Almost There

September 4, 2012

We have FOUR days left and then we leave for Brazil! While we are scrambling to stay on top of an ever-growing list of details that have to be taken care of and goodbyes that need to be said, our hearts are full of thanks to the God who has brought us this far! […]

VBS – New Milford, PA

July 31, 2012

My friend Jessica’s little boy Keaton, posing as one of the “Go Fish Guys” who led praise times and introduced lessons via video. Dress up time! The theme of the week was Praise! Praise God for His greatness, authority, providence, power, and love. Bible Teaching Times: Snack time! cupcakes masquerading as cordless microphones […]

We have them!

July 20, 2012

Our Brazilian passports and Danica’s visa arrived safely in the mail. So WE BOUGHT OUR PLANE TICKETS! We fly out on September 7 – Sete de Setembro – which also happens to be Brazilian Independence Day.

Who knew?

July 10, 2012

“Goodbye Danica, missionary-to-be” “Bye.” That short, matter-of-fact farewell happened nine years ago in Portland. I said goodbye to my youth pastor, who was also one of my best friend’s dad and had been my senior pastor for a short time. He was moving his family east to Pennsylvania, and I was leaving Oregon for Bible […]

God Expedites

June 22, 2012

When we applied for our US passports, we did not realize that Danica needed to have her passport in hand before we could apply for Danica’s Brazilian visa. If we had known that, we would have payed the extra fee to expedite the process. But we didn’t know. Yesterday, only a couple of weeks after […]

Milemarker 75

June 10, 2012

God surprised us this week by raising our support level from 62% to 78%, in one day, with one pledge from a major donor. Right when we felt we were sort of in a “lull” with not many new opportunities to talk about missions in Brazil! Do you think God likes to do things in […]

Saying Goodbye, Looking Ahead

May 16, 2012

“Mom?” Cali asked for the hundredth time. “Is it spring?” We had told Cali that we would stay in Oregon until spring. So she knew, as the days grew warmer, that it was time to say goodbye to the Louks, and Meadowbrook, and the Molalla River, the temperate rainforests and waterfalls of Western Oregon, and […]

The Easter Story

April 4, 2012

Skit Clips and More

March 16, 2012

Here’s the latest news of the Rich family in… Partnership Development What a joy to join hands in partnership with people who believe that God wants them to be a part of tribal missions in Brazil through their prayers and financial support of our ministry! We now have 47% of the recommended support for our […]

4 Minutes on the Road

February 20, 2012

We had a super Sunday. Check out this snippit into our lives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrubzK4nC6M Please pray for John. He is a hitch-hiker who rode with us to the closest town. Pray that he arrives safely at the destination God has for him, and also pray that God will give him understanding as he reads his Bible […]