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Decisions

Hello to all my Supporters! I want to thank you all for all your prayers and encouraging messages you sent last month concerning the situation with the school. For those of you who are unaware, last month we had a problem with the location where we were having our classes. We had been having our Decisions

November 2015

Paul Friesen, and a team from Cambridge, Ontario, came for a visit. Powered by WPeMatico

October Amazon Update! Steve and Elba

Thanks for all your prayers for us.  We are so grateful and could not do this without your intercession.  We pray that you will be blessed with the below update.  . A team of dentists from Brasilia, Brazil’s national capital, came again to serve the needy by providing dental services.  They had a busy two October Amazon Update! Steve and Elba

Urgent Prayer Request

Hello to all my very faithful supporters! URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:I hope I haven’t alarmed you too much, but I do currently have a situation that needs immediate attention. This past weekend, while I was traveling, the school building in which we have our CDR English classes was closed by the owner. Though I don’t know Urgent Prayer Request

October 2015 Newsletter

​ Dear Friends and Family, Well, we are only a few weeks away from our big move to Macapá! Denise and I couldn’t be any more excited! Things are a bit crazy and really busy, but we wanted to give everyone a quick update about what’s been going on. As we have mentioned in our October 2015 Newsletter

2 Pennies

Hello to all my Faithful Supporters! I hope my last blog gave you a better understanding of life here in Brazil. I’m not sure what you imagine missionary life to be like, but maybe you now realize that it is not a paradise! Though, I would like to tell you that everyday, I am saving 2 Pennies

Help Is On The Way!

  Last year shortly into our new homeschool year I had a horrible day that was part of a series of bad days.  I’m going to be completely honest.  The hardest part of this move to a place full of new things, new climate, new culture, snakes and tarantulas has not been the adjustment to Help Is On The Way!

Taking Alpha On The Road

For years, the Alpha resources sat unused on a shelf here in Maraba.  Why?  Because they had never experienced or seen Alpha running, they didn’t know how to get started. A few weeks into running the first Alpha here in Maraba, the team loved it.  The Brazilian pastor said it was ‘the best thing they Taking Alpha On The Road

Newsletter August 2015

​ Dear Friends and Family, I feel like we say this every month, but there has been so much going on lately. This last month has been a whirlwind of exciting events! The month started out with a trip back to our future home, Macapá. As we told you in our last newsletter, we are Newsletter August 2015

A Day in the Life

Hello to All, Well, my time in the States flew by as you can imagine. I am already back here in Portel, and classes started this week. I am so grateful that I got a chance to have lunch or dinner with some of you and just check up. I regret all those of you A Day in the Life