http://www.latterain.com/journal Words from Rick's heart to yours ... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:30:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As some of you know, I am a fan of cowboy movies.  Renegade Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) faces Ten Bears to discuss how they can live together. After some discussion about life and death, Ten Bears looks at Josey Wales and says, " IT SHALL BE LIFE." We are living a time in which half of ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/07/25/there-shall-be-life/ There is not a single person on the June Brazil trip who is not deeply convicted that God has a place in their lives. They want to serve in the local church and become a blessing to the Kingdom. They are seeking the will of God on every move in life. Some ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/07/14/the-other-team-of-champions/ Thanks to so many who have called, prayed and encouraged our family during this glorious time to fullfill the "Great Commission" to go and make disciples in all nations. We arrived home Monday afternoon with a tired team but one that was richly blessed with God's ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/07/07/larry-price-testimony/ If you choose to live 30 days with a group of people, then choose these below. They are a story by themselves. There are many things I could say about them, but I am choosing to say just a little of the most important: 1-Jared B - He is going ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/07/01/a-team-of-champions/ Donnie Hudson preached and heaven came down... This was a house church. They simply took the walls out, added surrounding lights and glass and there you have, 100 people seating and hearing the word...wonderful atmosphere. The sweet music played through the speakers and we sat and waited. In 20 minutes every ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/06/28/conviction-is-sweet/ The atmosphere in this store front church was heavy. Heavy with death, apathy and sadness. My spirit felt it as I came to the pulpit. It was as if we could not lift the dead. The music was light and sweet but without the punch we were accustomed to in all  ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/06/27/a-miracle-for-everyone-2/ A few months ago I started a Bible study at my house. People began to come from all over Athens - people seeking to be refreshed. Here in Brasil the temperature is in the 50's all day and 40's at night. My bones are constantly cold and the rain is ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/06/25/a-time-of-refreshing/ The name is not important, but the church is. Bishop Samuel Matta birthed many churches from this church in Madureira. The numbers of those saved by Grace is very impressive. We visited his church on Sunday night. There were more pastors than lay people. A good 400 were singing the most ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/06/23/metodista-ortodoxa/ When my father moved into these hills in Santa Barbara, there was one bus daily and lots of dust. The streets were unpaved and the air was always filled with dust. He bought a house where instead of an A-frame, the tiles in the roof converge to the middle. In the evenings my ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/06/20/just-a-small-church/ If you have a bus, you know well that whoever sits in the back will feel every bump in the highway. Our June group felt every bump all the way up to the front of the bus, because the road to ITAPUACU has more holes than the road itself! My kidneys felt ... http://www.latterain.com/journal/2008/06/13/a-street-with-no-enditaipuacu/