Dear friends and family, Thank you for your prayers and support. They have been greatly appreciated. I hope you are doing well! We are a bit late in sending an update… With our city still pretty much shut down because of the pandemic, all of our days kind of feel like they are blending together! … July 2020 Newsletter
This month we have had several congregants get the virus. We also had our youth pastors (Lucas and Dayane) and their family, our church planters (Cleiton and Cristiane) and their family, and our associate pastor (Timoteo and Nilma) get the virus. Our associate pastor, Timoteo, lungs were 50% compromised and he was sent to the … Amazon Update June 2020
We continue to be in “lockdown”. Still no church or large groups are allowed, and the use of masks in public is mandatory; very similar to other countries. Here in Altamira, and throughout Brazil, the cases have continued to increase. The pharmacies do not have the drugs necessary that doctors are prescribing to “combat” the … Amazon Update! May 2020
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers and support. They have been greatly appreciated. I hope you are doing well during these crazy times. Like many of you, our city of Macapá is pretty much completely shut down because of COVID-19. We have watched the number of people infected go from just a … May 2020 Newsletter
Happy Belated Easter. Praise the Lord that He is Risen. Thank you Jesus!!! As I mentioned last month, let’s keep praying to Jesus for His healing upon the world. He is our only hope, especially with so much uncertainty, we need to be the light in this time of darkness. Pray the Lord’s peace and … Amazon Update – April 2020
We are in quarantine. We started our travels 2 weeks ago to minister to the Recife church leadership, and then to Joao Pessoa to have a 3 day missionary care retreat. So much can change in a two week stretch. On the way back home, we had two airline cancellations which forced us to travel … Amazon Update March 2020
Michael Hansen, the Lead Pastor in Delaware County, and Derek Blaylock, a Vineyard Pastor out of San Antonio Texas, came for a short visit. They came and visited some of our bases located in Macapá, Pacajá, and Altamira. About 20 years ago, God put Brazil on Derek’s heart and he has been praying for Brazil … Amazon Update February 2020
Dear Friends and Family, Denise and I want to first-off say thank you to everyone who made our time in the U.S.A. such an encouragement. Your love and generosity blessed us greatly. We love our home church in the States and definitely feel the support that we so desperately desire. We arrived back in Macapá … February 2020 Newsletter
Elba and I were honored again to have another baptism at the church. The church gets so excited for baptisms. During our baptism the worship band was playing and singing, and lots of people run to the front to get a better view and pictures. I know I have mentioned this many times, but I … November 2019 Amazon Update!!!
Dear Friends & Family, I wanted to give everyone a heads up that Denise, Jonas and I will be back on furlough starting in September. We are so excited to share everything that God has been doing here in Macapá! We are also excited for everyone to meet Jonas! If you are a small group … August 2019
