The "Red Light
District" of Belo Horizonte is a neighborhood populated with brothels,
porn theaters, and lost souls. It's the perfect place to do ministry! We went
there several times on this trip, each time bringing worship, the Word, and the
presence of God. This past year we saw God move upon one man's heart in an
undeniable way. Here's the story from Ryan's perspective:
"Our first night
in the Red Light District, during our second or third worship set, a man who
was either just leaving a brothel or on his way into a brothel was drawn
by the music and stopped by to see what was going on. A few members of our team
approached him with a translator to talk and share with him (I was watching all
this happen from about a hundred feet away). After a few minutes of
conversation, I saw the man put his hands over his face and start to weep
uncontrollably. His sobs where audible even over the music! Then he dropped to
his knees and just started crying out to God, confessing and repenting of his
sins. This went on for several minutes. Once he calmed down a little bit, he
stood back up shouting, "Jesus! Obrigada Jesus!" (which means
"Thank you Jesus"). Without any hesitation at all, he joined in with
us praising and dancing, just worshipping Jesus. I even went over and joined
him! We both danced and celebrated his new life in Christ together."
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