{"id":7118,"date":"2019-07-22T09:03:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T13:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionqc.org\/?p=7118"},"modified":"2019-07-22T16:53:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T20:53:38","slug":"its-official-josue-praca-is-the-new-pastor-at-verduns-eglise-baptiste-de-la-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionqc.org\/en\/blog\/its-official-josue-praca-is-the-new-pastor-at-verduns-eglise-baptiste-de-la-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s official: Josu\u00e9 Pra\u00e7a is the new pastor at Verdun\u2019s \u00c9glise Baptiste de la Gr\u00e2ce"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

On June 29, Josu\u00e9 was consecrated as the new pastor at \u00c9glise Baptiste de la Gr\u00e2ce in Verdun. Josu\u00e9 is very grateful to God with regards to this wonderful opportunity to serve in Qu\u00e9bec, as he wrote the following on Facebook after the service:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
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\u201cBy God\u2019s grace, today was my consecration service as the new pastor at \u00c9glise Baptiste de la Gr\u00e2ce in Verdun.<\/p>\n

Thank you Lord for having taken care of us from the moment you called us in Brazil right until now. It wasn’t easy or obvious.<\/p>\n

Thank you Norton and Tati for being crazy enough to invite us and welcome us into your home without even knowing us.<\/p>\n

Thank you Pastor Claude and Suzanne for loving and encouraging us during this transition period we experienced together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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Thank you to Church 21 \/ \u00c9glise 21 for sending us to this church.<\/p>\n

Thank you to the brothers and sisters of the Church for accepting us as pastor and mama pastor.<\/p>\n

Thank you with all my heart to my beautiful wife for her courage and strength to leave everything behind out of love for God and her husband.<\/p>\n

Thank you to my parents for coming to share this important time with us.<\/p>\n

Thank you to our friends who were with us for this unforgettable evening.<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who wanted to be there but were unable to attend because of unexpected events.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all those who are part of our story. We love you so much.”<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content.\u201d Psalm 131:1-2<\/p>\n

\u201cHe must become greater; I must become less.\u201d John 3:30<\/p>\n

@Verdun, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text]

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The former pastor, Claude Laverdi\u00e8re, believes that God is operating a spiritual awakening in the Church he led for several years. He even commented one of Josu\u00e9\u2019s facebook post :<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”2\/3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
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“It’s the beginning of a spiritual awakening in Verdun and Montreal! God is filling us with the Holy Spirit so that we may be engaged witnesses to the Lord Jesus Christ”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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Packed prayer night at Verdun\u2019s \u00c9glise Baptiste de la Gr\u00e2ce.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]

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Here is proof that God is at work: He answers prayers by sending new leaders from around the world ready to invest their lives with Qu\u00e9bec Churches in order to lead them into God’s mission. Thank you, Lord!<\/h2>\n

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To learn more about the surprising story of Josu\u00e9 and Josi Pra\u00e7a in Verdun, read the article An Unexpected Relief Team<\/a>.<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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