DARPE - REUNIÃO VIRTUAL - 25/07/26 às 14h00

Glory to God.

Brothers, before we begin our

DARP meeting today, this broadcast is

for all of Brazil. Here in the plenary hall, we

have a group of brothers who are

managers and others who are

also here accompanied, because we had

other meetings here in São Paulo, and

so they attended the first

meeting, which was mostly with the managers, and they

continued in this other meeting that

we will have now. for with DARP

transmitting to the whole of Brazil.

First of all, before we begin, I want to

tell my brothers that it is a

great joy for us, because

here in São Paulo a kind of

structuring

of various folders or departments has been created

that will be of great use

for management or administration

and will also alleviate the work that is

carried out here. I say this with relief, both to the

presidency and to other servants of

God who are leading us.

Departments were created for the execution

and administrative control,

development, and growth of

God's work in what is called the Christian Congregation in

Brazil. Within this organization, with much love and

dedication, we find many servants of

God who encourage and strengthen us so that we

can continue our journey.

So, in the folder of positions, ministries,

ministry of the word,

we have there, uh, this is

a folder that will discuss

doctrines throughout the congregation,

doctrine, teachings, integration,

assistance in Brazil and assistance

abroad.

In another folder, the one for

evangelization and visits, we have

DARPE, our DARPE, the one from IND, which

takes care of the indigenous people, the one from MIG, which

is for immigrants, and the

fraternal project and meetings for evangelization and

visits to the sick. This is

our folder. In the other folder is

accessibility,

which is part of sign language. and papers.

Another department is youth and children, EBI,

youth and children's meetings, meetings

for cities, and the deris.

In the other folder we have the musical part which

is the gem loaded with orchestra,

examiners.

And the other department, the last one, is

administrative strategies,

which deals with legal communication,

construction,

prefabricated construction, and a sector that's

almost like an ombudsman's office,

which is the "Contact Us" section.

These folders and this restructuring

will create a great benefit for the

Christian Congregation in Brazil,

initially in Brazil. Then,

certainly, with the necessary

repairs, there will

be, um, reforms,

adjustments, and so on. We give thanks

to the Lord because, more than 20

years after DARP started only with

prisons,

today we have four sectors, and these four

sectors, thank God, are already well

established throughout Brazil. Uh-huh. So that

's our focus, that's the

work to be developed and

monitored by this support group that didn't

come to

reform, repair, or change, but through

the departments,

these servants of God will

talk to all of us, members of

DARP here, at least from the headquarters and the

management group, they will create forms,

create other steps that we

already have, thank God, and they will also

approve and submit them to the

presidency for consideration, and if there is

approval from that

side, because it has already passed through the

DARP management group, then it will be disseminated

to all the regional offices where

DARP exists. This means, brother, with the

support of brothers of extreme ability and

knowledge as well, we are

predicting that in the coming times there will be

great development and

growth in each state and in each

DARPE. Today the brothers will

learn throughout this

meeting, and we have

representatives present from various states of

Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro,

Santa Catarina,

Belo Horizonte, and Minas Gerais. We

could have asked other states

to be present, but there wouldn't have been

enough time for them to report on the

development and growth they are

seeing in DARP at the national level. So,

we asked two of them to come up here

and they will give us examples

and show us what we can do to

develop this work in each

state. So, the brother who is listening

now, participating in this meeting,

please take a piece of paper, a small

notebook, and write down during the meeting the

topics that we will be discussing with the

brothers here.

And then we will begin a project, a

change.

Let's turn the page on DARP and

begin a new phase with this

reinforcement, with the support of these servants of

God. We

can now officially say that DARP will be

more recognized and known

within the Christian Congregation in Brazil.

And the great benefit is in the four

sectors: prisons,

drug rehabilitation clinics,

security forces, and

hospitals, visits, and the

development

of prayers, songs, and why not

say faith as well,

that this sector, thanks be to God, like the

other sectors, has brought new

people to the Christian congregation. And

here, through the word, the Lord

has nourished and strengthened faith,

placing in all of us, and in those who are

coming to the congregation, the faith necessary

to leap into eternal life.

And gradually the presidency also

appointed

our brother Adalberto Marques to be

with us. Servant of God is an old

friend of mine for over 50 years.

We have always worked together in many

areas of the ministry, in evangelism,

and also in meetings with young people and

children, in Africa and so many other

places that we can't talk about too much

lest the hours consume

the precious time we have in this

afternoon meeting. So, to begin

this meeting, I was going to ask Father

Alberto to be here, to open

this meeting, to say a prayer, and to ask

God to give him the floor, right

? And we have little time to

develop this meeting, because we have

many items to discuss with the brothers, and

we will certainly be very happy to do so.

Now, a new movement that does

not...

Alberto. And because the camera is here,

Brazil is watching over there, look. Yes or

no, I know it will create an opening. We've already

started, but we're beginning this one. That's how you

talk, look. Praise be to God. Let's

start like this, okay? That's how he

talks. He is new. [laughter]

Praise be to God. Do

n't tell anyone I went to a

wedding,

okay? While I was praying, God spoke

to my heart, "This is the young co-worker

."

I was his boss, but they removed the

young co-worker. It didn't work.

Can we open the truck now? It's here, you

can. You can open it now.

Praise be to God.

Amen.

Let us together begin this

meeting in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Let's sing hymn 121121.

[snoring]

Glory to God.

Glory to our

Hallelujah. Glory to God.

121.

My help

comes from the Lord, from

the universe.

Lord [song]

comes by his power. [song]

Always for him

in order to win.

It is God who protects

his church.

Do not fall asleep, for

God will

not let

your foot falter

in the struggles you

have to

face.

I walk with God all the time,

who promises me

life

from heaven.

If I am humble [singing], He will

keep me and

lead me to glory.

It is God who protects [

his] church.

Do not fall asleep, nor

will [song] let

your

foot falter

in the struggles you must

face.

I

glorify

the Creator

for sending

the Savior

to give me

faith,

life, and forgiveness.

It is in your kingdom,

O reward.

It is God [song] who protects

his church. [song]

Does not fall asleep [song]

nor all who complain. It will

not let

your [corner]

falter in

the struggles you

have

to face.

Glory to God.

Now, brothers and sisters, we will seek

God's face in prayer and

entrust our needs to the Lord. We

have no requests.

Oh yes. Our brother Natanael Moreira,

our colleague, brother, in

accounting, in the presidency, also

vice-president, brothers, he also has cancer,

don't try to keep talking about it, okay? Anyway,

let's get straight to the point, shall we, brother? And the

metastases are already spreading to various organs

in the body, brothers, and the brother who has been

working hard, especially in Africa, in

many nations, brother, he has spoken with

authorities and high-ranking officials as well,

brothers. You are a man who has never

given me sacrifice, nor profit, nor loss,

always ready to do the Lord's will

. And now the Lord has allowed this

evil. Let's pray. May God have mercy.

The Lord is powerful that he can lie down like this

and wake up free, giving

glory to the Lord. With God lies the power.

God

and we call upon Him and He answers us, right?

So let us pray to God together.

Amen. Glory to God.

Hallelujah. Glory to the Lord. Hallelujah.

Gracious God and eternal Father, in the name of the

Lord Jesus, your holy son, we

kneel in your presence, giving

thanks to you, eternal Father, for the morning you have given us to

wake up to another day, Lord, already

praising you, Lord, as David said, I lay down

and slept. I woke up because the Lord

sustained me. Who has been here longer, and who has been here

shorter? Without a doubt, if

we have come this far, it is because you have us, it is

because you have sustained us. We ask for

forgiveness for our delays, and we implore your

blessing for this meeting, for we

open it together in the name of the Lord Jesus.

We see these brothers, how many times have we

been together, some for many years,

others for fewer years.

But we can say, how many trials,

struggles, afflictions, slanders, persecutions.

By the devil's pleasure,

nothing would exist anymore, just a little place where he

left his mark, there where our

flesh, our bones, remained buried. But, eternal Father, by

your will, you had already appointed this

afternoon in this place. Hallelujah! This holy

unity in the Holy Spirit. For we open

this meeting in the name of the Lord Jesus. And

here they are, Lord, these men, whose

sacrifices you know each one made to be here

. And how many people are online right

now? Who is closer, who is farther

away? You know the effort they made

to get this connection

, this information, to that place. And you

know, Lord, the pleasure each one feels to see

your name,

your name glorified.

We ask for your blessing upon each one of us

who are here. You know,

Lord, some trial, struggle, in short,

Lord, some little problem with your health,

[clearing throat] but in the name of the

Lord Jesus, we don't look at anything,

only the pleasure of being

together once again and praising your holy name.

We ask for your blessing.

Let your anointing be poured out. May the oil of

joy be poured upon the heads of

all who are gathered here.

Eternal Father, whether present here or

connected, Lord, in the name of the Lord

Jesus, may your hand be extended now

to bless us and declare in Spirit

that you love us. We ask for your blessing,

eternal Father, upon our brother Natanael

Moreira. You know, Lord, what your

servant is going through, facing in the name

of the Lord Jesus. But we are certain that

if you will, Lord, he lies down with

all these marks of infirmity and can

rise free, glorifying your

holy name. You have no shortage of power. And

when you want to be glorified, you don't

give your glory to anyone else. She is yours, and

we will give her credit to your great name. So,

look after the other sick people. Sick,

how many brothers, how many wives of your

servant, whether near or far,

protect the children of these your servants,

whether in this nation or in other nations,

wife of your servant, our brother

Francisco, also with your children,

his children in another nation, who here in

Brazil, other places, in the name of the

Lord Jesus, protect your servant, your

servant and all their children, grandchildren,

take care of everything and in everything I glorify

your name, Lord. It helps us all.

We wanted to have time to present them one

by one. Everyone has their own

needs, Lord God. But as

your word says, your eye is

everywhere, seeing the cry of

each one who now cries out for their

need.

Bless the authorities, both civilian and

military, all who work, and the

organizations that this group of

servants also supports. Put

the words you need into the mouths of your servants. Pour out

the anointing of your spirit. Because when

your spirit doesn't speak, there is no

spirit greater than yours, which speaks and

answers all the needs that exist.

Therefore, in the name of Jesus, take care of your

people on earth, your ministry, and

our long-standing ministry, with its many

sick people. Have mercy in the name of

Jesus. We ask for your word. We'll be speaking

with you this afternoon.

Guard, Lord. Guard. Bless. Open a

path. Difficult days, but not

impossible ones. You're already preparing us

for those days. Into your hands

we entrust everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,

blessed forever.

Amen.

Glory to God. Hallelujah!

Glory to your name, Lord.

Praise be to God.

Amen.

Amen.

Glory to God.

Now let us continue in this communion, and the

Lord will send us his word.

Praise be to God.

Amen.

Amen.

The servant whom God has shown the word to serves

the Lord.

Forgive me, from time to time you'll

hear someone say: "Brother Francisco

Chiquinho, but it's me, you see?

Glory. It's Chiquinho that we love.

God bless you.

Glory to God!

Yes, if God points you out, if you're the closest one

here. Just stand up.

[snoring]

God gives you the word, brother. God gives the

word, sir.

God gives it to one of the brothers, please, I do

n't remember everyone's name, but

please do. What God showed in this meeting is

ours, it's for us, right? And everyone is

responsible.

And you are here this afternoon or are

connected, the Lord's eye already saw you in

this communion.

So, whoever the Lord uses, we are

ready to listen. Other brothers

back there, Jaibe, other brothers here. God

gives the word. Serginho, come,

come. Other brothers, please, God gives the

word. Come,

Pedrinho.

Other brothers here, please. God gives.

God,

glory to God [snoring]

to God. Holiness to God.

Hallelujah. Glory.

[clearing throat]

God be Praise be to God.

Amen. Let us read with God's help,

guided by the Holy Spirit. Genesis chapter

4.

Genesis chapter 4.

Verse onward.

And Cain spoke to

Abel. And it came to pass, when they were in the

field, that Cain rose up against his

brother Abel and killed him.

And the Lord said to Cain, “Where is

Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know.” "

Am I my brother's keeper?"

And he said to God,

"What have you done?"

The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me

from the ground. And now, you are cursed

from the ground, which has opened its mouth to

receive

your brother's blood from your hand.

When you till the land, you will no

longer retain its strength. Fugitive, vagabond, that's what

you'll be on earth. And Cain said to the Lord,

“Is my punishment greater than I can

bear?

Behold, you have driven me this day from the face of the earth,

and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall

be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and

whoever finds me will

kill me.”

But the Lord said to him, "Therefore,

whoever kills Cain

will suffer vengeance seven times over, and the Lord will put a mark

on Cain so that no one

who finds him will kill him." So Cain went out from the

presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of

Nod, east of Eden. And

Cain knew his wife, and she

conceived.

And he had Enoch, and he built a

city and called the name of the city after the

name of his son Enoch. That's all,

brothers.

Amen.

Glory to God.

Servants of God, dear brothers and sisters,

we know this passage because it's from the

generation of Abel, is

n't it? From Adam, pardon me, Adam's generation,

came his children, and a

certain development began on the face of the Earth

regarding the knowledge

of the beginning of all that we

see with our eyes today, and

also at that time, the way the Lord

created human beings, created the

face of the earth, then all of creation, the

brothers follow

because it is written here in Genesis, but

let's talk specifically about the matter

that led to

this first homicide.

Cain killed his own brother. Why

brother?

If we look at the entire chapter from the beginning,

Penos describes very clearly the offering of one

and the offering of another, the feeling of one, the

feeling of the other, the envy,

the apprehension and the fear that the other was

listened to more by the Lord than he was, that

the Lord loved him more than he loved him. But

notice that in that same verse eight

onwards, we are surprised

when Cain sees that he has been

punished by the Lord because of

his criminal act.

See how concerned he was, but wherever I go

now, they will kill me, they will

persecute me.

Look at the divine forgiveness, look at the

mercy that God had for him. No, it wo

n't be like that. It won't be like that.

But it gave him the opportunity to continue

living, then he got married

and

had children and started a new life,

a new land, a new dwelling, a

new population,

even with the marks that

a homicide left on his own existence,

on his own record, right?

But what happened was that

Jesus' mercy was great. Darp

needs to recognize this. The

beginning was a little difficult to

understand.

Twenty-odd years ago,

we encountered many

barriers to developing DARP,

because many said: "You're going to

start, it was only prisons,

now you're going to start bringing

murderers,

assassins, thieves, bandits

into the house of the Lord.

Why, brother? Because something new has started

?" Let's call it that, it's not

new, because look, Abel and Cain and

there was forgiveness from the Lord here, imagine

2020, 2025 and 13,

but for some members of our

congregation it

was new.

But there's also purity. Look, I was

raised in the grace doctrine; my parents

and sister, the old folks, never accepted

that. Freedom was being curtailed, there were so many

things they said, weren't there? But then,

suddenly, some years ago, twenty-something

years ago, brothers, they started going into

prisons, into detention centers. It

used to be called Febem, right? Now it's Fundação

Casa and has other names in other states.

The gospel of

our Lord Jesus Christ began to be spread there, and

they were taught and given the possibility

of returning to a normal life,

resocialization, and

a reunion with humanity and with

God.

And we even have

eyewitnesses at this meeting. Imagine

online how many of those who were there were

converted in prisons,

converted into a

deplorable situation.

The Lord showed them mercy, and

today they are holy men,

possessing great integrity and

a profound concern for the doctrine of our

Lord Jesus Christ. Our

companions, our inseparable friends,

with whom we sometimes exchange ideas

regarding this

department and so many situations

that we encounter in prisons,

detention centers,

juvenile detention centers, and also in

drug rehabilitation clinics,

security forces, and so many other sectors that,

while they do not know the doctrine, are

discriminated against, [snoring]

are

called, with all due respect, the scum of

society,

but suddenly we find there a

pearl, a diadem within the heart

of such a person.

Imagine, brothers and sisters, the seed of a

tree, of a fruit like that, when it's

thrown on the ground, it has to

rot, it's ugly,

but if it's planted in good soil, well

fertilized, well preserved, it

grows into a leafy tree that will

provide shade for many people.

So, these values, brothers, which

were not well understood at that time, and

even today there are still some who

distance themselves

from a prison,

from someone who is addicted to drugs, and

so on.

They still don't understand, brother, that

inside that human being beats a

heart.

And when many of them were breastfeeding, when

a woman, believer or not, was

breastfeeding her child, she surely

said: God, bless this child. I don't

know how much longer I'll have to live to

support and raise children. Place your hand on the

baby's head. Bless this baby,

bless my son. It is not? received

a mother's blessing or admiration from someone else

. Even if, throughout all these years and

times, he has not been understood by

society, he

still has the Lord who loves all of

his creation.

The Lord loves all of his creation,

brother.

The Lord, looking down from heaven, showed

mercy and sent a member of

DARP

like an angel

into one of these establishments,

these institutions, carrying a

basket full of love,

mercy,

piety, attention,

affection, forgiveness, forgiveness

,

forgiveness.

And I hope that person will have an

understanding

and also comprehend that there is such a thing

as eternity,

where the Lord will dwell and does dwell, and we

also intend to be there with

them. Soon you will see a

conversion, a change in care, a modification,

an alteration in your behavior, and a

restructuring in your own life. May

God bless the brothers and sisters

who work hard,

whether in the big city, the backlands,

or the small, rural towns,

wherever the Lord sends you. as a member

of DARP. May God bless you, may

God give you enough strength to

face these storms that

arise, the [clearing throat]

incomprehension of many who are even

among us.

Because, brothers, they

still haven't understood

that God's love, and that God is

merciful,

sent his son to truly

warn or convert those who walk in

sin and who still seek gods of all

kinds, seek idols of all kinds,

but brothers are still not prepared

to understand what

the brother has to say and

offer to all of them. It wouldn't be so

difficult, brother, for us to understand this, because

the Lord's mercy triumphs in

judgment. The Lord's mercy is very

great toward all his creation. He

always gives them one or two or more

opportunities

to come back, get up and rise again

.

That's the heavenly secret,

and it still bestows gifts, doesn't it? And it is in this

constant diversification of gifts,

as described in First Corinthians, chapter 12,

that we begin to perceive the

diversification of gifts that the Lord is

pouring out and has always poured out upon the

face of the earth, where some produce a certain

quantity, a certain percentage, while others

produce other amounts.

But the heavenly gifts that the Lord

pours out on everyone—to teach,

admonish, counsel, exhort

,

rebuke, instruct—all these things,

brothers and sisters, are being

poured out on the face of the earth in these last days. And we

who are serving the Lord

need to be careful, don't we, to

enter these institutions

under the blood of our Lord Jesus

Christ, [clearing our throats] knowing

that the greatest defense is when we are

behind the Lord. Isn't it because the Lord

gave the brother greater understanding,

greater strength, and a longer

ministry that the Lord

[clearing throat] bestowed upon the

brother all the wisdom necessary to

save souls and provide the

necessary path? No, it's not like that, brother.

Spirituality above all else,

especially understanding that the Lord

should always be at the forefront of our lives. What

if, starting with understanding, with

spiritual strength, with the works that God

is doing in our lives, we begin to

want to shift our focus and have a degree of

superiority above what the Lord

has established in the Bible, in His

word, and in His teachings? The

best thing we can do is step back,

step back, step back, and always keep the Lord

in front of us. [snoring]

Never let your brother prevail because of your time

in ministry, your knowledge, or the

family you have within the

ministry. Never do that. Always

following the Lord and asking Him for

guidance, asking Him for a leader,

asking Him for new alternatives,

and in unity of spirit, together with

the entire ministerial body of your

region, obeying the older servants of God

, being submissive, as it is

written in Second Timothy,

submission, seeking guidance from the

older members of your region, of your state,

respecting the servants of God. Because if

they feel it and say, "Wait a

little longer, brother, wait a

little longer," don't retaliate. Wait a

little longer.

If he speaks to you, move forward, move forward,

move forward with understanding, brother, without

solicitude. Don't overstep the boundaries

that have been established for your

work. For example, if I'm in

DARP and I start taking care of

evangelism in the congregation itself,

and I go to the co-worker and say, "Look,

now evangelism is our responsibility, DARP,

you don't get involved with that." No,

no, no. That co-worker, that

elder, that deacon, or that brother

he designated to attend

family meetings, meetings for the

sick, they were appointed by the

ministry. DARP, brother, is the

religious assistance department

for evangelism

in many institutions that the Lord

indicates to us, that we are approved for

in the general meeting, in the regional

ministerial meeting.

No, we don't need to enter the

congregations unless we are

called. If they say, "Look, could the..."

Brothers, can you help us? We will help

in whatever way is needed. We are

always available for God's work, but

our work is truly

fieldwork. We go to

prisons, we go to

rehabilitation clinics or drug addiction treatment centers

. We'll go to the hospitals, and also to

the security forces, the army, the

air force, and military barracks in general. Let's

do this job. And if one day

we are called by the co-worker, by the

elder, to take care of this part here

as well, that's no problem. But let's not

force anything, brother, because the

workload you've outlined and left

at our disposal is already very heavy.

Where in the morning we will see some

results from the meeting we had in

preparation for today's meeting.

The hands will hear the brothers say:

"There is so much to be done."

The growth and

development process of DARP is already reaching

a stage it hasn't yet reached. It was different at first

. There were many brothers in the

ministry here in São Paulo, the

capital, who began to develop this

work. And when development occurred

in other states, they were assigned

to go there. Go to that state, teach

them, go to that big regional office they

have, go there, teach them.

It turns out that with this evolution, this

development and this growth of the

work, those guys over there are doing it too.

Those guys over there are doing it too, those guys over there are

doing it too. So, with this, with

that, we were creating multipliers,

because they were irreplaceable, brother, they already were.

For example, here in Brazil we had

the gift, in 1910,

of receiving our dear and missed brother

Luís Francescon.

But there came a time, brother, when he made

10 trips to Brazil, and he did so

with great wisdom because he was

working on the evangelization of the

Brazilian people.

And he didn't do it like I did, like I've already done and like I

'm still doing. And many others did the same, but none

equaled the evangelistic work

of that holy man. He would come to

Brazil and stay for a month, a year, a year and two

months, a year and eight months, a year and nine months.

I have written down in my diary all

10 trips he operated.

His last trip to

Brazil was in 1948. Look, from 1910 to 1948, that's 38 years of

evangelization. And each trip lasted more

than a year, always more than a year here,

without returning home.

So, brother, the result of that evangelistic work

was the development at that

time of a large number of people

who began to understand this doctrine and

began to follow the paths

that we still follow today.

Look, my dear friends, one day

he said to the elders: "The

ministry of that time, brothers,

my time has come to depart.

I'm going back to my nation now. I

lived in the United States, and there I have a

lot of work to do. And I see that here in

Brazil the Lord has already rested upon the

brothers with much understanding.

And the brothers resolve issues that I

have difficulty with. See how humble they are. I

have difficulty resolving things, so I

feel like I'm an unnecessary person, an

unnecessary element.

I'm going there because there's a little work

for me there too.

[clearing throat]

And here the Lord will surely enlighten the

brothers, and the work will certainly continue to

grow." That's what

he learned from, from

the apostle Paul when he entered

Corinth, [snoring]

in Ephesus, in Colossae, in Galatia, and so many

other places in Rome, as

described in the Bible. And it wasn't overnight

, brother, when he was

converted on the road to Damascus. That's

biblical, it's in the Bible. He spent three years

without returning to Jerusalem. He spent some

time with the apostles who lived there. in

Jerusalem, including Peter. Then he

continued his evangelistic journey

to all these other nations.

See how interesting this is, brother. 12

or 13 years without seeing Peter, but

working, working. And Corinth

began to form a marvelous city,

where the Lord poured out many of the

heavenly gifts,

matters that were not mentioned by the

Lord Jesus when he was physically present.

Paul developed, Paul worked,

spoke,

and managed to develop

Christian doctrine. Well, but one day he said to the

brothers: "Brothers, I have finished the race, I have

fought the good fight, I have kept the faith, and

now, brothers, what remains for me is the crown

of eternal life." "I am going to Jerusalem, and you will

see my face no more."

That brotherhood, looking at him, already an

old man, remembering all that he had taught,

embraced him and wept.

Yes, but he had to leave. The day

of our departure arrives, as our brother

Franciscão also said. So, Paul

left, and God knows, the Bible recounts

something, and God knows what happened

in the way he went, uh, rather than the

way the Romans treated

him. History tells,

but he didn't learn alone. He

learned from the Lord Jesus.

Because on that day, when he later

resurrected,

the Lord Jesus gave his final explanations,

and suddenly they were all there by the

sea, right? The Lord began to

leap, to ascend, ascend. Peter, who had

a close relationship and knowledge, like

the apostles, a

considerable closeness with the Lord

Jesus, walked with him, spent some

years with him. And the other apostles

too. When he saw him ascending,

he looked at all the people present.

What are you all amazed at?

This Jesus, whom you saw ascend, will surely come to me. to

return. But first the Lord said:

"I am going to the Father and there I will prepare a

place for you." "But the Spirit of truth will dwell among you, and he will

guide you into all righteousness and

truth."

Pay attention, brother. Pay attention, dear one.

A Holy Spirit would dwell among us,

guiding us into all righteousness and

truth. Listen carefully, it's

not theology books. It

's not human knowledge, it's not

universities advanced in

biblical studies.

Listen carefully, it

's not chat rooms, it

's not human thoughts,

because here in this city, some other

advanced

universities, like

Harvard in the United States, Coimbra in

Portugal, in so many other places,

could suggest that biblical texts are like this, like that, like that

, even

wise and educated men

could teach based on

human knowledge of the paper of the book, which is cold. Even

the pages of the Bible, pages are cold.

For example, the biblical content plus the

biblical content being guided by the

Holy Spirit of God. The man

with the greatest knowledge of

human science, like that little John,

that little Mary from the foot of the

mountain, who doesn't even know how to write,

his signature is still with his thumb, which he does

n't know. When he bends the knee, the

manifestation of the Holy Spirit takes over

that person. He begins to... Speaking the

language of angels there at the foot of the mountain,

as if on one's knees, crying out for the

Spirit of God to manifest itself there. And

not human wisdom, but

human wisdom, divine wisdom, as it is

written, the fear of God is the beginning, the

principle of wisdom.

Glory to God. So, dear ones, you who

are listening, all of us who are

present, do not go after

human things, human science, brothers and sisters. It

will multiply. There will

always be some new invention, a

new project, a new human knowledge. Do

not do that.

Go, brothers and sisters, in the paths and footsteps of

our Lord Jesus Christ.

And the spirits that arise before you

, be like those of Abel and Cain,

of murder, of sin, of carnality,

of lack of guidance or lack of faith.

Even, brothers and sisters, those who do not believe

in what you believe, in the invisible things

you feel in your heart. Many do not believe.

But if, in the presence of the Lord, you

bow before the Lord and seek

spiritual and heavenly things,

have no doubt,

as happened with Cain, the fear he

had. And now, Lord, they are going to

kill me. The Lord showed mercy,

determined it

through mercy, as it is written here,

see, Cain went out from the presence of the Lord.

He dwelt in the land of Nod,

east of Eden, and Cain knew his

wife.

And before, the Lord had told him,

not to [clearing his throat]

whoever kills Cain

will be punished seven times over.

Saying this, giving an order, don't mess

with him. He erred, but don't mess with

him. Don't condemn him, because surely

he was now under the eyes of

God.

Those whom we often find,

brother, committing a slip, an error,

some other situation. Calm down, it's not

us. Clean hands and pure hearts.

Entrust them to the Lord. Dear one,

please sit back there for a little while

and fight for your salvation.

Fight for the salvation of your soul, because

only He can save us. Only He

can give us salvation.

Do you need to be baptized? Yes. There is a

recommendation from the Lord that everyone

who "Believe and be baptized, you will be saved." The

Lord Jesus spoke, but it was He Himself

who said to that other one who was

being condemned like Him at the side of the

cross, "Today you will be with me in

paradise

." He was

baptized. Was he baptized?

No, but at the command of the eternal, flee even to

the king of hell.

So, it is up to us to carry the seed of the

gospel.

Forgiveness, mercy, charity. As

we always say, when we give a

testimony to someone, don't talk

about baptism to the person.

[clearing throat] The person knows

nothing. They have been created until now within a

religion, a philosophy, a

feeling, a thought; don't

talk about baptism, don't present

baptism to them. Present our

Lord Jesus Christ, His love, His

mercy, His forgiveness, His patience.

The important thing is for you to congregate. Come and

seek the word. The Lord will take His

servant by the Holy Spirit, bring forgiveness,

understanding, mercy, fear of God,

and will remove all the shell that is

around the person, purifying their life,

elevating, exalting them more and more in the

spiritual life, and in due time the

Lord will make a transformation in their life.

Those who, as we said at the beginning of the

exhortation of the word, were in a

cell,

were drugged,

were, brother, reprimanded

[clearing throat]

and condemned by all of society. But

today, when one kneels in the presence

of God, the Lord moves heaven and

earth in favor of the one who prays today for

souls.

There is recovery,

there is forgiveness, there is charity. There is always an

opportunity as long as there is

a breath of life in the person. God be praised.

Amen.

Amen.

Glory to God. We have Dalberto here,

so it

's not a matter of

excuse me, you see?

Within the agenda,

right?

We have here within today's agenda

[snoring]

uh, some items, there are few, you see? Brother,

there are nine items that later—it's only

for the brothers' reminder, the brothers

can take these items home, right

? I kindly ask you to observe

number one when we talk about one. And

when we talk about two, then the brothers

will go, because otherwise, while we are

talking here, Mão is already on the ninth

wanting to know what to talk about. Don't

worry, it will be quick because We

also have time for this meeting.

Here, the first item talks about not

centralizing service

on just one brother.

What happens? If you then have the one

who already has the wording, you see,

Ricardo? It also gives a way for the

brother here to mirror the issues

as well. What does that mean?

[clearing throat]

Not centralizing service on

just one brother, brother, centralization is

never good. Have you

seen?

I'm used to that barber

over there, he cuts my hair, he

shaves my beard, one day he dies and then it takes time to

find another one. It's the same thing in the

congregation or our work. The

secret, brother, is to delegate functions and

demand accountability.

Look, in DARP there isn't one person who understands

, let's say,

completely,

the first, second, third, and

fourth sectors. Do they all understand? Almost

everything. All sectors. But there's

someone who needs to focus their attention on

one sector. It's sector one.

He and the team try to adapt well to the

knowledge of the sector. One.

Another team from sector two,

clinics, brother, is trying to find out in the

prison what

a person who is there is thinking. If I were him,

what would I be doing now, brothers?

So, these meetings, we spoke today with

the coordinators, and the coordinators

are coming now, meeting with them,

brother, one day with sector one, which are the

prison units,

sector two, meeting with the team from sector

two, explaining to them about the

behavior of a person who is

addicted to any type of medication

or

product or narcotic, whatever it may be

. What is this person doing there,

why did he go there, how does he get

out of there?

So, little by little we are going to have

some meetings and transfer to the

brothers some knowledge that over 20

-odd years, and the team of

brothers who are here, the managers, can

pass on to the brothers, for the brothers

to replicate, to train multipliers

throughout Brazil. The brothers will see here

that we are going to bring some

state coordinators who are

present here, who are already making some

changes in their states, are

doing new things that are being used throughout Brazil. This

needs to be done. The brothers will

observe this. So don't just centralize it,

I'm the coordinator of DARP, so everyone

needs to come to me and I'll explain

everything. It's impossible to explain everything. Have you ever

thought about a

university rector or director-general

? And that university,

when it's a college, has one or two, three

courses. When it's a university, it has

almost all the courses necessary

for the whole society. It has everything from

engineering to medicine, it has law and

pedagogy and so many other subjects

, right? But the rector or

director-general of the university doesn't

have to know all the subjects that are

taught, but he needs to have an idea of ​​what

law studies, what

medicine studies, what

engineering studies, and so on. And

talk to these directors of these

departments or chairs

about their portfolio,

what

difficulties the students are

facing, what we can

help and assist to strengthen

their students. It's the same thing, brother. If

the coordinator, the brother who is

watching now, generally a An elder

or deacon, perhaps even nominated

by the Ministry's senior members, could

be a co-worker. It's up to

the senior members of the state to decide.

If the brother is a coordinator, talk

to the other departments, sectors 1, 2, 3, and 4.

And these brothers need to delve deeper

into the relevant issues.

It's a matter for security forces, the

army, air force, navy,

military police, civil police,

fire department, private police, and other

security agencies.

He needs to deepen his

knowledge of these people. There are

times, brother, when there are things we

can't talk about in a prison,

but we can talk about in a barracks. There are

things we can't talk about

in a barracks, but we can't

talk about in a prison. But look at the

wonderful thing that has given, the

responsibility that the Lord has given

to all of us. We pass on the seed

of the gospel and the knowledge of our

Lord Jesus Christ to

those who are incarcerated,

whether in prisons,

penitentiaries, and even maximum security prisons for

men, women, and children,

and also to... Security forces,

repressive force, the policeman who arrests the

incarcerated. And the incarcerated person who

wants to kill a policeman because he arrests

him. Then we arrive, how do we go to

side A or B? That's

why the Christian congregation in

Brazil, out of mercy, since its

foundation, has been considered apolitical.

Because we don't support A or B, but rather

those who deny the commandments

established by our Lord Jesus

Christ, who reject

Christian teachings, as there are many religions

in churches and also political parties.

This is a natural thing. This is

statutory.

How am I going to defend a

group of people who want the death of

a child? It could be. I was also a

child. Are there any brothers here

or there who were never children? We

were all children.

And how many stories,

true stories even of great leaders of

society,

would have parents who made a pact or

an agreement that, because they couldn't

raise the child, they would kill that child in the

womb, for example, by having an abortion.

How many?

How many? And for one reason or another, it was

The child was prevented from being

killed. He ended up being a great

hero of humanity, contributing

many great and holy benefits to

the holy men who are now

converted to the Lord. He would be one less

in the spiritual force established by

our Lord Jesus Christ on earth.

So, brother, we are not partisans, we are

, brother, admired and loved,

and imprisoned, as the Lord says, condemned,

prisoners of our Lord Jesus

Christ. This holy doctrine

teaches us the ways of eternity.

So, not to centralize understanding

on things, but together with all

groups to be able to develop work for the

benefit of God's work.

Now here is Brother Ednilton Pereira

de Almeida, who since he was a little boy has been

accompanying our dear and missed

brother Natã, my beloved brother, who has passed away,

but I hope to meet him in heaven. And

Ed has considerable knowledge in

our absence; Ed is always at the

forefront of all the guidance work

of DARP throughout Brazil. Please, Ed,

talk about periodic visits to the

institutions.

God be praised.

Amen.

Brothers, I will Let's move on to

item two, regarding periodic visits to

institutions.

Brothers, we

already have a topic on this item, brother, which is in

the summary of teachings in the

consolidated document. It's topic number 35

of the general topics. This subject is already

there as well, brother. But you saw the

need for us to pass it on to the

brothers?

Because, brothers, since this meeting is for the

coordinators and secretaries,

brothers, we are noticing,

brothers, a need to always

remind the brothers of these

periodic visits to the institutions.

For example, there is a brother who is a coordinator of the

brethren, who has never been to a

prison unit. Other coordinating brothers

work very hard, a very good job,

very beautiful, but they have never been to

any institution for the

elderly, others to a

drug rehabilitation clinic, right, brothers?

So, the coordinator, brother, as God

gave to Brother Francisco Nogueira, and the

coordinator cannot apply himself

only to one sector, but he has to

know what happens in all four

sectors. So, brother, we ask for this

visit that we are talking about here, brothers, at a

time when When you need to change an official document, or at some

point when you need to request the

opening of some work at some

institution, we ask the

coordinating brothers to make an effort, and

together with the collaborator, together with the

brother who attends, brothers, if possible,

accompany him to be able to familiarize themselves with the process

. It's even good because the director of

that unit, of that institution,

knowing that the brother is the coordinator

of that work, is where

some suggestions and even some

complaints arise, brothers, which the

servant of God coordinator

can manage. So,

we are asking because, as God gave

to the servant of God, we cannot

apply ourselves entirely and only to one of

the four sectors, no, brothers. But

[clearing throat] we will,

brothers, and having the knowledge of everyone,

is where the brother will have, brothers, many

arguments and much material to

continue working, brothers, and making

the work prosper. So, we

ask this part of the brothers

because we realize that there are brothers

who, brothers, sometimes leave,

brothers, only to the secretary,

sometimes they leave everything to the brother. ...who

attends and he ends up without

knowledge of what happens in that

institution, right, brothers? We know it's impossible

. All the brothers are from the

ministry, they work in God's work

. But, brothers, the good thing is to do what

this topic is saying, to have

this knowledge of what happens inside

the units that God gives the grace for the

brothers to coordinate. Is that right, Brother

Logueira? Right. Praise be to God.

Amen.

A very clear example is this, brother,

exactly as Edinil said.

[clearing throat] We have a service

at the penitentiary in such and such a place.

So, the brothers who attend there at DARP

go on what day? Tuesday. They go

there every Tuesday and come back. But the

coordinator, or they themselves accompany the

coordinator, should visit, for example,

the prison director periodically, from

time to time. Doctor, excuse me, is everything

alright? Today we didn't come doing

evangelization work at the

penitentiary. This one here is always

present and I am one of the coordinators of

this sector. I came here to talk to... "Sir

, is everything alright? Do we need

any guidance? Would you like to give us

some guidance?

Our staff is coming in here, is

everything alright?

We've been doing this periodically for a while,

but new people always come in and don't

always do it. It's in a clinic, even in a

hospital unit, right? Oh,

doctor, we have a meeting

scheduled for Wednesday to be here. Do we have

any objections? Is there anything else we can do

?" Suddenly he says: "Look,

you're playing too loud, let the

staff know." You're taking me into a

ward here, you can't do that. Or else he'll

talk about what's happening here at the

clinics and some other hospitals in

the capital of São Paulo.

They send letters here asking: "Oh,

visit more, visit more." Where is

Marinaldo's son?

I was here this morning, but I'm not anymore.

There is?

Rafael was here, but isn't he anymore?

Yes. So, brother, he was telling

me, there are some hospitals there, brothers, that

are calling them, the groups, to go

there. Come on, there were two or three of them, don't bring

more, you can bring in 14 or 15. There was a

university there, Maquense, which is

run by Catholics,

the priests,

uh, Presbyterian. And they, brother,

called a group of brothers from the

musical group and they did a big

presentation,

a wonderful presentation,

uh, with our hymns, a

wonderful testimony within a great

university. What's the name of the place they

called there, Brother Rafael? Hospital

das Clínicas in São Paulo. It's one of the

biggest hospitals there is.

And the brothers are already getting ready

to go there, right?

Another order will arrive shortly. Another request. Why?

Music is therapy. The art of

expressing the diverse emotions of our

soul through sound. I myself performed

an anointing

of a servant of God a short time ago in

all the clinics here in São Paulo. And

when I got there, there were two or three who

asked for anointing. Who are our brothers?

The other time I went to anoint a sister,

and when I arrived with another servant of

God, she was

crying. Why? Because they just came out

of the courtyard, where

the sisters were, the people who were going to have

pre-surgery, pre-surgical procedures,

and the musicians, our brothers, were

there, they started playing and people started

crying

and singing, right? Oh, it's a hymn of hope,

right? My help comes from the Lord. And so

on. And among those various things, the courtyard there

is big, isn't it? There were so many

sick people, and they began to cry

and give glory to God because they were our

brothers and sisters.

It's wonderful, then, to

always be guided by the Lord and not to

centralize things, and also to carry out

these visits to institutions. Now, in this

next item, it talks about

getting closer to the regional elders.

Listen up, brother, we have

a group of older elders in our region,

or those designated by them, to

be the coordinators of DARP and other

departments. However, our

consideration for the older servants of God

in each region is

fundamental. We would

never think, no, we have our

department, it's just for us. You take care

of the spiritual part, and

we don't take care of the other things. We don't take care of it. In everything we do,

we discuss it with the

elders. They were the ones who suggested it, they were the ones

who presented it, and they are the ones who have,

brother, the elements of defense when we

need them.

Who is this person? That other one? No,

no, I know that one. I work with

the gentleman to my right,

my twin brother, my friend,

more than just my blood brother. He has been

working for over 50 years.

We visited Minas Gerais, we visited so many

places together, we worked within the

same municipality, ABC Paulista.

We went to Africa together. Today I help

him in the development of the

African continent. And the biggest surprise and

joy was when the group from the

presidency approved Mr.

Alberto's coming here to DARP with us, and me next to

him, behind him, right? So,

it's a pleasant, admirable thing.

And when something difficult happens there,

here, or in any other department

where we work together,

Alberto, what do you think? He said: "I think so,

so, so." And he did the same

. Francisco contacted me about a certain

brother, and I think it's like this

, I told him, what do

you think? I think so too,

Magoberto, because we have a certain

identification in communion.

Now I'm going to start arguing with him, competing

with him, to see who is stronger, because the

Lord is not pleased with a divided body,

brother. Remember Abraham and Lot? Lot, our

shepherds are in contention, but we

cannot contend with them. We are brothers. Hmm.

We're brothers.

Remember Jacob

and his brother because of the

birthright issue? What was his name

again? Does anyone know?

There is?

Who?

Health.

Esau.

Ah, Esau. Ah, [clearing throat]

you guys are quite clever, aren't you? I hope

the brothers are online too. Esau

was angry with him because of the

birthright.

When he discovers the meaning of

primogeniture, I'm going to get him, I'm going to get

him. What did Jacob do? The man of God

humbled himself, and when his brother came

to get him, he knelt down, calling

him Lord.

What happened, dear,

when he arrived,

his brother was kneeling, get up, get up. He

embraced his friend, he embraced the one he was going to

kill, is

n't that right?

And since he was in quite a hurry,

let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go together.

Now we're friends, let's go, let's go.

He said: "No, dear, you go

ahead, I mean, I don't mind,

go ahead, but wait for me, okay,

I'll be there too. I'm with some cattle, a

small space, some little children who ca

n't run, I mean, taking care

of your people and taking care of the time to

meet with your dear brother. Basílio

Gitti, those who knew him, he taught us

like that. There were

some there, doing this with their

hands, there were some who wanted to run ahead of me

and I said: 'No

problem, you can go and I'll go too.' It's

no problem because there are some who have

more wisdom, who have more

knowledge, who are more

developed in certain situations, but we ca

n't leave them and we can't

abandon them. They are our brothers. We

need to enter heaven together.

[snoring]

So, brother, the closeness with the

servants and the elders is

fundamental

to success.

That's one of the secrets. Now I would ask

[clearing throat] Joel Nogueira,

oh what a beautiful surname, huh? Joel is an

elder of Votorantim." He will speak

about working with groups and

DARP teams. Please, Mon Joel.

Praise be to God.

Amen.

Amen.

Brothers, we are going to talk about this topic:

working with groups and DARP teams.

Brothers, please understand that the scope of this

meeting is directed towards

coordinating brothers from various DARPs throughout

Brazil. And following the topics

being addressed, it is to

draw our attention to the need for the work

of our brothers and sisters to

evolve and be well-

structured. It

began with non-centralization,

then guidance on periodic visits

to institutions, closer relationships with the

older, elder members who preside, and

guidance that the

coordinating brothers should work with the

teams that work alongside them

. Let us remember, brothers, that in the

Holy Scriptures

we have several examples that

guide us not to work alone.

In one of the wonderful proverbs that

Solomon wrote, it says: "Where there

is no wise guidance, the people perish, but in the

multitude of counselors there is safety." A

multitude of advisors means it's not just one person

, it's several. Therefore, it is

important that the coordinating brothers

develop the teams, assemble the

teams, and guide them to work

together, not to make decisions alone, and

not to act alone. And one

important detail, brothers, when we talk about a team, we mean

unity.

A team is a combination of talents,

collaborators, and virtues. And to each one

God appoints, or God gives, a portion.

But one portion with brother A, another

portion with brother B, the combination of all

these insights creates the team and the

work flows. It is important that the

coordinating brothers also guide the

team members that in God's work

, [working]

in the teams and in the work not only of

DARP, but in all of God's work, it is not

appropriate to have a star,

a team does not need to have someone

who is a star. I'll take a moment here,

brothers, to relate an event from a

certain region where a brother

held evangelistic meetings in a

particular establishment; he and

his team were there.

And when he had some impediment that

prevented him from going, even though he had other, good

people on the team, he would call

the director of the institution and say:

"Look, there won't be an evangelization meeting today

because I can't go."

And he disregarded all the other

members, brothers, it's important that the

coordinators guide the team. You don't

need to be a star. The only star that

shines among us is the Lord Jesus

Christ.

Then, [clearing their throats] the brothers should

instruct everyone to respect one

another. Oh, and in

this year's RG circular, there's a

topic, a guideline, that says

we should always observe the

good qualities of our colleagues.

It is important that the

coordinating brothers observe

the qualities of each member in the teams. And the

combination of all these good qualities

will make the team more cohesive, the

work flow better, and the work of

God more fruitful. growing and thriving.

Let's understand, fellow coordinators, that the

brothers are in the coordination role and they won't be

able to do everything alone. But it is

very important that the brothers guide

the team to do the work in the

proper way. This concludes this

group and team orientation. May

God grant that this blessing be fulfilled in the teams

that our brothers and sisters coordinate.

Psalm 133,

which says: "How good and pleasant it is when

brothers live together in unity! There is

blessing, even life forevermore."

Praise be to God.

Amen!

Glory to God!

Glory to God! Glory to Jesus. Glory.

God bless.

See how important it is for us to be together, to

talk, right? A reason for

counselors and security. For the brothers

to have an idea of ​​this teamwork,

taking care of the sectors. The Lord himself has

already established it in the congregation.

Who takes care of the poor? The deacons. A

team of piety with the sisters, with

advisors. Who takes care of sound doctrine? The

word,

the ministry of the word, elders,

cooperators, young cooperators, the

evangelists,

who takes care of the musical or

administrative part, let's call it that, the

documents, the care of authority.

So, brother, the Lord

has established each one in a team, in a

sector, and requires of each one what the

apostle Paul taught: perfect the gift

that is in you.

[cleaning the [Throat] This is important.

It is the Lord himself who taught us.

So, the improvement of teams,

teamwork, and respect for the

most senior servant of God is fundamental. Now

I would like to kindly ask another

elder, our brother from the central church of Ferraz de

Vasconcelos, our dear [snoring]

brother João Gilberto dos Santos Moura.

Wow, what a beautiful man, huh? He will speak

here about Holy Communion, brothers, including

in chemistry, in clinics and other

institutions, and the adaptation of various

new evangelization projects.

Please, Brother João. João Gilberto.

God be always praised.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

As our brother Francisco Nogueira has already

mentioned

the topics, right? There are several doubts

regarding the celebration of Holy Communion,

both in the

prison system, which today is the

system of resocialization and

socio-educational measures,

both in prisons and also in units

for minors and also in clinics for

drug addicts and

therapeutic units, where there is

this question of whether

we can celebrate Holy Communion in these

places. Look, Brothers and sisters, focusing on the

spiritual aspect and the foundation of Holy

Communion, you observe that

when we partake in Holy Communion, we must

be in communion with our

local brotherhood, with our ministry,

and obviously with the entire brotherhood and sisterhood, and

in communion with God, isn't that right,

dear ones? So, Holy Communion is

celebrated in congregations,

and all who participate

must be in communion with the entire

brotherhood and with the ministry.

This is aimed at the spiritual aspect and,

obviously, in communion with God, right?

We must be horizontally

at peace, in communion with everyone, and

vertically with God. Is that right,

dear ones? So, one of the observations is

this: those who are in prison,

in a juvenile detention center, in a

drug rehabilitation clinic, or

even in a hospital,

right? They are all imprisoned, whether

physically, in terms of

health conditions, or in treatment.

So, logically, there is no

need for them to partake in Holy Communion

because they are separated from the

church community. Obviously, God

will not hold them accountable. It's about taking Holy

Communion. Oh, a year, two years have passed and they haven't

taken Holy Communion. Obviously not. And

on the other hand, brothers and sisters, there's the issue

that we take Holy Communion as

the word of God commands, right?

Wine is served, right? Which symbolizes the

blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And

all those who are in these conditions

should not drink alcoholic beverages. And

wine, obviously, wine has an

alcoholic content. So,

this guidance is given that

Holy Communion should not be held in these places precisely

because there isn't a structure

to hold Holy Communion

within a clinic, right? Within

a prison unit, there aren't the conditions,

right, brothers and sisters? There aren't the conditions to hold

Holy Communion there. So, it doesn't justify

those who are in this condition taking

Holy Communion merely as a ritual. No,

Holy Communion is not a ritual, it's a

commandment

of the word of God, right, that our Lord

Jesus Christ, on the night he was

betrayed, took the bread, blessed it.

This is my body which is Shared among

you. Eat of it, all of you. This is my

blood, the blood of the New Testament that

is shed for you, which is my blood.

So, everyone must participate. So,

obviously,

how many places... it's in my

own common... and the brothers also have

brothers who are in a health condition

that they cannot go to church to take

Holy Communion because of their

health condition. And obviously they will be

justified by God because they are

there going through that process.

Okay, dear.

Yes,

also our brother Monão Edilton is

making an observation. Sometimes the

brothers are charged, aren't they? Charged

by the institution and by those who

are hospitalized there. Other denominations

do it, don't they, brothers? But that doesn't

justify it. We have the

consolidated topics, right? The summary of the

teachings that guides that this part

is not done outside the church environment. 8

38

of the summary of the teachings in

topic 38 is specific. Then the

brothers will post in the groups

as well, guiding the brothers when the

brothers are questioned

about this subject, okay? Okay,

dear ones? I believe that's quite clear, but

Brother Francisco, one more piece of guidance

.

Another matter, brothers, that I

have to discuss with you is

regarding the adaptation of the evangelization projects

of all sectors, right? As

everyone knows, all the

projects, all the teachings that

are on the DARP portal, are

being migrated

to SIGA, right? So, all

will be migrated. And isn't that right, Brother

Elso? In the future, the DARP portal

will be deactivated because there's no longer a

need to maintain it.

Because all the information regarding

DARP will be on SIGA, okay,

dear ones? And so all the sectors—

Sector One has already started, our

sector, Sector Two, along with

Ruben Stelles, Sérgio Pirrovezan, and the

other members of the group, we are

making all the necessary adjustments for our

sector, and each sector will make its own

adjustments. When it goes up to SIGA, then

all the projects will be adapted

for you. Okay

, so, if they use it and obviously have any new projects, any questions, the brothers will pass them on to the management group here at BRAS, and the brothers will also develop and guide the brothers when necessary, okay, dear ones? So,

several brothers have approached us

regarding various projects, right,

within sector two, clinics and

shelters, we have the

music workshop, which is done within the

clinics, guidance for songs.

All these projects are ready

to be put up on

Siga. Okay, dear ones? That's what I

had to pass on. For everything, God

be praised.

Amen.

Amen.

Glory.

Brothers, we are now moving towards the

final stretch.

Two representatives from two states, the

state of Minas Gerais and the state of

Rio de Janeiro, will now say

something, because [clearing throat] the

state of Minas Gerais has

always worked together with

all of us and they have been very forward, very

ahead, already developing

DARP in the state of Minas Gerais, in

a way that is Our desire is that

all states in Brazil do the same.

So, brothers and sisters who are online,

pay close attention. You belong to

another state, and exactly as I did, it

was done among the brothers and sisters of Minas

Gerais, starting with the servant of God who

serves the entire state.

They spoke amongst themselves with some other

older elders, along with the

coordinators of DARP from that state, and

they developed [clearing throat]

a work that we here in São Paulo,

at least, have little need to

go to Minas Gerais for, because they are

working and developing it

very efficiently there,

starting from BH, Belo Horizonte. So,

we are here with our brother Eli Alves

Santana, who is an elder and coordinator in

Belo Horizonte. He will share with us

what they are doing there.

Please, Mother Eli.

God be praised, brothers and sisters.

Amen.

I thank God for the opportunity to

be here. I bring greetings from my

family. I will take yours with the holy

peace of God.

Amen.

Brothers and sisters, God has helped us in all the

work there in Belo Horizonte. God It

has honored us. And in 2020,

we had the first state meeting in

the state of Minas Gerais.

And

with that, brothers, we had the participation

of several brothers from São Paulo, who

were with us there, and we had the

honor of Brother Francisco being with us at that

meeting.

And one of Brother Francisco's requests

was that the

state of Minas Gerais could advance in its

work, not only in Belo Horizonte, but

that we could also advance in the

regional areas within the state. At that

time, we were 22 DARPs in 16 or 17 RRMs,

and

we came into the pandemic, seeking

structuring,

and the DARP of Belo Horizonte also

needed structuring.

We had a little over 40

service points within the DARP of Belo

Horizonte. And God prepared that work was done

together with several brothers, right?

Together with our brother Paulo Jordelino,

our coordinating elder of the DARP there with

us in Belo Horizonte. And God

prepared, brothers, for the creation of

several departments within the secretariat

of... DARP. And with that, things

progressed. And today, thank God, the

DARP Belo Horizonte, during this period, has experienced

significant growth,

but the state grew along with it during this

period from 2024 to 2026. Within the

state of Minas Gerais, we went from 22 DARPs

to 50 DARPs.

So this is a gift from God, with

growth of over 130%,

brothers and sisters, right? So, God has honored us, and continues to

honor us. And with this, brothers and sisters,

the possibility of

creating a commission to take

care of these DARPs

within the state was brought to the Council of Elders of the State of Minas Gerais. Together with the

coordinators of each region, God

prepared a state commission.

This commission works under the

guidance and direction of the

state presidency. God arranged for

our brother Silemon Tito, an elder of the

state, one of the coordinators of the state

of Minas Gerais, to come forward. Presiding over

us within this commission, and with that,

brothers, the work has progressed

in the RRMs, it has also progressed in the

structural part.

Ah, one of the things we have been seeking

a lot, brothers, is to grow, but to grow in a

structured way. Not to have growth without

structure, without support, because it's no

use having growth

and then having to redo the work

again or having to rebuild

what was done. So,

today we are seeking this work

together with the State Council so that

we can provide assistance to all the DARPs

within the state of Minas Gerais with the

eyes, you know, of the brothers who

preside over us, over the state.

So, with that, we had the last

meeting now on

July 19th, the state meeting there in

Belo Horizonte. God prepared that it

was presented in sector

one, which is where the work

also began there in the state of Minas Gerais.

Today, within the state of Minas, we have

76%

of the prison units. The DARP already exists

within these units. So this is

wonderful because we can,

brothers, measure the numbers. Well, we've got

the number of each prison unit

within the state. We're already doing

focused work within those that do

n't yet exist, so that God may

help us, right? That in a short time we

can also reach all the

prison units within the state. It's a

quest, a desire we have, and

we believe that with God's light, the guidance of the

Holy Spirit, and the support of this

BRAS council, which has been helping and

supporting us in this work,

we believe that the Lord will also grant us this

victory. So, brothers and sisters, I

thank God, right? We are there in

Belo Horizonte. Whatever you

need from us, we are there, right,

brothers and sisters, at your disposal to help

you in whatever you need.

I am grateful to God for everything. God be

praised.

Amen.

Amen.

Glory. If

there is a need, brothers and sisters, for

guidance, how do you do that?

Something like that here. Uh, you can send

us a message and we will assign, we

will ask one of the brothers to

develop it with you, even via

Online, WhatsApp, or email. How do you

do that? Because our goal is to

reach the point that Minas Gerais has already reached

, in the general supervision of the state,

okay? Luís Carlos Euclides, who joined

with the oldest servants of God

there, and in that unity of spirit, together

[clearing throat] with Silemon, with

Mon Eli and other brothers, are

developing

the work that

is being done there in the state of

Minas Gerais to an exceptional degree, always, brother, with the

approval of the Presidency Council.

Everyone knows about this work, at least

those who are in charge of the

departments. Now we also have, if

not the need, to be

present there. Mon Eli has all the

qualifications to be able to develop it, and

also some other brothers indicated

here by São Paulo to be able to

assist the brothers. The secret,

brothers, is what we do with the

guidance of our brother Dalberto and the

other members of the council,

as we did in Africa. This was

done and is already being done now in the

second semester, we have the RGE there. It's the

same form of management here in... DARP, and

also now, after another

department called IND, which we

operate with the same similarity, under the same

guidelines. What is it, brother? Like, for

example, Africa being administered by

Africans.

That's difficult. It's not necessary for us to travel many

kilometers to

the African continent, another culture,

another way of eating, another

dialect, and so many other occurrences

that we have been observing over all these years

and always passing on to them

what? Passing on what? The way of

multiplication,

teaching them how to teach. So, if a state does

n't yet have all this training, as has

been done now, hasn't yet

developed in this way, calm down, calm down.

The brothers who are speaking here, and the

brothers, we here as well, are passing this on to the

brothers, often without

needing to be in your state.

Your state, you know your

state, you know the people, you know the

culture. Yes, they are different ways.

Brazil from north to south has

different characteristics. You

grant me the grace to travel with some brothers in

serving certain regions of northern

Brazil, Amazonas, Orania, Acre, and so

on. Honduras

It's different from the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Brother Rogério will be here

shortly. It's different from Espírito

Santo. There's a similarity between Espírito Santo

and Rio de Janeiro. They're close by.

But it's very different from the Northeast, from

northern Bahia, Pernambuco, Sergipe, very

different.

Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa

Catarina, Paraná, different cultures,

different colonization.

It's the same country, thank God, our

dear and beloved Brazil, where the Lord

found seeds in this land, sowed

seeds upon this land, and the land is

prepared for Christianity

to develop

astonishingly, growing as it has been

in recent times.

So, dear ones, if you

have any difficulty, today we'll be passing through

Moi, and there in Brasília, Goiás, Goiânia,

even Tocantins, if necessary,

and those states that are

north of Minas Gerais, if there's a

need, you can get in touch. Take

a look at the report there, it's

directed by our brother Eli.

He certainly has great pleasure in

assisting you, we won't say. ...

that physically, but perhaps online or

by phone or through other available means of

communication. Now I

kindly ask that our brother from the

state of Rio de Janeiro, our brother

Rogério Santana de Oliveira, will

speak because he is on the same

path of this organization that, by

mercy, is being carried out in São

Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and now

also Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro.

Please, Rogério,

he is also an elder there in Rio de

Janeiro.

Glory to God.

God be praised. I

also want to express my joy

[clearing throat] at being with

all of you this afternoon, participating in

this wonderful meeting, brothers,

which the Lord has given us the grace to

attend. Brother, I thank God that,

as I have already mentioned, the Lord has prepared me to be

working, collaborating,

contributing in this

wonderful department, brother, there in the state of Rio

de Janeiro. I was nominated by the

elders to be there in charge of the

state coordination. And so the Lord

has greatly blessed us, brothers. The

work of DARP in the state of Rio de

Janeiro from 2023 onwards, it...

Brothers, it has grown significantly.

And today, brothers, we are

working to create a new

growth structure in the state

of Rio de Janeiro. We have already created a

scope, brothers, a format for how

we will work, and we have brought it to the

attention of the elder who is in the CAI (Center for Advanced Studies).

Today it is our brother Anselmo do Amaral,

he was nominated by the elders of the

state of Rio de Janeiro to be,

brothers, in charge of this department, and

he mediates between the

elders there in the state of Rio. So,

we brought it to his attention, and he took it to

the CAI. The CAI approved, brothers, this

restructuring work

of the DARP (Department of Religious Affairs) in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Well, we intend to do this

work starting in July.

For about a year, we will

work to advance the

growth of the DARP work in the

state of Rio de Janeiro. Today we

already have the DARP established in nine regions, brothers

. There is a DARP, which is a

specific location, a strategic location

called Volta Redonda. It is not an

administration either, it is not a

It was created regionally in 2018, and

then in 2022 it was created

statewide, encompassing all

regions. So, our idea

for growth is to have the DARP (Regional Action Plan)

present in all regions, in all

administrations,

in all sectors, and in all

strategic locations—that is,

where it's not a regional office,

administration, or

sector, but a more

distant city, brothers, where it's difficult for the regional office,

administration, or sector to

reach and

carry out the DARP's work. So, we

will create these DARPs in these

strategic locations under

the coordination of the regional office.

The regional office will coordinate this

work. We will implement it; the

older brothers, the RRM (Regional Missionary Region), will appoint

the coordinating elder, the

secretary brothers, and so on. And we

will provide all the support so that the DARPs

are created in these locations as an

extension of the regional office. So today we

have around 10 DARPs, as

mentioned, nine within one region and one

DARP is a strategic location because it's not

an administrative center. And our idea

now is to create, we already have four DARP

extensions created. We will create, brothers,

20 more DPS extensions linked to

regional centers, making a total of 24

extensions in the state of Rio de Janeiro

throughout 2026 and

2027. Of course, without rushing, without haste,

well-structured, always talking with

the older elders. We

also have the group, brothers, which is Gai

, the state support group. It is

helping us because we have to

put all the information into SIGA.

So there are the... Brothers nominated by the

older members of GAI who are helping us

structure the DARP program in the

state of Rio de Janeiro. Meetings,

all the meetings that we went to have,

we sent them, we forwarded them to Cai,

for Cai to put them on our agendas,

brothers. So, everything's fine, brothers,

documented, guided, everything's very good,

brothers, managed

together with the council of the oldest elders

who are there in the state of Rio

de Janeiro, and I tell you, brothers, if it

weren't for the support of these brothers, we wouldn't have been able to

get anywhere. And

today we have growth. First, we thank

God and our

dear brothers and sisters who have helped us

so much. And now, with great joy,

we also have our brother Anselmo, who,

as we said, is helping and

supporting us in a

wonderful way so that the work of DARP

in the state of Rio de Janeiro can

grow even more, souls can be

reached, and the name of God can be

glorified. We are counting on everyone's

support so that the Lord may continue to

help us develop this

wonderful work in the state of Rio de

Janeiro. Praise be to God.

Amen.

Glory to God. God.

See, brothers and sisters, how pleasant, how

wonderful.

Everyone who came forward here mentioned

a very important word,

the elders, servants of God who

are ahead of us.

There are, brothers, flaws in some.

There are things we don't always

agree on, but it's better to have the end than

the beginning of everything. When

we look back, we'll see they were

right. If we do that, we'll remember

Joshua,

won't we? Joshua and his companions accomplished so much

, didn't they? Caleb,

Uros, and others

saw what was happening to Moses along the

way.

They came,

look at the rebellion that Korah had and so many

other situations,

but the old man was already getting

tired. What did they do?

The friends gathered among them.

Let's help him, help our old man.

He always guided us, he always

taught us. They could have said to Moses:

"Okay, go away, old man.

These times are no longer for you," but it was the

opposite.

We are at your disposal, Lord servant

of God.

If you need us, we are here. If you don't need us

, we will continue to be here

helping you.

And they helped him raise his hands.

That commitment, that dedication, that

effort for the benefit of that project, to

free the people from slavery and take them to the

promised land,

brother, it was a commitment, a force of

all those present, all those who saw the

guidance. It's the same today, brothers, today

is the same thing. What was the result?

The Lord called Moses, and the

time had come for his departure.

It was time for Moses to leave. He

had already worked hard enough, brother. He

did his part, and he did it

with great quality, just like Paul

when he said, "I have finished my career."

He fought a good fight there. So,

what was the last instruction?

Moses is coming here. Yes sir

.

Say a prayer over Joshua's head,

dear,

because now he was about to leave, but he

couldn't leave the work without a

guide.

So, what did he do? He prayed over

Joshua's head.

The Lord took Moses, and Joshua continued

the journey.

Dear fellow servants of God who are watching,

dedicate yourselves as much as possible to this

work here. And we draw near, we do not

belong, we belong to the brotherhood and

ministerial council of God's work.

But there is a presidential council there

.

Servants of God are striving. Pray to

God for them. It's not from the

Savior Hand to the last servant of God who is there

among them in the presidency. Everyone,

pray for them and for the other

senior servants of God in your state,

in your region, that

sincerity, humility,

strength, virtue, and the qualities

necessary for

ministry may be poured out upon them.

Respect him, ask for guidance, do

everything possible, because now, no,

starting on September 27th there will be an

online meeting between the entire

Ministry of Brazil, elders, deacons,

cooperators, young cooperators

online, where we will receive all the

guidance and instructions that until now have

not been disclosed or

spoken about.

Since God, the Lord God, our great

creator,

as he put it, brought

the internet to humanity, that is,

long-distance communication

, then there will be a

uniformity of teachings for the entire

planet wherever it is needed, wherever it can be

reached, even with questions and

doubts that may arise. Regarding

points of doctrine and so many other

things that had not been discussed until then.

So today we have the opportunity,

from the wisest servants of God in

God's work, to those who are

less wise, who haven't been able to

develop much knowledge

of points and doctrine and the word,

to be united, gathered in

person and online, learning

various subjects. Initially, the

ministry, and later on, as

the brothers feel it,

will also be extended to the congregation, because there are

many brothers among us who

find it difficult to understand

the difference between

the points of doctrine and commandments

that we learn within the

congregation. And those things he heard about in the

past, in other beliefs, those

he picked up in a book, those things that are

said on the internet, those that are seen here

or there. And now, which one do I follow?

Left, right, up,

down, the book, the lectern, what am I

going to do? So now,

by the mercy of God, holy

men are arriving, older servants of God, with

experience, with meeting after

meeting,

opening the Bible without study, without a

theology book—that's not it, because it is

written in the word, "Examine the

Scriptures, for in them is life."

So, through examination, guidance,

prayer, and asking for revelation from the

Holy Spirit of God among us,

this bread of wisdom will be distributed

to all of us. And we at DARP are in this

together. Let's learn from these servants

of God. On September 27th, we will have

this meeting which will certainly be announced

to the entire ministerial body.

That's something, really good news, you know,

fresh off the press. Last Thursday, this information

was released to all the oldest elders

in Brazil.

So, we conclude our

meeting, hoping that everyone

understood all the details,

and if you have any difficulties, you can

ask our headquarters

here in Bras and we will clarify things for you

.

Welcome, Brother Alberto.

God bless you.

We are happy to have you here

and we will always be together.

Praise be to God. Amen.

Praise be to God.

Amen.

We're happy, right, brother? Another

blessed meeting. [snoring] The

other day,

brothers, we were together with some

older elders and many things were discussed

. And on one subject, the elder said:

"Half an hour for a meeting like this is

fine." I said, "No, half an hour. Just half an

hour isn't enough." And I united seven cities there,

300, 200 and 12 [clearing throat]

houses of 13 now houses of prayer. I

said, "No, half an hour isn't enough, you need at least

an hour." Then one of those elders, you know, who

presides over us, he said: "

Why do you like so many meetings?",

right? Then another older man said: "Ah,

Adol Bertinho, if you schedule a meeting

for him in the middle of the night, he'll come."

He mentioned it the other day, right, brother? And in the

end it was necessary, right, Chico? We're having to

hold online meetings now across

many African nations because of the

time zone differences—it's 4, 5, 6, 7 hours,

right? He had to hold meetings at midnight, 3

a.m., and 5 p.m. I told you,

see? My older brother said that if it

got dark, I would come. I'm here at your

disposal. Well, sometimes it's English,

sometimes French, sometimes

Portuguese, sometimes Spanish. In Africa

we have many languages, thank God. And

one of the older elders said, "

Why do you like so many meetings?" I

said, "Brother, the more meetings we

have, the less we spill."

And it's true. Look, a meeting as

holy as this,

a beautiful education.

And that's biblical, right? It's there in the

first chapter of Daniel. I always talk about the

education

of young Hebrews in the court of

Nebuchadnezzar. So we have two types of education,

one that we use outside, and here inside we

also need to use the same

material. And [by snoring] we have

spiritual education.

As young people, they went to court, they

were there, they studied, they saw the

customs, right? And yet, which ones stood

out? Four.

Shadrach, Meshach, Abedgo, and Daniel.

Three. The fire didn't eat it, or sorry, the

fire didn't consume it, and one, the lions didn't

eat it, right, brother? Why? The education

was spiritual. And what is spirit stands out

everywhere, right, brother? Even in

our material situation. You can see the

spiritual man, his upbringing is different

and everyone notices, and the Lord makes himself present,

right? And we are happy. May God

preserve our brothers and sisters, both those present here

and those who are far away in the flesh,

but in spirit we are one, fulfilling what

Christ said, right? Dad, looking at one of

the last words, Dad, I want

them to be one, just like you and I are one

too, right? And in this unity, we only

see time passing, passing until

our days are added by the Lord. One

gets sick, the other prays, cries. Soon we'll be

hugging each other. What a

joy! I prayed a lot for you, didn't I? On one

of the trips I went to see my brothers,

remember? I spent 4 months at the high ground, right,

Chico? Chico came to see me, but they wouldn't let him

in because I was isolated. My

mother finally let me see her after 90 days, right?

They let my mother in. Finally, brother, it's

a bacteria that we caught in Africa.

Thank God, everything happens in God's time,

brother. Chiquinho went there with

my daughter, he cried, he wanted to give her a

hug, but all that stuff, but

thank God, his tears turned

into health. You've been putting up with me this far, have

n't you? And let's go, we have to live in this

joy, brother. When one sees the face of the

other, as one saw the Lord, brother.

The Lord will do the same for us. And

because of this spiritual health of ours,

the Lord will help us, and we will glorify

God through one another, because God has been

glorified in our actions and has transformed them into

glory for the Lord's name, right? So we're

going to wrap up this meeting now,

already wishing another one could start in 10

minutes, right, brother? Praise be to

God. Saying this: "Let's go, brother.

If your pleasure is to always be in this

communion, you can be sure that

many evils will come [clearing throat], but

none will prevent you from being in

this communion. Oh! Let us

pray to God together.

Amen!

God bless you.

Glory to God! Hallelujah! Jesus!

Glory to your name. Glory

to God!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Eternal God, our Father who

art in heaven,

hallelujah!

In the name of Jesus, your beloved son,

we return to your feet this

afternoon, this time to

thank you, Lord, for all the good, for

all the mercy, glory,

and for this glorious opportunity to

be in your

house for another afternoon. Yes, Father, we

thank you for the good preparation,

hallelujah, for us to be gathered here.

Glory.

Few brothers here, Lord, in person,

but a multitude, eternal Lord, of

coordinators online.

Hallelujah. And we will ask you, Lord,

hallelujah, in At the very end of this meeting,

[laughter]

this [snoring] presence, this communion

that we are feeling, visit each one of you

now wherever you are.

Hallelujah. We give thanks to you, hallelujah, for the

good conduct of the meeting that you gave to your

servant.

Hallelujah. For the first prayer, for the hymn

that we sang.

Hallelujah. We thank you, Lord, above

all,

for the counsel of your word that spoke,

that guided us, hallelujah, you prepared,

eternal Lord, hallelujah, for your

servants to discuss certain topics, Lord,

certain subjects. Give thanks, Lord, that

everything that we, hallelujah, heard may be

engraved within us, hallelujah, and that

this good communion may enter into us, eternal Lord

,

holy be the Lord, as it was instructed,

hallelujah, regarding the work that your

servants, Lord, are doing. They are doing it there

in Minas Gerais,

your servant in Rio de Janeiro,

others in Paraná, in short, Lord, your

work is growing, your work is evolving, and

we will ask you, Lord. Eternal

Lord, we know that when the vineyard is

becoming beautiful, the vineyard is in bloom.

Hallelujah!

Holy is the Lord. Foxes surround the vineyard

, Lord, they want to spoil

it. But we ask you, Lord,

surround it with a

wall of fire, Eternal Lord. [laughter]

Hallelujah. Grant us, Lord, good

communion. Grant us, Eternal Lord,

hallelujah, everything we have heard here,

hallelujah, so that if the fox is

near us, with the fire that you

visit us now, we may expel this

evil and your name may be glorified.

Hallelujah. We present, Lord, some of

your servants who are always here with

us. Hallelujah. Our brother Natanael,

as requested, visit your servant with

health. Our dear brother Ednaldo who

is recovering, brother Zé Ruiz and so many

others, Lord, I want to

bless each one now, Eternal Lord,

the meeting is about to end, but grant us grace,

Lord, that we may remain meditating.

Lord, in what we have heard, so that

we may, eternal Lord, today,

through all that we have heard, climb a

small step in your presence.

Bless, protect, and prosper the path of

each one. We thank you, we ask in the name of

Jesus, blessed and eternal.

Amen.

Glory to God. Glory to God. Holy is the

Lord.

God be praised.

Amen.

Amen.

Glory. Anything else? Yes. Do.

Glory to God. Dear ones. Well, the Lord

has prepared, brothers and sisters,

some brothers and sisters present here. God

has prepared 13 elders, four deacons,

five

ministerial assistants, eight collaborators. Here

present, 30 brothers and sisters. Praise be to God.

And connected, brothers and sisters. 244

brothers and sisters connected. May God bless you

all. Arthur, how many days will it be recorded? There

may be some brothers and sisters who couldn't

participate; whoever can let us know,

the dates will also be recorded, okay? On this

same link. God be praised.

Amen. May God bless you and all the brothers and sisters. That's

right. May

God bless us and increase each day

the joy of being together

glorifying the name of the Lord. Peace and

grace, love, counsel, the word, may this

unity in the Holy Spirit remain in

our hearts. Amen.

Amen.

Glory to God.