By Message Staff
PINEVILLE – Wayne Jenkins may have retired as evangelism and church growth director for Louisiana Baptists, but his involvement with the annual mission trip to Brazil will continue.
During his remarks Jan. 23 at the 2018 state Evangelism Conference, Keith Manuel, who assumed Jenkins’ role Feb. 1, announced that Jenkins still will lead teams from Louisiana and other states as he has in the past 33 trips there.
His son-in-law, David Denton, pastor of Highland Baptist Church, New Iberia, will assist Jenkins as associate director for the trip, on a volunteer basis.
Since Jenkins took his first mission group to Brazil, he and his team members have seen more than 100,000 people come to Christ and 65 church buildings constructed. Manuel is excited for the future impact Jenkins will make on the people of Brazil.
“They are cooperating with Southern Baptist missionaries on the field in Brazil and the local churches to plant those churches,” Manuel said. “They’re not just throwing something together and saying good luck. They have a solid foundation basis for the work that is going on.”
