Dear Friends and Family, We appreciate your prayers and support, and wanted to give you an update on the things that have been going on in our lives and in the Macapá Vineyard. What are some highlights over the last month? Probably the biggest highlight was our baptism. Sunday attendance has doubled over the … April 2016 Newsletter
The youth in the Marabá church are starting to experiment with the DBS model. In the last couple of weeks, they started 14 new groups. Nine stopped after only one or two meetings. Five of these new groups are still going, and many of the young people are looking for other people who may be … Discovery Bible Studies – Eight Month Review
Hello Friends and Family at Home! As you may have already heard, last week, my house was robbed while I was sleeping. It happened at around 4:00am. I woke up and saw a man taking both my computer and my cell phone from a table on the side of my bed. I jumped up and … Scarry Night
Questions What should I do when the group only want to study one time? What are the lists of verses we can use for Discovery Bible Studies? What happens at the end of the 26 selections in the Creation for Christ study? How long should I persist with a group? What happens when many in … 31 Questions about Discovery Bible Studies
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers and support. We appreciate them very much! Denise and I are still enjoying our new life here in Macapá! We are both very excited to share some of the things that have been going on and that we have been learning. It has been a … March 2016 Newsletter
Hello Faithful Friends and Supporters! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying a mild winter. Honestly, I would love to be cold right now—not freezing—but cold sounds great. I would wear a scarf and a sweater and curl up my hands in the sleeves and drink hot tea. I would watch the early … Lost in the Light
Cyndi and I had the privilege of traveling to Pacaja on Monday to teach at their Cristoval ( a retreat that the Church hás during Carnival so that families can get away and do fun things together instead of being in their neighbourhoods with a lot of ‘binge partying’). I spoke 3 times in 2 … Cristoval 2016 Pacaja
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers and support. They have been greatly appreciated. Denise and I have been in Macapá for almost 3 months now. Living here has been a completely different experience than our time in Altamira. For one thing, in Altamira we had a huge safety net of other … January 2016 Newsletter
Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I must admit, seeing pictures of my family gathered around the cozy living room opening presents made me a little homesick. Something about being in 90 degree weather makes it hard to get into the Christmas spirit. It’s just not the same. … Welcome to the New Year
Thank you so much for your friendship, and prayers throughout the year. It is such a pleasure to have you on our team as we continue to share the Good news of Jesus Christ and give a helping hand up to the marginalized. We pray the Lord will bless you richly and that you have … December Amazon Update! Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year! Steve and Elba
