This month was really exciting because we participated in a conference with Marc Marx called “Healing on the Streets” (HOTS). HOTS was launched out of Causeway Coast Vineyard in Colerain Ireland on Easter of 2005. Adopted by many churches the Healing on the Streets model is spreading around the world. It’s a gentle, non-confrontational way … November Amazon Update! Steve and Elba Dolan
It’s November and we are just 80 days or so away from getting on the plane to head back to what we called home 10+ years ago. I personally have felt many ups and downs during this process, but thank the Lord for allowing us plenty of time to process this change. Nate working hard on … …
Do You Believe In Miracles? Three weeks ago we packed up our Kombi and with our family and four youth from our church drove the bumpy dusty Transamazon Highway to a conference on Healing in the Streets in Altamira. I had no idea that one of the first miracle healings I would witness would be … Do You Believe In Miracles?
Why Are River Trips Important? We can reach out to remote people, help those on the margins of society, and follow God's heart of compassion. Follow the link to watch the video…. Support the Simon Family (click the link to support our ministry) Support National Church Planting Sunrise over the Xingu … Why River Trips are important
River Trip That’s right, we are going to put those 2 motorbikes in that boat/Canoe:)) It took me a while to believe what I was seeing. I let the experts sit on the bikes and balance them. my view from the front of the boat looking back Arriving at the community across the river having … Part of our life in October 2014
The kids love the chacara (church property) even more when it is fruit season. But some of them are kind of untrained. This week when some of our leadership was travelling, we were less able to keep a close eye on their activities. They ended up moving a hose out of our view, playing with … The Chacara
Bella is 16! Bella turned 16 years old today! We made mango pie and vanilla ice cream, to celebrate. First Birthday Celebration Without Mom, (but we celebrated together throughout the day via Skype). Emma and Bella collected two buckets of Bacuri Mangoes. Bella tested two mango recipes, and they are both good. Birthday Breakfast. Go to … Bella is 16!
Bella got her inspiration one day this week from The Screwtape Letters, a book by C. S. Lewis, and from the pumpkin pie that she cooked up (her first).God gave his church seasonal rhythms, so that our celebrations (and our lives) can always have change, and they can always be the same, all at once! … Permanence and Change
Monday morning Emma, Bella, and I, were sitting at our table, luxuriating over a meal after an exhausting week-end, which included the big wedding on Saturday, the baptism, preaching on Sunday, and studying almost every free second until 4 a.m. Monday morning (midnight PST) to submit a university essay, worth 30% of my grade. We … Our Hope
Nine People Baptized! Last Sunday morning many of our church members had breakfast together and walked down to the river on the edge of the church property to baptize nine more people. Felipe was in trouble with the law not too long ago. Now he is training for the worship team, and his life is … Nine People Baptized
