The XM ChallengeOrdaining Ivanildo and Monica – The XM Challenge https://www.rickbergen.net Help Plant 1,000 Churches Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 169531157 Ordaining Ivanildo and Monica https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=489 https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=489#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:19:00 +0000 Rick Bergen http://www.rickbergen.net/2011/01/08/ordaining-ivanildo-and-monica/ Several years ago I started a Bible Study in Altamira on the porch of our Guest House. Ivanildo would stop by on his way home from his job as a bartender at the army base. He would ask for prayer because their marriage was on its last legs, and his lifestyle was making things worse. Eventually he asked God to come into his heart, and to transform him.

Monica was greatly influenced by Elba in her first years as a Christian. Elba is now one of the key national leaders in this church planting movement. It was a great step forward on January 2, 2011, to ordain Ivanildo and Monica as Senior Pastors of this church. In reality they are already functioning in this role. We recognized publicly what they are already doing, and passed on all spiritual blessings we could.

I am so very grateful to the Lord for giving us this young family to work with. The first two years have flown by, and we have great expectations for many more ministry years together.

Rick.

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