Christmas Eve

We invited several other families from different churches in town to come to our house Christmas Eve. Most of them are like us and live far away from their families. There were around 35 people gathered in our garage for a time of worship, a great meal, and secret pal gift exchange. [...]

Counting the Blessings

The CADI - community center in Frei Damião - had a special program this afternoon to thank God for blessings received in 2007 and to recognize the children who were involved in the choir and Team Sports programs during the year.

What a blessing to see the faces of the children and their parents as the [...]

Wednesday Afternoon at the Drug Rehab Center

Ron FINALLY has his new Brazilian Driver’s License and is happy to be able to resume his visits to the Drug Rehab Center on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons. Each Wednesday is spent in Bible Study and informal conversation. The guys are not required to attend but they all do. After Bible [...]

Special Times with Special Girls

Each Monday I have the opportunity to spend time with the girls from the Vinde a Mim orphanage/group home. It is just a time to go out and do something the girls want to do, talk about life, and just have fun. There are ten girls currently living there. Some of them [...]

December newsletter

It has been a while! We are about to get settled back home after being on stateside assignment in Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. What a wonderful time with family and friends! Time went by so quickly, but we enjoyed every minute. We would like to thank our teammate, Loretta Young, [...]