I just had our annual board meeting for RBM. After that we had the RTF meeting with the best people I have ever met in my whole like. To close to them is like being in heaven. They are the best friends in the world. I have worked with them for over years, some of them 20 to 30 years…. they are the  best friends   in the world.

If you never met Bob Rice, you are missing of the best human beings in the world. The best fisherman in the land and  my friend in Jesus.. Our chairperson for 10 years now is Mary Blanche… You would be proud to meet her and to spend time with her..teh best friends in the world.

In all my years, it could be of serving the Lord I do not remember friends so loyal and so true. They are the joy of my life.

God has given us so many friends… in Brasil, if you ever met a good man, it is Jorge and Rossana, real friends in Christ.. I trust them with my life and all that I do for Jesus.

So, that is the way I feel today, grateful. Grateful to the Lord for all the friends He has sent our way, working and helping us for so many years.

Every one of them is a miracle from God. Some, God has healed. Others touch the hem of His garment. Others hae been saved by grace and fill the the peaceful Holy Spirit. Others have been blessed in so many ways… all these friends have had an experience with God that marks their lives.

They are the Board of RBM and the RTF Committee. You will want to meet them some day.

Thank God, for these wonderful friends..

Rick Bonfim

It is difficult to believe in something when you have never experienced it or known about it. Just to act in faith is not easy.  The disciples were confused and disoriented after the miracle of the multiplication of  bread  in Mark 6:52. “For they had not understood about the loaves; their their hearts were hardened.”

Why would their hearts be hardened? Why not just believe that fish and bread can be multiplied by prayer? Some of the reasons might be these:

1-When you do not know how things work, you have the tendency to be afraid of them.

2-When you are exposed to supernatural things, you tend be afraid of them.

3-When there is a conflict of mind and heart, the mind seems to win most of the time.

The unbeliever feels “manipulation;” the believer feels faith. The unbeliever doubts, the believer rejoices. The unbeliever questions the actions of the Holy Spirit, the believer receives them. Thus, as you read this blog and wonder about it, let me ask you a few questions:

Do you believe in the power of God to heal, save and deliver?

Do you believe that Jesus rose from the dead and will return?

Do you believe in eternal life with the Father?

All of the above are difficult to receive and believe. To witness a miracle,  you have to believe in  something intangible. Nothing to see.  Nothing to play with which is palpable.  You have to open your heart and believe to have salvation. 

QUESTION: ARE YOU A BELIEVER OR AN UNBELIEVER?

Rick Bonfim