The da Luz family
Bruno da Luz
Bruno da Luz IS THE HEAD PASTOR FOR Aviva Church in Santa Catarina, Brazil. WE ARE HONORED TO PARTNER WITH HIM AND his CHURCH COMMUNITY starting January 2020.
How have you seen God working in your life?
With each passing day, I feel happier to serve God. I feel a lot of satisfaction. There are many challenges in church planting, but God has brought joy to my life. I have always worked as a physiotherapist, but I have never felt as happy as I am now, being a church planter. Furthermore, it is a big responsibility. God has placed in my heart great fear and zeal for his work. I see God's grace at work in my life, giving me gifts to fulfill His purposes. Skills I didn't have naturally, but his supernatural action has empowered me. I also clearly perceive the Holy Spirit's action in sanctifying me. I feel embarrassed by my sins and soon I humble myself in repentance.
How have you seen God working in your family?
My family and I have learned a lot about what it is to be a genuinely Christian family that glorifies God in every action. I thank God that He has placed a great desire to serve Him in my wife's heart. She supports me in all activities, takes care of our family in a spectacular way, as well as helping with various activities in the church. We try to spend time together, both at meals and at leisure, such as going to the beach. My oldest daughter is 11 years old and already shows signs of the Holy Spirit's action in her life. He shows signs of repentance and a desire to walk in holiness. Our youngest daughter is 4 years old and loves to participate in the worship moments in our church.
How have you seen God working in your church?
What has most impacted my life in planting this church is the powerful hand of God bringing all the necessary financial resources. One of my fears is not having the financial resources to spread the work of God. Perhaps, due to the difficulties I experienced in my childhood, I must have a trauma, which generates fear of missing something. But God has been faithful, bringing all the financial resources we need. For example, financial support from SRC. My faith has increased when I see God's powerful and miraculous action on financial matters. It is amazing to see that when we invest in new chairs, God sends new people and more resources.
Church Mission & Vision
Our mission is to make disciples for Jesus, to influence the world, all for the glory of God. The least reached people in our city are the people with the highest levels of education and the highest socio-economic levels. Among this group, we have less than 20% of Protestants. We want to reach these people. We intend to take the Gospel to them, through strategic actions. We want these people to become Jesus' disciples. In addition, we want our members to influence the different spheres of our society. We want them to be "salt of the earth and light of the world". We are training them to understand the Christian worldview and impact society, influencing the spheres: church, family, culture, politics, economics and education.
In addition, we intend to multiply churches. Our plan is to plant 18 new churches in the next 10 years. So, in the next 5 years, I hope that we have formed a multitude of new disciples for Jesus. I also hope that we are involved in planting at least 2 new churches in the southern region of Santa Catarina. We also intend to have members of our church directly involved in the different spheres of society.
If you would like to know more about Bruno and Aviva Church check out their website at en.avivaigrejacrista.com.