The Final Countdown

For the past year Abbey and I have raised support and worked as well. This will all change this Thursday and Friday, our last days. This week reminds me of a Europe song called "The Final Countdown" you mostly likely here it nowadays played in the 4th quarter of a football game.  Its a great song. (I posted a link so you can check out what real music sounds like.) After the final countdown there will be changes for Abbey and I. We will put all of our time and effort into raising support. We are excited but also a little scared at the same time. Excited because we will have plenty of time to put toward raising support and scared because of the unknown. Pray for us during the next few months as we work at raising support to labor in Brazil.

Brian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_IKcMl_a9A
Is it a continent or a band? Its Europe!

Decatur, Alabama

Last Sunday Abbey and I had the opportunity to visit First Bible Church in Decatur, AL. We were able to share what the Lord is doing in our lives and in Brazil in two Sunday School classes. Abbey has a friend, Leslie, that attends First Bible and she set everything up for us. She also hosted us at her parents house for lunch after church where members from the church joined us. It was a great time of letting people know what we are doing and what the Lord has done so far. We want to thank the people of First Bible for welcoming and listening as we share our hearts with you.

Brian


Thanks Leslie for all your help, We had a great time.

Help Us Out

We need more people to hear about what we are doing. We need to tell more people about what the Lord is doing in Brazil. If you are a part of a small group, Sunday school class, or small church and you think you could pull some strings for Abbey and I to come speak then don't hesitate to contact us. It could be a small group of 5 people or a Sunday school class with 60. The number doesn't matter. We are looking to get the word out to more people what the Lord is doing in Brazil and how He has called us to labor there.
Listed below are the churches we have had the opportunity to share in.

First Baptist Church, Peachtree City, GA
Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL
Emmanuel Community Church, Ft. Wayne, IN
First Bible Church, Decatur, AL (May 16)

Why not add your church to the list?


Brian
404-414-1120
brianleeharper@gmail.com

April 15

Today is the day to turn in those taxes. Time to pay Uncle Sam. This is also a reminder that all checks made out to Campus Outreach are tax-deductible.

So you wanna go to Brazil...

 The items listed below are what we have compiled so far on our part to acquire a visa from Brazil. This is just the start of it. We both already had passports, so that was easy. We had to take a trip down to the Birmingham Police Department and obtain a background check, that only took 25 minutes, record time. (really, things can take a very long time when dealing with the city of Birmingham) We both had recent resumes that just needed a little polishing and that is that. We are currently waiting for documents from the church in Belo Horizonte, and the process will continue.

1. Valid Passport
2. Background check from the city of Birmingham
3. Resume

Stay Tuned


BH

Same ol' Same

Today is Tuesday March 31, 2010. We are pretty much at the same place with support that we were two weeks ago. The slow times during the support raising process are the hard times. Its times like these where I feel the Lord is doing work. I mean He is always working but its times like these when we have no distractions, nothing is happening. Sometimes these periods last longer than others. Its during these times where I can really feel the Lord chipping away, sculpting us into His image.  These times are always better when I can look back and see the complete lesson of what the Lord was teaching me for that particular time. These are teaching times for sure.

BH

Half Way

We are pretty much half way through our support raising. We need 3,000 more in continuous giving and $11,500 one time and we will be able to leave for Belo Horizonte. We will also be starting the visa process. No not for a credit card but a visa that will allow us to legally enter and live in Brazil. In most countries this can be easily done but the process of applying and getting a long term visa to Brazil can take 6 months. Even if you do the proper paper work they can still deny you. It can be a little nerve racking to say the least.  Pray that the visa process will be as smooth as possible.  I mean who wouldn't want the Harpers living in their country? (below is a picture of a Brazilian visa)

tchau

bh