During our four months in the States earlier in the year, we were raising funds for property to build our own building. Thank you to all who prayed or helped financially for that endeavor. We reached our goal, but we reported that there wer [...]
We have been back in Brazil for six weeks, and our four-month furlough already seems like a faded memory. We just returned from our Brazilian Mission’s Annual Conference. The mission has 17 Brazilian missionaries, who serve in various parts [...]
We apologize for missing our last update. We had actually written it, but because we were in the States on a four-month furlough, we acquired a U.S. number to use while there, and our Brazilian phone and internet services were blocked. This [...]
This year started with a case of kidney stones that took three procedures and almost a month to take care of, but we are thankful for health throughout the rest of the year to continue serving the Lord here in Taubate. At the end of October [...]
Our Leadership Conference in July was a great blessing, with over 100 people in attendance. Many are excited and already talking about our next one in 2025. The second semester of our Bible institute started in August. I teach on Monday and [...]
May 17 marked 50 years since we first set foot in Brazil as missionaries with a two-year-old in tow and seven weeks before the birth of our second child. We added two more to the family during our first term, and our last addition came in o [...]
We went to the States in December for a grandson’s wedding in Texas. The first few weeks were great. Then it hit. I had my fifth kidney-stone episode! The pain was not as excruciating as my last one eleven years ago, but it was much more dr [...]
We came to the States in December for a grandson’s wedding in Texas. The first few weeks were great. Then it hit—my fifth kidney-stone episode! The pain was not as excruciating as my last one eleven years ago, but it was much more drawn out [...]
This year is winding down very quickly! We whirled through our church anniversary, our Youth Conference, and our Creation Conference up in Northern Brazil, which we had mentioned in our last letter. In October, we celebrated Children’s Day [...]
In our last letter, we had asked for prayer for Dennis, who was traveling back to his hometown to witness to his family members because he was burdened for them. Although none of his family accepted the Lord, he was able to lead two other [...]
