Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers and support. They have been greatly appreciated! Things have been going well for Denise and me. We are learning new things every day. For me, there is so much to learn – whether it is culture, language, marriage or ministry, my brain usually is filled … January 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Family, Denise and I are in the middle of a month of travel, so this will be a brief newsletter. We first went to Santarem (a city about 300 miles west of where we live in Altamira). Denise’s mother and father pastor a church there. Her two brothers also live there … February 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Family, Denise and I just wanted to send a short message expressing our gratitude for each one of you. It’s during the Christmas season that I find myself reflecting on the ones I love, how thankful I am for you, and how much I miss you. Your prayers and support are … Merry Christmas!
Hello! I just got back yesterday from a week long visit to Altamira. I was there to take care of some things with my permanent visa. I was last there in December, but this time around felt very different for me. I realized how much my life has changed in just a few short months … True Growth
We pray that this you well and that you had a wonderful and blessed Easter. He has Risen, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord. We had our traditional Easter early morning church service and celebrated the Lord’s resurrection and then served breakfast. It takes a lot of work to pull this off and it … April Amazon Update – Steve and Elba
Do you remember those paintings, the ones that just look like a bunch of blotches but hidden within is a three-dimensional image? When they first came out I thought it was ridiculous and that anyone who said they saw a soaring eagle or a skyline of New York city was either lying to themselves and … No Going Back
Our ministries here are in full swing, kids are in school and days are full. I find I’m without the time to let my fingers fly on the keyboard the way I would like to these days. Saying that, we don’t want to leave our followers and supporters thinking we have sailed down river never … A Video Update
A healthy spiritual discipline is to sit quietly, with all our electronics off, to think about who and what is around us, and to wonder about God’s hand in it all. Bella Bergen 2015
Our church has a new enthusiasm since the Cristoval event. One of the powerful things that happened during this event was when Art and Cyndi Rae spoke to the young people. Even now, a month later, people are changing. Deanna preaches at Igreja da Vinha in Marabá.
Our friend has a loader, so he came and worked for us for a few hours last week. As we get opportunities we make improvements to our property. In this case we have a pond in our field. We look forward to the day when this is part of a training and retreat center. When … Pond
