"For years, W lived as a transvestite without a single friend, but with an inner longing to change and connect with God. Today, he’s a hungry young believer, hungry for fellowship and growing in God’s grace.

For 12 months, W stood outside the church wall of PIB (1st Baptist Church of Curitiba) listening every Sunday morning to the entire service, but with too much shame to go inside. A year ago, a young woman from the church stopped long enough in his "work zone" to share a brief…