Hello to all my Gracious Friends and Supporters! I have some news for you all that I have wanted to tell you for a long time. But first, I want to give you all the back story.As you already know, when I first moved to Brazil, I quickly started teaching English at CDR. I decided … Very Exciting News!
If you come to visit us, and if you like hot food, I will make a batch of these baked beans. Here is how I cook them, and how you can make them where you are too. Note: I use our pizza oven, but I think this recipe will work with a slow cooker too. … Baked Bean Recipe
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers, support and notes over the last month. They are so encouraging! It has been an eventful few months for us. As I’ve shared in the last few newsletters, Denise and I have been doing a lot of traveling. Our only trip this month was to … April 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Family, We never want you to stop hearing from us that we appreciate you very much! Your prayers and support continue to be so important to us. It’s been a crazy season for both of us – filled with fun times and hard times – but it has all been an adventure. … March 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers and support. They have been greatly appreciated! Things have been going well for Denise and me. We are learning new things every day. For me, there is so much to learn – whether it is culture, language, marriage or ministry, my brain usually is filled … January 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Family, Denise and I are in the middle of a month of travel, so this will be a brief newsletter. We first went to Santarem (a city about 300 miles west of where we live in Altamira). Denise’s mother and father pastor a church there. Her two brothers also live there … February 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Family, Denise and I just wanted to send a short message expressing our gratitude for each one of you. It’s during the Christmas season that I find myself reflecting on the ones I love, how thankful I am for you, and how much I miss you. Your prayers and support are … Merry Christmas!
Hello! I just got back yesterday from a week long visit to Altamira. I was there to take care of some things with my permanent visa. I was last there in December, but this time around felt very different for me. I realized how much my life has changed in just a few short months … True Growth
We pray that this you well and that you had a wonderful and blessed Easter. He has Risen, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord. We had our traditional Easter early morning church service and celebrated the Lord’s resurrection and then served breakfast. It takes a lot of work to pull this off and it … April Amazon Update – Steve and Elba
Do you remember those paintings, the ones that just look like a bunch of blotches but hidden within is a three-dimensional image? When they first came out I thought it was ridiculous and that anyone who said they saw a soaring eagle or a skyline of New York city was either lying to themselves and … No Going Back
