Dear friends and family,

Thank you for your prayers and support. They have been greatly appreciated. I hope you are doing well!

We are a bit late in sending an update… With our city still pretty much shut down because of the pandemic, all of our days kind of feel like they are blending together! It is so easy to lose track of time.

As we mentioned in our last update, Macapá was hit pretty hard with COVID 19. At the time of our last update, Macapá had around 2000 confirmed cases. Presently there are about 14,000 confirmed cases in Macapá. In our small church plant of around 50 people, we have had 6 people who have had COVID 19. Thankfully, the numbers seem to be slowing down. My prayer is that things keep moving in a good direction.

These last two months have been difficult. A friend of ours named Ademir passed away from COVID 19. Ademir was a Vineyard pastor in a city called Brasil Novo. He had been one of the pioneers of the Vineyard here in Northern Brazil. Denise grew up with Ademir and looked at him as an uncle, so she took his death especially hard. Please pray for Ademir’s family and his church as they navigate these difficult times.

Ademir

We have stayed busy continuing to collect food and household essentials to help families who have been hit hard during this pandemic. We have continued to post our sermons, devotionals and worship online. We have done our best to connect with individuals in our church through video meetings and the occasional “socially distant” one-on-one meeting. We have also tried to take advantage of this interruption in our normal schedule to work on some things that have been on the shelf for a bit.

Online service

Denise & Jonas

Out for a walk in our neighborhood

When we were in the States on furlough, Denise and I recorded some worship songs that we had written. During this pandemic, we have put together a YouTube page and started slowly releasing the songs with lyric videos. So far, we have released 2 songs with 4 more to come. Our hope is to release a new song every 1-2 months. The songs are in Portuguese, but if you are interested in hearing them, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCb6hve_YtVJ9vwFaOC73zw

Denise recording vocals in the States

Prayer Requests:
1) Please pray for continued wisdom, creativity and safety as we maneuver the challenges and opportunities of this season.
2) Pray for encouragement and growth for our leaders and church as we care for each other in new ways.
3) Please pray for Ademir’s family and Brasil Novo.

Thank you for your prayers and support. They mean so much to us. Please let us know how you are doing. We would love to hear from you.

In His Service,
Christopher & Denise

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