Dear Brother Sammy Tippit in Christ,

"You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." II Cor. 9:11

We are grateful to the Lord for the many blessings He has showered on this church. We would like to take this opportunity to present our ministry so that you might know a little more about Grace Baptist Church in Sao Paulo.

Brethren, this church, during the week leading up to Easter, in obedience to the command to "Go and make disciples of all nations …" (Mt. 28:19), held the Fifth Evangelistic Crusade, with the participation of Pastor Sammy Tippit. Approximately 370 people were saved.

As a result of this event, our building became overcrowded, prompting us to establish two additional meeting places: Holy Mount Baptist Mission (we rented a three-story building) and Vila Nova Cumbica Baptist Mission. We expanded capacity from 250-450 people, but we still don't have enough space. We believe this is an opportunity coming from God in order that the Gospel might be preached in our immediate neighborhood, which has a population of around 400,000 people.

We have concluded that the only way to solve this problem is to buy a piece of property adjacent to the church. It costs about $70,000 United States. And we would like to present this matter to God and to you, so we might carry on the work of expanding the outreach of the Gospel in Brazil and the world.

Our church is fully involved in missionary work: we, in conjunction with New Tribes Mission of Brazil, support two families working with tribal groups; we will be sending a lady missionary to Africa with 100 percent of her support coming from our church. In terms of social outreach, and in conjunction with the government, we are operating two daycare centers, with 160 needy children at each daycare. We have a youth center where we work with 120 teenagers, seeking to keep them from a life of drugs and crime.

In Christ,