One of the houses along the river The last couple of weeks were spent with a team visiting from Cleveland, Ohio. What a great time and what a great group of people. I had a wonderful time together with them and it was a pleasure getting to … Traveling on the River
There are a lot of horrible things going on in the world right now, wars and disease, things that can make us feel like the world is falling apart and that we have no power to change it. But I say we can change it, and it’s simple. Love people. If we expanded the circle … You Can Change The World By Doing This One Simple Thing
Normally, I shop for our food alone. Just little old me, silently and swiftly moving (now that I know what to buy) around the grocery store and as far as anyone is concerned I’m just one of those ‘branquinhos’ or light skinned Brazilians. I am incognito as long as no one asks me to speak. … Aliens In The Grocery Store
“Missionary time and emotional energy should be spent 30% on their support teams, 30% on their families, and 30% on actual field work”. This is how I counsel new missionaries. In real life, I have no idea how our time and energy actually gets distributed, but if we lose any one of these three areas of … Missionary Relationships
When you think of the word highway the images that spring to mind are usually ones of long stretches of paved roads, cars flying by at breakneck speeds, several lanes with well labeled signs. Well, throw all that out the window when you hear the term ‘Transamazon Highway’. 287km of dusty, bumpy twisting road (with speed … Kombi’s Maiden Voyage: From Maraba to Pacaja on the Transamazon Highway
Praise the Lord that God continues to give the church grace and favor by helping others come into a loving relationship with Him. What an amazing privilege that we get to help others find Him. The church continues to receive new people into the church, and lives are being changed. We are so grateful. Please … July Amazon Update!
The big highlight of this month was going to Pacajá which is about 155 miles to participate in the first church service in their brand new church / community center. Elba got the privilege to preach at their first church service in the new building. Keith and Marsha Wilson, and Ferriera and Fernanda Sousa have … June Amazon Update!
For Mother’s Day, the church had a special breakfast for the moms of the church. The moms of the church were asked to bring a friend so that they could share in the fun. There was a strong turnout and we were blessed to have Penny Meyer share God’s Word with the moms to encourage … May Amazon Update!
The church continues to do well and praise the Lord we continue to see salvations. However, even though we are seeing more and more people accept Jesus as their Savior the church has only seen moderate growth. We seem to have just hit a plateau. We do not want to get wrapped up in the … April Amazon Update!
Hello To all Friends and Faithful Supporters!!! As always, I am so grateful for all of you. Everyday that I move forward here, I have you to thank for it. Your generosity and sacrifice are a major key to my success.I want to highlight a special person for you this month to show you yet … The Gift of Opportunity
