Zoe Marajoara on a cool and rainy Saturday night

Four years ago this month, Zoe was birthed out of an idea

in our den. Melody and I met with Junior, Leticia and 

Ermeson. They basically gave me a strange look and

laughed at the idea of starting a church. Fast-forward

to 2011, and Zoe is now represented by two house

meetings. One meets in our home in the Marajoara

neighborhood. The other meets in the Sao Paulo

suburb of Sao Bernardo do Campo. Each Saturday

night, our two groups pray together via Skype. 

Zoe Sao Bernardo and Zoe Marajoara begin at 6:30.

We believe that

in 2012, a third will begin in Guarulhos.

Zoe is a church, a group of people who follower Jesus Christ, 

who share everything, believe in God for the impossible, 

and whose DNA is missional. Zoe doesn't consider her

two house meetings on Saturday nights as church. But this

is where Zoe meets for worship, for deeper discussion in the

word, for baptism and for the Lord's Supper.

Zoe happens on college campuses, Starbucks, 

in giving free hugs, working in a slum, neighborhood

parties, an English school, and a park.

We believe the church is people, not  a building.

We believe the church is commanded to make disciples. 

We believe church happens 7 days a week.

We believe genuine friendship is the key to sharing Christ.

A few months ago, Zoe Marajoara met in another
company-owned home. We were growing so much that
we moved the furniture out of the room and rugs were
bought for us to sit on. But then God spoke to Zoe leadership.
Instead of Zoe Marajoara growing beyond the room we had,
God led us to begin a new work in Sao Bernardo.

A group from Zoe Marajoara began a group in Sao Bernardo.
And, Zoe Marajoara moved back to our house.

This is Michael and Leticia. Leticia is a student
at Mackenzie University. She and Junior will marry
in November. Michael is Junior's brother. And Junior
is the elder of Zoe Marajoara.

Zoe has four men who serve as elders.

Thiago became a Christian a couple of years
ago. He came to an event called Zoe Fest.
Not long after, Leticia shared Christ with Thiago
and was baptized by Chris Black. Thiago and
my daughter Rachel have been dating for
little over a year. 

"The table' is central to Zoe. This is where everyone brings
food to share. Food was an important aspect in
New Testament life. It's important to Zoe, too!