September 11, 2019—Itú, Brazil
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Temporary Bulletin Committee
September 11, 2019
A summary of the eighth day's activities during the 23rd GC Delegation Session being held in Itu, Brazil.
Temporary Bulletin Committee
September 10, 2019
A summary of the seventh day's activities during the 23rd GC Delegation Session being held in Itu, Brazil.
September 10, 2019—Itú, Brazil
Just over two-hundred delegates and some staff joined their voices together this morning to sing the beautiful hymn “I Stand Amazed in the Presence” to open our morning worship.
This hymn’s culminating line is the following: "How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Saviour’s love for me." We can truly experience that during this delegation session. God's love and mercy is renewed every morning, and we have the hope and His promise that it will continue to be renewed each day of our life.
Dorval Fagundes
September 9, 2019
Tracing the history of Brazil and the Reform Movement within it.
Like floating carpets, they suddenly appeared, “in abundance,” swaying in the transparent waters of a sea that reflected the colors of dusk. The sailors recognized them as soon as they saw them before they disappeared on the horizon: they were the famous botelhos—the great clumps of seaweed that danced together in the rippling waves produced by the advance of the proud fleet. For seasoned sailors of that time, it was a clear sign that land was near.
Temporary Bulletin Committee
September 9, 2019
A summary of the sixth day's activities during the 23rd GC Delegation Session being held in Itu, Brazil.
September 9, 2019—Itú, Brazil
A glorious sunny day began by the grace of God. The fresh air, the sun shining through the trees in the forest nearby, the singing of the birds, all testified that our God is great. We thank Him this morning for giving us yet another day filled with blessings and grace.
Temporary Bulletin Committee
September 8, 2019
A summary of the fifth day's activities during the 23rd GC Delegation Session being held in Itu, Brazil.
September 8, 2019—Itú, Brazil