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Thought for the Day Today I had coffee with a friend I have not seen in twenty-six years. As we talked of missions, God, and our families, he relayed the following story.“Sometimes our friends in church mention that they wish their teen-agers wanted to sit with them, as ours do. While these parents would like … Help Someone

We are often amazed at the unfair, tragic stories of the people around us. The idea that a sinful lifestyle will make you happy, or that it is a person’s only option, passes naturally down the family lines. It takes divine intervention to stop the chain reactions of sin, and to start a new family … Happy Father’s Day!

Emma has homeschooled from grades K-12, with the exception of Grade 10. High Road Academy allowed Emma to participate in the graduation ceremonies and celebrations along with all her friends she went to school with in 2011/2012. Then HCOS, the home school association with whom we have been registered these past several years, also hosted … Emma Graduates!

Thought for the Day Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” NIV.Pastor Gary at the Abbotsford Vineyard gave a sermon on forgiveness today. He started by outlining some things that forgiveness is … Three Surprises about Forgiveness

On June 6, 2014, Pastor Gary Stephens at the Abbotsford Vineyard Church talked about forgiveness, which included the following assumptions about what forgiveness is not. Forgiveness is not making excuses for what was done to you. Forgiveness is not pretending it never happened. Forgiveness is not waiting for an apology. Forgiveness is not pretending it doesn’t hurt. Forgiveness is not a … Forgiveness is not…

 This was the site of one street in Altamira that we could not use (unless we had a canoe) as we were leaving on our ministry trip. The river has been so high with all the rain. Many houses have been flooded out and people moved to temporary locations.  This is the line up to … Missions in the interior

Some of my boys! enjoying some volleyball. I really miss this part of Marabá Vando and Jacqueline. Through Alpha they gave their lives to Jesus. It is great to listen to all the changes God is doing in their lives. Douglas and I. Great young man.  Luan  Eliel and Aline.. They basicly ran the Cristoval. … Cristoval 2014 Pictures

Jen and Phil organized an outreach last summer to raise some toys for the children in our neighbourhood here in Marabá. They found an engineer who was travelling to another part of Brazil who was willing to bring their suitcases full of gifts. The engineer had connections with a trucking company who transported them up … Children’s Christmas Party

Dear Friends, please forgive me(Kelsie) for not keeping up on our blog. I haven’t written in a year and I’m sure every time someone wants to see what we are up to, they are terribly disappointed each time. I honestly just haven’t had the “blogging” creativity. It’s all I can do sometimes to get out … WAY Overdue Update! July 2013