Re-entry Thoughts

June 21, 2017

We are back in Brazil! It’s strange how familiar everything is, this time. The graceful lines of the açai trees (a tall, slender type of palm), the mysterious majesty of the buritis (a shaggy-headed type of palm), the stars of the southern sky, and even the cement curb of the empty lot across the street […]

Disciple at Home

January 24, 2016

“What about your kids?!” was one of the biggest and most frequently asked questions we heard as we were preparing to leave the States and plunge into a strange new world, new culture, and new language with our family. I have to admit, I’ve asked God the same question quite a few times since we’ve […]

Tentative Timeline

December 1, 2015

Here’s a quick overview of our tentative plans for these next several months: December – CLA (culture and language aquisition) January – documents, conference, and workshop February through June – CLA July – back to the States for a year of home assignment and catching up with you all! Thank you so much for your […]

Flying back!

December 1, 2015

After being in town for a month so Jevon and I could get a series of rabies vaccines – just a standard precaution after the tapir bites – we are so glad to be heading back to the tribe! We are super thankful to God for the new NTM plane based here in town, and […]

Larissa

December 1, 2015

Larissa Larraine is six months old, and we figure its about time she made her appearance on our blog! She’s a little bundle of energy – enough to keep the whole family employed chasing after her to keep her out of trouble. But when her little knees get tired from crawling all over her big […]

Praises and Prayers

April 27, 2014

Praises The airplane is coming to help us God has brought us this far Everybody is in good health The kids are excited for this new step The faithful partnership and prayers of so many Prayers A week of good weather for the flights The av-gas to be available as promised Strength and health for […]

What We’ve Been Up To

April 5, 2014

Drawing up plans for a water system, to filter rain water for drinking and pump river water for washing. Cutting PVC for gutters. Helping custom order solar freezer, not only for us but for other missionaries here in country. A business man has agreed to make some modifications for us, such as thicker insulation so […]

Busily waiting

March 9, 2014

Here’s just a peek into these last few weeks – what we are busy with these days and why this waiting time is not a bad thing but actually a big help. Jevon making plans for the electrical set-up of our house. The breaker box he made with added surge protection. Three shopping carts full […]

You know you’ve been in Brazil a WHOLE YEAR when…

September 11, 2013

You walk into church and automatically greet another woman by giving a kiss to the side of her face. You are trying to tell a story in English but you can’t remember the word for “grocery store”, only “supermercado”. You just took your 3rd shower for the day, and spent most of the time in […]

Our Current Normal

September 11, 2013

bikes – our principal means of transportation sharing the road with 18 wheeler semi trucks, cars, motorcycles, other bikes, tractors, horseback riders, and farm carts pulled by horses, sometimes all at the same time. getting our meat from the butcher. he cuts, slices, or grinds it while we watch. getting our veggies and fruit on […]