"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile".(Rom.1:16)
In the time of generations aimlessly ...
Our age is characterized by pessimism in the sense of inadequacy to reality, by loitering in the grief of living. This generation feels lost, has no project in which to cling. And it led to the addiction to drink, the vices, the attraction by night and death, which was characterized evil of the century. These are the features present in the works of romantic authors in Brasil, such as Alvares de Azevedo, and even plus satanic themes, and this trend dragged to other writers such as Casimiro de Abreu, Fagundes Varela and Junqueira Freire and others.
But what is youth? Entry into the youth becomes the stage of adolescence and is characterized by biological, psychological and social integration transformations and assume responsibilities, seek independence and to demonstrate self-sufficiency, among other bodily, psychological signs. Unlike "adulthood" (finish school, work, marry, have a home and have children) Young wins own outlines in historical, social and distinct cultural depending on the social, cultural diversity, gender diversity and to even the territorial differences are linked to the formation of different modes of experiencing youth. (From the book of the second book of the training of teachers MEC 2014)
So Go into all the world and preach the gospel who believes and is baptized shall be saved ... Jesus Christ "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, it would be as sounding brass or as the bell tine. and though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. and though I bestow all my fortune to the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, I gain nothing. " 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3
In the time of generations aimlessly ...
Our age is characterized by pessimism in the sense of inadequacy to reality, by loitering in the grief of living. This generation feels lost, has no project in which to cling. And it led to the addiction to drink, the vices, the attraction by night and death, which was characterized evil of the century. These are the features present in the works of romantic authors in Brasil, such as Alvares de Azevedo, and even plus satanic themes, and this trend dragged to other writers such as Casimiro de Abreu, Fagundes Varela and Junqueira Freire and others.
But what is youth? Entry into the youth becomes the stage of adolescence and is characterized by biological, psychological and social integration transformations and assume responsibilities, seek independence and to demonstrate self-sufficiency, among other bodily, psychological signs. Unlike "adulthood" (finish school, work, marry, have a home and have children) Young wins own outlines in historical, social and distinct cultural depending on the social, cultural diversity, gender diversity and to even the territorial differences are linked to the formation of different modes of experiencing youth. (From the book of the second book of the training of teachers MEC 2014)
So Go into all the world and preach the gospel who believes and is baptized shall be saved ... Jesus Christ "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, it would be as sounding brass or as the bell tine. and though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. and though I bestow all my fortune to the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, I gain nothing. " 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3
I - MY EXPERIENCE IN PRESBITERIAN CHURCH
I lived my youth in time of a Brazil full of social conflict. And it seems that our philosophers and romantic writers of our era understood well and described aptly this chaos in history, were years of our youth turmoil, and everything that happened in the minds and hearts of our young Brazilians. They were years of indecision, were years of social unrest, it was time of the military coup, dictatorship of our time in Brazil, and could not protest and do not talk too much but, the military wanted to fit in the National Security Law; and worse than that, anything to be done they have threatened us in the frame as "communist" and or "subversive" of the country.
And they told us more; "All subversive sooner or later will become shark food"; and that they wanted to say "if we troubled they would throw us into the sea, drowning, and so turn food fish or sharks. And then, God forbid, that we all Brazilian citizens or did not have much fear. And so they always threatened in any more. And constantly we see the tanks rolling by the country's major centers the military needed to demonstrate strength and power to continue running the country it is certain that saying:.. "demonstrating great courage is a great sign of fear, and show much fear, may be a sign of great courage .... "difficult time was that good times or to others. But here I speak a little of me, I speak as a private citizen of the people suffering internal crises and existential external crises of human life. and my human flight was to find and take refuge in a good church that received me in fact and truth.
And it all happened in 1973 I had my 21 years old, and when I was downtown headquarters, lived at the time in Curitiba-PR. As my origins are from the fields and come from a humble family. After leaving the barracks began to feel very lonely, and as my family lived far away, I felt even more lonely in a big city. so I started to look for a church where I could fit me, place where would accept me as a brother and as a friend. And visited several churches, visited the Church Assembly, visited Foursquare Church, went on several, but did not feel comfortable in any delas.Até that one day, met in Curitiba, a friend who worked as a missionary of the International Gideons, his name was sr. Altamiro was a sales professional, he was a salesman of meat derived products, working in the city of Curitiba and the city of Joinville-SC. approximate distance of 120 Kilometres from the city of Joinville to Curitiba.
And it all happened in 1973 I had my 21 years old, and when I was downtown headquarters, lived at the time in Curitiba-PR. As my origins are from the fields and come from a humble family. After leaving the barracks began to feel very lonely, and as my family lived far away, I felt even more lonely in a big city. so I started to look for a church where I could fit me, place where would accept me as a brother and as a friend. And visited several churches, visited the Church Assembly, visited Foursquare Church, went on several, but did not feel comfortable in any delas.Até that one day, met in Curitiba, a friend who worked as a missionary of the International Gideons, his name was sr. Altamiro was a sales professional, he was a salesman of meat derived products, working in the city of Curitiba and the city of Joinville-SC. approximate distance of 120 Kilometres from the city of Joinville to Curitiba.
Talking to mr.Altamiro asked him to give me a ride to the city of Joinville, place where the firm sent me to work. Had arranged a job, I was beginning to work with sales of water filters. He told me, we just have a problem, I'll leave at 4 am, the time is good for you asked me? I said, okay, as I had only a few bucks in my pocket, ten real, I thought to myself, it was a chance to save a few bucks. On the day early in the morning, we went to work with sales in the city of Joinville- SC. And so I would try to sell water filters and it would sell its meat-based products. In fact, he already had a clientele well formed in the city.
Who would be better? he did well, but I could not sell anything. And during the trip to Joinville that takes about two hours path, went with "black fuskão" your Altamiro, snoring and black skirt smoke and said he does not care companion, "Fuska're smoking" bad he's good, we we will get there, and you will sell well, I guarantee you. And I think he spoke this because he noticed that I was afraid to give me bad in sales that I had taken. But it was the encouragement! It was my first experience in sales. What a disappointment, I did not feel good right now.
And the night in the hotel sitting in the reception room, started talking about various subjects, until we started talking about God, reading the Bible and about salvation in Jesus Christ. He asked me: You need to accept Christ and change your life. At this time I walked quite depressed and lonely, afraid of failure, and was afraid of having to go back to work in the garden, the place where I had come from the city Massaranduba. I said to myself: Back to the farm never, never! And I kept thinking to myself: Will I have to go back to Rocinha? (Cut cane, make molasses, cassava planting, treat the cows etc.) Anyway, do all that fields service. God forbid that I feared me. And anxiety and even depression began threatening me, and then needed a therapeutic community support, I needed a family, a church to support me; I felt that lack. So I should get along any profession in the big city. Whatever wherever you go. That was when I told him:
--- I'm getting discouraged, I have visited several churches and could not fit me in any of them, what would be wrong with me, I asked?
-- Mr. Altamiro noticed my agony and replied:
You are doing the wrong thing, first accept Jesus Christ and then look for a church that receives as you are ...!
--- And then he invited me to accept Christ under the direction of the booklet written in the four spiritual laws;
--- So it was this simple moment I accepted Christ Jesus, then gave me a copy of the New Testament of the Gideons International, and another report of the Central Presbyterian Church of Curitiba, and then he added:
--- Now next Sunday's there, I'll wait in the church and we will pray for you anymore. Returned from Joinville to Curitiba, he had not sold anything, but felt that something would change in my life. The following Sunday at 9 am, there I was in the Presbyterian Church of Curitiba. And to my surprise when I arrived at church on Sunday marked, there he was with his wife Dona Judith, his daughter Eliane. He introduced me to Sunday School teacher, then was enrolled as a student visitante.Todos Sunday there I was, attending Sunday School and Sunday evening services, was only a joy, I started having friends and make friends and friends in the Church. Initially it was difficult to fit in with me faithful of the Church, but gradually I adapted myself. After two years of attendance at Sunday School, I professed my public profession of faith with the pastors Rev. Elias Abraham and Rev. Osvaldo, they were the pastors of the Presbyterian Church in my time. And so in 1977 I was sent to the Presbyterian Seminary in Campinas by the Church and the Presbytery of Curitiba.
In 1977 the Church of Curitiba Central Presbyterian Presbytery of Curitiba after undergoing several sabatinadas questions and answers about the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church; Finally Church leaders decided to send me to the Seminary of Campinas - SP, was called SPS. I had received a full scholarship, with paid study, accommodation etc., that joy, that happy day in my life. But when I arrived at the seminar, I was estasiado and spent hours staring at the walls of that old house of Brazil Avenue in Campinas. As I was happy and gratified to have entry into this seminar. That contagious joy, it gave me the hope of better times, felt that angels from heaven said Amen, and said more fine young man, until finally you made the right choice, here is your place, a good place for you to stay, study and prepare adequately for life. Oh Happy Day! Oh thank God! But the great struggle with trials and suffering that I never imagined would be in the future.
And in 1980 after five years, I have finished my course Bachelor and theology, and from then on thought in my mind, and when he judged me understand a lot about the Presbyterian doctrine and the Bible, but it was pure deception mine and ours. It was anyway we all bachelors thought at the time. And I wanted to be a pastor full-time, but life has shown me the other side of the coin, I had to go to work in secular life because I did not have conditions to find a church to give me special conditions of living. And then I had to go to work as a seller of books, as a realtor, as a teacher in public schools etc.
Who would be better? he did well, but I could not sell anything. And during the trip to Joinville that takes about two hours path, went with "black fuskão" your Altamiro, snoring and black skirt smoke and said he does not care companion, "Fuska're smoking" bad he's good, we we will get there, and you will sell well, I guarantee you. And I think he spoke this because he noticed that I was afraid to give me bad in sales that I had taken. But it was the encouragement! It was my first experience in sales. What a disappointment, I did not feel good right now.
And the night in the hotel sitting in the reception room, started talking about various subjects, until we started talking about God, reading the Bible and about salvation in Jesus Christ. He asked me: You need to accept Christ and change your life. At this time I walked quite depressed and lonely, afraid of failure, and was afraid of having to go back to work in the garden, the place where I had come from the city Massaranduba. I said to myself: Back to the farm never, never! And I kept thinking to myself: Will I have to go back to Rocinha? (Cut cane, make molasses, cassava planting, treat the cows etc.) Anyway, do all that fields service. God forbid that I feared me. And anxiety and even depression began threatening me, and then needed a therapeutic community support, I needed a family, a church to support me; I felt that lack. So I should get along any profession in the big city. Whatever wherever you go. That was when I told him:
--- I'm getting discouraged, I have visited several churches and could not fit me in any of them, what would be wrong with me, I asked?
-- Mr. Altamiro noticed my agony and replied:
You are doing the wrong thing, first accept Jesus Christ and then look for a church that receives as you are ...!
--- And then he invited me to accept Christ under the direction of the booklet written in the four spiritual laws;
--- So it was this simple moment I accepted Christ Jesus, then gave me a copy of the New Testament of the Gideons International, and another report of the Central Presbyterian Church of Curitiba, and then he added:
--- Now next Sunday's there, I'll wait in the church and we will pray for you anymore. Returned from Joinville to Curitiba, he had not sold anything, but felt that something would change in my life. The following Sunday at 9 am, there I was in the Presbyterian Church of Curitiba. And to my surprise when I arrived at church on Sunday marked, there he was with his wife Dona Judith, his daughter Eliane. He introduced me to Sunday School teacher, then was enrolled as a student visitante.Todos Sunday there I was, attending Sunday School and Sunday evening services, was only a joy, I started having friends and make friends and friends in the Church. Initially it was difficult to fit in with me faithful of the Church, but gradually I adapted myself. After two years of attendance at Sunday School, I professed my public profession of faith with the pastors Rev. Elias Abraham and Rev. Osvaldo, they were the pastors of the Presbyterian Church in my time. And so in 1977 I was sent to the Presbyterian Seminary in Campinas by the Church and the Presbytery of Curitiba.
In 1977 the Church of Curitiba Central Presbyterian Presbytery of Curitiba after undergoing several sabatinadas questions and answers about the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church; Finally Church leaders decided to send me to the Seminary of Campinas - SP, was called SPS. I had received a full scholarship, with paid study, accommodation etc., that joy, that happy day in my life. But when I arrived at the seminar, I was estasiado and spent hours staring at the walls of that old house of Brazil Avenue in Campinas. As I was happy and gratified to have entry into this seminar. That contagious joy, it gave me the hope of better times, felt that angels from heaven said Amen, and said more fine young man, until finally you made the right choice, here is your place, a good place for you to stay, study and prepare adequately for life. Oh Happy Day! Oh thank God! But the great struggle with trials and suffering that I never imagined would be in the future.
And in 1980 after five years, I have finished my course Bachelor and theology, and from then on thought in my mind, and when he judged me understand a lot about the Presbyterian doctrine and the Bible, but it was pure deception mine and ours. It was anyway we all bachelors thought at the time. And I wanted to be a pastor full-time, but life has shown me the other side of the coin, I had to go to work in secular life because I did not have conditions to find a church to give me special conditions of living. And then I had to go to work as a seller of books, as a realtor, as a teacher in public schools etc.
Alfonso Czaplinski
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