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!
Hello Supporters and Friends! I hope all is well for you! I have finally moved to Portel! It took about a week to get from Altamira to having my stuff moved in and organized, but now I am starting to settle in. I am very excited to get started with the school project, as well … First Steps
What an honor it was to visit my family while in Canada for a very important Conference for Living Waters. I was not planning on coming home this summer, even for a few weeks, but once I realized that I was to go to the Living Waters Conference, I took the opportunity to see family … Living Waters Conference and Visiting Family
Something microscopic seems to have taken up residence in my GI tract. Sorry, that’s the cleanest way I can put that. I have been feeling unwell on and off and then it took a turn a few days ago. I was advised to take some ‘samples’ in to a local lab to see if … Taking Samples to the Lab-Another Adventure in Learning Portuguese
A cobblestone street in downtown Belem before the morning traffic starts He was drunk. Not just a little drunk. He was so drunk that he had difficulty walking straight. He was mostly incoherent. And he picked our church. He wandered in off the street into our church service. And he had lost his shoes somewhere … Loving the Unlovely
