I could say to you that my life is easy, that since I choose to be with Jesus I’ve never had a bad day, but it is totally untrue. Since I’m walking with my Lord, my life got each day more challenging, the difference between before and now is: Now I know that I know that He is with me and the last word comes always from God.

My best friend, Holy Spirit, is always taking care of my heart in such a beautiful way, even in the hard situations He takes me and put close to His heart comforting me and showing me exactly where is the next exit. The testimony I wants to give is about my last battle, that was won last week.

So, about two weeks ago Alex and I went in the state of São Paulo here in Brazil, to renew my visa. If you don’t know, as internationals in BSSM we have the challenge to renew our visa according to the time they give to us and for Brazilians it is a hard thing, because we never had more than one year visa and the expenses for us to take a visa is unbelievable. Even though, we don’t look to the difficulties or the circumstances, we choose the obedience to God and just go for it trusting Him.

In the days in São Paulo, God blessed us with more than we expected, so many lives touched by His grace and power, loved people and amazing place. We stayed in the house of our friends Arnaldo and Sulivan Baldez, we meet them during the Healing Rooms at Bethel and since there we are friends. So, every thing was doing perfect, instead by the interview day.

We never expected what we will confront. As we know, for second and third year we just need to renew the visa, and we didn’t know that you can have problems to do it, as you already did the first year and left U.S.A. following all his rules and laws.

So, in the night before my interview Holy Spirit said to me “Don’t be afraid of what will happen tomorrow, be strong and courageous!”. I was feeling the realm around me and I just knew that I was in the middle of a spiritual battle. But, if God is with me who can be against?

Next morning, they put me in a line where I saw the couple in front of me being denied. I though “Holy Spirit, I will change the line this lady will deny my visa”. They really can deny you for any reason, they have the power to do what they believe is the best to do and I respect this, but sometimes is really not fear. The thing is, good people sometimes pay the price because of the ones that didn’t follow their laws, it is really not fear, but it is understandable when you wants to protect your country.

So, In the moment I asked Holy about that He said: “Be strong and courageous, stay in this line”. It is hard to be a prophet, sometimes you know that you know that things will happen, but why God didn’t let me go to the other line?

Well, I confront my fear of that lady and as I knew she denied my visa saying that I didn’t have how to prove that I will come back. Well, I have many ways to prove that but, she didn’t asked or gave me time to speak. I looked to her and said in a tini voice “Thank you!” and I just though that God bless her.

WHAT? AMANDA? WHAAAT? Thank you? Really?

So guys, this is the point I know that Holy Spirit is really with me, when even in those situations where my floor is taken from me that I still being who I’m. Of course I left the embassy crying, I was felling totally weak and without understand that situation. Alex come and I hugged him and couldn’t believe what happened,  my friends didn’t understand how can that thing happened to me, but yeah, it happened.

By the grace of God and the support of my friends, we left the place and I had a good time to ask God what He wants from me and what was the next step. My dear friend, I didn’t have money for pay another visa application, serious! Everything coming was going to our tuition.

So, in that night God still showing to me His goodness. We meet a group of people in Arnaldo’s house and I could be totally vulnerable, I opened my heart and I cried for that part of the body of Christ, telling them how hard it is to still walking on the waters even when the circumstances are not favorable. Also, how impossible it will be without the church, the body of Christ.

During that afternoon, in my time with Papa God, he said to me that a lot of brothers and sisters had come to the same lady and instead bless her, they got angry with her. He revealed to me her heart and how she was unhappy, about how her heart was needing love, hope and freedom. I stopped to cry about my problem and started to cry about her life, asking God to touch her heart to come true her life.

My friends, her life is not less important then mine. When I gave my yes to Jesus I also give my life, to die in every place for He can live and my brothers and sisters to. She is one of the sisters that I want, her life has such a value that any visa denied could pay. I know my Father didn’t want that situation, but if that battle happen we can be sure that He uses all for good. So, if you are reading this please get one minute to bless this lady and also bless all the Americans that work in the embassy in Brazil. But, get one minute just to this woman, I don’t know her name I just know that in that morning she was in the 11th cabin and that God love her so much!

Well, next day I woke up as a boxing fighter who was knocked out. What do you think that the good good Father did in that day? Yes, a good good thing! Friend, I’ve got blessed by some people and they paid my second application and actually with that money I could also pay part of my first application.

By the direction of God, we applied in Rio de Janeiro. But, as you can know we didn’t have money to go. So, Holy said for I tell for a loved person that walks with me, what just happened. This person had some points to travel and blessed us with the flights. We also get blessed with the place to stay.

As all the world hears, Rio is one of the dangerous cities in Brazil, I’ve been there twice, but I never had a really peaceful experience there. Meanwhile, Alex dreamed to know Rio de Janeiro since he received words about Brazil. So, God not just challenged me with my visa, but opened a door to confront all my fears.

Well done, dear Lord. I had an amazing experience in Rio de Janeiro. We could pray for some people and walk in the streets. Was pretty hard in the beginning but, in the end I was in love for that place. God blessed me with the way he look for that city.

I saw his hand blessing me with my visa, after receive 4 words that an angel will be there with me. Yes, I really saw that angel and I could see the way God change the atmosphere. So, also I ask you to pray for the man that blessed me with my visa. I promised him that I will not stay in USA after school year (just if the President invites me)!

Wherefore, here I’m to remember us that walk in hope is to believe that God made the impossible possible and that the last word comes always from Him. God is really good all the time and doesn’t matter what we do He will never change.

Believe, you still can fly!

With all hope and love,

Amanda Bueno Stein!