Hello,

Thank you for your support and continued prayers.  If I can pray for you in any way, please let me know.  Be blessed with this month update.

As I have written in years past, Carnival is Brazil’s annual “Celebration of the flesh” before the initiation of Lent on the Catholic calendar.  It’s a week-long party where “anything goes,” and every city in the country shuts down, allowing full participation by the people.  The Vineyard churches began “Cristoval,” a retreat for youth, away from the city, with a focus on Jesus and having a lot of good clean fun.  It has been a great success throughout the years, drawing kids toward Jesus and allowing an alternative during Carnival.  I do not know the exact numbers, but around 200 participants from various churches were present. 

Elba got to share one of the nights, and we got to experience more than 20 youth come to Christ.  We understand that many people before us were working in the lives of these youths to bring them into a complete and loving relationship with Christ.  As John 4:37-38 states, “Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.  I sent you to reap what you have not worked for.  Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”  That is true.  We got the fantastic opportunity to see the heavens open wide and hear the cheers…HALLELUJAH!!!

As a part of the entertainment during the Cristoval, Alyssa participated in an obstacle course.  She did really well.  However, she forgot to wear pants, and she was all scraped up from crawling through the mud pits.  OUCH!

The girls are trying to earn some extra money, and an opportunity to teach English at our school opened up.  So they jumped on the chance, and they are now teaching ten children basic English.  They love it and want to do a great job.  The students love them as well, and they are always coming home with a small gift or something nice that the kids said to them. 

Thanks and much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

We appreciate your continued prayers:

·         Please pray that we will identify the new senior pastor of the Belém / Ananideiua church plant.

·         Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation to help people draw close to God as we navigate this time and leadership transition. 

·         The rejection of this virus from you, your family, and friends and to be thrown out of this universe forever. 

·         Please pray for our family, especially our girls, in this next phase of our lives.  

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

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

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We saw this Toucon while in Tocantis.  They are beautiful. 

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