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It is no surprise that living and serving the Lord in a foreign country, especially in the beginning does have “down sides”. But I must admit that there are “up sides” as well.  For instance, we have had the privilege of seeing many beautiful sights and experiencing special things in our 26 years of ministry.  […]

We have a special little visitor that comes with his mom several times a week to help Lisa with Portuguese. Instead of getting strapped into a car seat he gets tied to his mom’s back for the 10 to 15 minute walk to our house. By the time they get here Samuel is usually asleep […]

One thing that we are learning here in Africa is that prayer is an important part of life. Often at 4:30 am and throughout the day we hear a call for “prayer” coming from different areas in the community. Our church has scheduled prayer meeting three times a week to specifically pray for Africa, our […]

Now that we have been here for just over a month we are beginning to feel a bit more at home.  We have had several opportunities to walk around the neighborhood for various reasons such as going to catch a “chapa” ride into the city, going to church, going to market or just taking time […]

We have been blessed to attend a small congregation here in our neighborhood for the past three Sundays.  It is only a few minutes walk from our house.  It is a “mission” church because it is a church plant from a larger Baptist church in the city. The church agreed to host us which means […]

Today (Saturday August 6, 2011) we celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary!  What better way to spend our first wedding anniversary in Africa than attending a wedding!  A  couple from our host church were the ones getting married so the first thing that happened was that Lisa had the option of getting a blouse and skirt […]

Isn’t it interesting how much we tend to enjoy the anticipation of special events like vacation, a birthday party or a date with someone special?  We almost enjoy the anticipation as much as the event itself.  On the flip side of the coin, the anticipation of a visit to the dentist, a shot, a punishment […]