Jud and Raquel Hatcher are third generation missionaries serving the Lord in São Paulo, Brazil. They are part of the “SeedFactory” church planting initiative, which is a movement to plant churches in all 26 Brazilian capitals. Since 2006, 43 churches have been started in 5 states.

January 25, 2021

Dear Friends,

This was a roller coaster month for us.

I started the month participating in an ordination council of two qualified men for pastoral ordination. Due to COVID-19, the council met via Zoom conference. It was a real joy to hear how the Lord worked in the life of these men and their families in their ministerial journey.Two baptism candidates began orientation and discipleship and will be baptized soon. It is always exciting to see people surrendering to the Lord and following in believer’s baptism.

We took a 6-day road trip with the kids to celebrate our (Raquel and I) 22^nd wedding anniversary on January 8^th.  We took a 9-hour drive to visit Florianopolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina. It was an exceptional trip as we also made a quick stop to visit Curitiba and Joinville. These cities are in the southern part of the country and are also in a region of Brazil that has the least number of churches and is generally considered hard to reach people with the Gospel. Florianopolis is a city with roughly 500k inhabitants on an island. Truly a beautiful city. We stayed at an Airbnb apartment and the host happened to be an evangelical Christian Pastor. We spoke about the difficulties of reaching people in his city. Historically, this is a city that received a lot of German and Italian immigrants. I always enjoy learning new insights for Kingdom expansion.

Several close friends died from COVID-19 this month. Three of them were beloved pastor friends that died. I am still in disbelief as to how many families – spouses and children – are mourning the loss. The second wave of the infection has hit the country harder than the first. The intensity of the infections is due to the mutations and variants of the virus along with ill-equipped hospitals. We celebrate the spiritual legacy these friends left behind and know that they are face-to-face with the Savior. We also realize that every family with lost loved ones will need to mourn their physical absence and adjust to the new routines. Please, pray for these families.

Melissa in the ER

Please, continue to pray for us, our ministry, and our plans.

Grateful always,
Judson and Raquel Hatcher

Contact Info:
Jud & Raquel Hatcher
São Paulo, Brazil
judsonhatcher@gmail.com

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