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A Day at the Pesque-Pague
It all started because I had told Jevon that I wanted a tambaqui for my birthday. That’s a fish we liked to eat when we lived in Manaus. And instead of being boring and going down to the meat store and buying a dead fish, he went all out and planned a fishing trip to […]
Natação
We are super thankful for the opportunity the girls have had to be in swimming lessons here in our little town. Not only has it been valuable for them to get the experience in the water with instruction and consistent practice, but it has also been good for them to get the social experience – […]
A Day at the Sítio
Karina trying to decide if she’s okay with these new sights and sounds and smells. 🙂 The farmer, Carlos, explaining to us that a sow gives birth to more piglets than she has nipples. So the piglets fight their way in and bite to hold on to mom and not get pushed off by other […]
Back home and at it again
There’s no way to express how good it was to be there for Amos and Cymbre’s wedding day. It was also very special to reconnect with family, the Meadowbrook church in Molalla, Oregon, and Salem in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A huge thank you to our home church, Salem, for making this trip possible for us. […]
Language Blunders
Buying meat here means going to the meat counter and asking for what you want. Yeah, so, that means you have to talk. A few weeks ago I went up to the meat counter (with a little fear and trembling) and asked for a half kilo of lingua. The meat man just smiled knowingly and […]
F is for Flexible
F is for Flexible in both languages, actually – Enlish and Portuguese (“flexivel”). We are moving again. This all happened really fast and we just found out last week, during Encontro, that we were being asked by leadership to move to another city in another state of Brazil and finish our NCLA (National Culture and […]
Our First Encontro
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 […]
Christmas Immersed
Christmas decorations in downtown Rio Branco. Playing with a new friend at our host’s house in Rio Branco, while waiting for the taxi to take us the rest of the way to our destination. Our longest taxi ride to date – 3 1/2 hours. Paved road part of the way, clay road part of the […]
Jungle River Voyage
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 […]