Hello Friends, Family, and Supporters! Always good to write to you all and tell you about all the good things that I get to be apart of on a regular basis. This is my first month in Portel, and already, I feel a sense of purpose and connection to work God has started here.Last week, … Adventures on the River
This is a short video clip of our the Children's Day Celebration at our church… as you can see, you don't need to be a child to celebrate – Anna can be seen on the far left edge of video. One featured holiday in Brazil that exists in a unique form when compared to … Celebrating Children’s Day & A Miracle
“Tia Jennifee, tia Jennifee!” shouts a small voice. I look over the hot pan of beans I’m carrying from the Kombi to see little Emily running towards me, arms outstretched. In the absence of her beloved ‘tia Deanna’ she seems to have taken a shine to me, and I am not complaining. Emily (Eliete’s daughter) … Alpha Hit’s the Streets
“Tia Jennifee, tia Jennifee!” shouts a small voice. I look over the hot pan of beans I’m carrying from the Kombi to see little Emily running towards me, arms outstretched. In the absence of her beloved ‘tia Deanna’ she seems to have taken a shine to me, and I am not complaining. Emily (Eliete’s daughter) … Alpha Hits the Streets
Me, Anna, and Suzanne at Anna's baptism Yahoo!! Our family had a great weekend – we celebrated Anna’s baptism. I have a baptized a lot of people over the years, and it is always a good time. But there is something special about baptizing your own children. It was a big … Celebrating Baptism
Dan’s talk sparked a few reflections for me. If you were not able to listen to Dan’s testimony last time…have a listen here. Cyndi then follows up with her reflections. Click on this link to see / hear Daniel’s talk….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzH1e-2YZFc&feature=youtu.be As a family God has sustained us through these past 3 years full of … Cyndi’s reflections sparked by Dan’s testimony
Sunday September 7th we held our first session of Águas Vivas (Living Waters). We have 3 guys, 4 gals in the group and one guy and gal who we are training as leaders. We meet every Sunday from 9-11:30am The gal we are training is Rute (Ruth). We have shared quite a bit of her story with you … Living Waters- Our 2nd Long program that Started Sept 7, 2014
We are excited to announce that our son David is engaged to Lara Leite of Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. They met when we were at language school 3 years ago this January. We met Lara a few days after we arrived in Salvador. Her uncle, Tito, was bringing us over to his house for lunch and … David proposes and Lara ( Larinha ) says Yes!!
Reflections about our river trip Getting ready for a 3 week trip with 15+ people is no small plan. The night before our departure, there looked like the army was going on the trip with us. Tons of boxes with hammocks, blankets, and boxes and boxes of food. I thought Clyde might of been hungry … …
As I re-look my blog I see that I have gravely failed my hopes to continue blogging to keep everyone up to date. So so sorry for all those who have watched and waited!Well, today is your day to hear what we’ve been up to!!!!! Since writing a year ago(Yikes) we have done a lot!!! … A YEAR UPDATE!
