RIO DE JANEIRO—The brethren in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took advantage of Christmas Eve—a time where many in the world celebrate with lavish dinners with family and friends—to distribute a special dinner to the less fortunate. The "Sopão Solidário" (Solidarity Soup Kitchen) project began over a year ago in Curitiba, Brazil, and the idea has now been implemented in other states, like Rio de Janeiro. The project consists of distributing food, clothing, literature, and Christian love to the homeless.
News Updates
Michel Pires
January 8, 2017
Brazil
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016, our brethren and church friends in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil went to a local park to serve a special Christmas Eve dinner for the less fortunate.
Septimiu Muresan
January 8, 2017
United Kingdom
How would you think to spend December 24th and December 31st in 2016 knowing that those days would be Sabbath days?
LONDON—How would you think to spend December 24th and December 31st in 2016 knowing that those days would be Sabbath days? With all the habits of this world to prepare for Christmas or to be ready for the New Year, the brethren in the United Kingdom decided to have two special afternoons.
Liviu Tudoroiu
January 4, 2017
Romania
On December 24-28, 2016 our brethren in Romania gathered together for a youth retreat at the church property in Porumbaco.
"Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not,
nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Marius-Daniel Stroia
January 3, 2017
A major decision with tremendous consequences for time and eternity.
We live in a continuously changing world. Science, technology, and politics are not the only factors responsible for the change. Society has changed as well. Long established values and worldviews that used to be upheld and advocated for centuries are now not only questioned but largely discarded and even despised and replaced. Such developments are linked with the idea of progress – but progress may not always be the result.
Jaene Tenorio, Nutritionist
January 2, 2017
