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MINISTRY IN BRAZIL
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In many years of serving the Lord in
Brazil I was able to create and make music in several cities and
collaborated with many churches.
From my teenage years until my move to
the USA, I was involved with the music ministries of the First Baptist
Church of Curitiba, PR. I conducted the A.B.Deter choir in many
occasions and led youth choirs, special ensembles and orchestras in
cantatas and musicals. A special honor for me was to work alongside Pr.
Marcílio de Oliveira Fo. as his assistant. Pr. Marcílio was a great
inspiration and a wise leader, besides being a great servant of God.
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From 1988 to 1999 I lived in
Ponta Grossa, PR and there I had sort of an independent
ministry. I helped several churches at the same time - either
translating music, arranging for choirs, vocal coaching entire
choirs or individual singers. And of course, leading worship!
Amongst the churches in that area that I worked with are:
First Presbyterian Church of Ponta Grossa, Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church (I led a top-notch choir there), First Assembly
of God and the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Imbituva, PR. |
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The ministry in Ponta Grossa was
specially active. Perhaps because of the influence I had with
all those churches I was invited to lead the Evangelical Choir,
a 120-member choir formed by singers from 34 churches in the
city. This choir presented yearly an Easter and a Christmas
musical. I led them in the Easter musical 'Alone on the Altar"
and "The Wonders of His Love" and "A Christmas Full of Life",
the latter recorded in a CD.
Perhaps the most gratifying
feeling I have from those times is to know that several of the
musicians who collaborated with me and my wife in those
endeavors are now in ministry themselves. Many of our
accompanists, lead singers, assistants went on to pursue music
degrees and musical studies so they could continue praising God
and leading people to Christ. Occasionally I surf YouTube and
find videos of them leading, singing and playing - and
frequently is music I translated and/or introduced to them.
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