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Permanent Visas Approved! Here’s What’s Next…

Permanent Visas Approved! Here’s What’s Next…

Big News! We finally received approval for our permanent visas! I can hardly believe it. This is a milestone we’ve been working toward for seven long years, and we are so thankful to see God bring us to this point. It will be such a relief to finally have those cards in our hands. Later […]
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What We’ve Been Up To This Spring in Brazil

What We’ve Been Up To This Spring in Brazil

It’s hard to believe we’re already heading into summer! The past few months have been full, busy, and encouraging as we’ve continued serving here in Brazil. We wanted to take a moment to share some of what we’ve been up to and how you can be praying for us in the months ahead. There are […]
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Look Behind the Scenes in the Amazon Jungle

Look Behind the Scenes in the Amazon Jungle

Looking Back and Moving Forward We have now been living in Manaus a little over a year. In some ways, it feels like a lifetime — in others, like we just stepped off the plane. What we have seen, learned, and experienced during this season has stretched us, refined us, and reminded us again and […]
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Embracing Our Journey

Embracing Our Journey

Hello everyone! We hope this message finds you all in great spirits! We would like to share some wonderful updates about our family’s journey serving in Brazil. Furry visitors are fun sometimes! We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to immerse ourselves in such a vibrant and welcoming community here in Manaus. We’ve been enjoying […]
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Visas and More

Visas and More

Praise God!!! After six months, we FINALLY got our visas! God was SO good and let Liam’s last visa be good until 2026, so we didn’t have to redo his and get a photo. This was a huge blessing, as he’s not ready to take his hood off yet. He’s needed it 24/7 since Joe’s […]
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The Lord Is Near The Brokenhearted

The Lord Is Near The Brokenhearted

I still remember one of our very first classes we took in Perspectives before we began our missionary journey. A vibrant older missionary couple were telling tales of their time in Egypt. In her hand, the wife held a teeny tiny clay lantern like a mini genie lamp. I remember her saying that we sometimes […]
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Hidden Blessings

Hidden Blessings

After so many updates filled with uncertainty, I’m excited to be writing this update filled with good news and more concrete plans. Knowing of course, we hold all things loosely to allow God to lead as He wills.  Joe’s recovery is going great! He is off all prescription meds and is just taking herbal heart […]
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Joe’s Surgery Prayer Requests

Joe’s Surgery Prayer Requests

Thank you all so much for your prayers. Last Tuesday, the angiogram went well with just a headache from the medicine. The nurse was surprised to hear we were from out of state, because they typically only take 1 maybe 2 people at the end of the year and said we must be really lucky, […]
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