
months but soon sough Gods leading to merge World Vision Baptist
Church with First Baptist
Church.
We merged
the two churches in May of 2009. The members of both churches have
accepted the merger and each other very well.
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