Greetings from Brazil! It’s wonderful to be serving the Kingdom of God with such an amazing team both in the States and here in Brazil! As we continue to contemplate the completion of 2014 and consider 2015, we are amazed at God’s goodness and His amazing ability to use fragile vessels. After some 20 years … Maturing
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The Team +1 Art ( Mateus – professional ‘selfie ‘ picture taker) Leandro, Emerson, Cyndi Emerson This young man has grown a lot this last year as he has gotten involved in Living Waters. He took the course Jan- June 2014. He then became my assistant in September 2014 to Jan 2015. He is now … Meet the Cristoval Team
We were pretty much gone the whole month of January traveling to Brasilia which is about 1,200 miles because Elba needed to get some dental work done for future implants, and our truck needed to get its engine overhauled. We had to stop approximately every 90 – 120 miles to put more oil in the … February Amazon Update – Steve and Elba
My husband Art is more pioneer than settler. I like to read stories of pioneers and all the hardships they faced and overcame. The stories of my Mennonite ancestors sojourns in the Ukraine and their flight to Canada after the Russian Revolution never gets old because it is full of suspense, firing squads, bandits, … A few reflections on control. Cyndi Rae
Dear family and friends, It’s been awhile since we connected with you. We are well inside 2015. I don’t know how your new year is starting out but we are now going into week 8 of our Living Waters program. We are running a group on Sunday mornings and a second group on Tuesday nights. ( … 2 New Living Waters Classes Jan- April, 2015
Hello Everybody! I hope you are all doing well, even though it is the middle of February, and I know how miserable it can be in Ohio this time of year. But I give you this reminder from the Song of Solomon. See! The winter is past, the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear … Back to School!
Hello to my Gracious Friends and Family! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and were able to rest up a bit before heading back to work (and driving in the snow). Here is Brazil, the rainy season just started, which is the closest thing we will ever see to winter. The temperature goes … Welcome 2015!
We had a huge turnout for our Christmas service. I believe that we had around 500 people in attendance. We encouraged the members of the church to bring a friend or neighbor and they responded. We were donated 2 cows and we served dinner after the service. The congregation helped by bringing rice, beans, and … January Amazon Update! Steve and Elba
Sunday the 4th was like feeling numb and yet from time to time a nerve ending would shoot off some pain. It was so good to see everyone and feel loved by their presence during our church service. I got through most of it without crying until the people began to share, then I got … The Process of Saying Goodbye….
