When there is no Word

November 20, 2015

A missionary of 40 years was trying to elicit a word for forgiveness. He had arrived, decades before, as a single missionary, and had even spent time living in a communal house with the people. Later he had brought a wife back to the jungle with him and spent his life there, teaching the Word […]

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 […]

Sitting on the Ground

March 9, 2014

“A little more povilho” my coworker said. I reached for the bag and poured a little more manioc flour into the strainer in her hand. She shook it gently to sift the flour into the bowl on the counter, where she was mixing the dough for pão de queijo. (Cheese bread rolls). We were making […]

Meet our Coworkers

February 14, 2014

Flight Program

July 13, 2013

We have mentioned, in past e-mails, the need for a new flight program. Jevon’s brother (an airplane mechanic) has been working towards this goal for several years, along with an experienced pilot, Charlie, and some others. This week the decision was made for the mission to begin the process of importing the plane. There’s a […]

Our First Encontro

January 20, 2013

Conference was a stretching time for our Portuguese, as we were listening to all of the sessions, talking to people in the dining hall, and also had to write and read our testimonies all in Portuguese. We feel like its been good for us. It was also super good to mix with coworkers who are […]

Jungle River Voyage

December 11, 2012

Our ministry assignment right now is learning Brazilian culture and Portuguese for the purpose of serving well on an international tribal missions team. This is what we spend our time and energy on. So what’s the best way to learn? Immersion! That’s exactly what we’ve been up to. I spent 12 days helping a fellow […]

Trip to PQQ

September 26, 2012

We were invited to come out to PQQ, the school were Jevon grew up about 20 miles from Manaus as the crow flies, but a whole different world. Manaus is a cement jungle. PQQ is surrounded by green jungle on three sides and the sprawling Amazon river in front of it. It was fun to […]