Hello

Thanks for all your prayers and support.  Pray you are blessed with the below email update.

We had the privilege to participate in our 2^nd baptism as a church in Belem.  We had five people get baptized; it was a celebration here on earth and in heaven.  They have been coming to the church for a while and decided to make their public declaration by being baptized.  We had a grandmother, brother and sister, and a father and daughter.  They were all very special in their own way. 

We worshipped the Lord before, during, and after the baptism.  Then, we got the opportunity to pray for our brothers and sisters. 

Afterward, we celebrated Brazilian style and had a big barbecue.

The water filter project is doing well.  We have been talking with the Federal University water and sewer engineering department about the water filters we construct and deliver.  They asked us to make a filter that had a glass front so that the students could see the inner workings.  We also brought a new model of the filter for them to test.  We are happy about this connection and believe it will benefit the more than 50k people living along the rivers near Belem that do not have clean drinking water.  In our conversations with the director, he shared that they are also looking for ways to bring clean water to these communities. 

Camilly got her driver’s license.  You may be thinking, she is 19; why does she not already have one?  Well, here in Brazil, you must be 18 years old to drive.  Getting your driver’s license is a process, and we are thankful that she got it.  She is now driving herself to college each morning.  She is doing great despite the crazy traffic.  We, on the other hand, are nervous.  Please pray for Camilly’s protection and wisdom.  Alyssa continues to keep teaching the kids at church.  We are very proud of both of them. 

We thank you and appreciate your continued prayers:

Please pray that we will identify the new senior pastor of the Belém church plant.  (We believe that this has been answered!  Thank you so much, and bless you!)

Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation to help people draw close to God and reveal His plans for the church and us. 

Please pray for our family.  

Please pray for our spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, and financial health.  

Please pray that we can find permanent land/buildings in Belem. 

Please pray for the rejection of this virus from your loved ones and its eradication.

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

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