Hoping to be home for Christmas

September 9, 2016

A year and a half has passed since we arrived in Brazil. As we told you, this is the average of learning the language. We are disappointed to say that we are not done yet…but we are getting closer. This last year has been very hard emotionally just trying to keep pushing on in our […]

Quick write an update….we are happy!!!!

June 22, 2016

We are actually at the table!!! Eating like the big people! Before, we were like the puppies under the table nibbling on the crumbs, never getting enough to eat and feeling so empty. No I’m not talking about real food but spiritual and emotional. We are now understanding so much that it actually feels like […]

visit from family!!!!!

March 23, 2016

Why is she talking to me in English? Help! It was a huge blessing when Amber’s parents came to visit for a week. While they were here, Heidi (Amber’s mom) would talk on and on to the Brazilians in English and they would turn to us and say Help me! It was a lot of fun having them there with us, and […]

encontro

January 31, 2016

~A conversation from missions conference (translated to English for your benefit 🙂 Amber: You have been in the tribe for 18 years and still don’t know the language? Wow! We have been discouraged because it has almost been 1 year and we still don’t know the language. How do you stay encouraged after so much […]

It’s a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 18, 2015

“Is that normal?” was the the first thing Amber said when Isaque Courageous Clement was born. We did not know that babies heads were all pointy when they are born. In case you are wondering the answer is yes. Isaque is the Brazilian way to spell Isaac. He was born at 2:09 AM on the […]

Good news, the baby was not born in Christmas

October 17, 2015

“You don’t have idols in your house do you?” Our neighbor asked as we sat in their house which has 4 statues of Mary in the living room. We responded, “no.” What else do you say to that? “I can’t get into an accident because if I die I will go DOWN!” said the taxi […]

Is it a boy or a girl????

August 17, 2015

We spent a week in Santos, São Paulo with a family from the school here. They said it was so we could have a vacation. It was really great but far from a vacation. Never have our brains been so tired. However, we did get to learn a lot more about culture and listened to […]

Don’t worry we have deodorant!!!!!

June 14, 2015

Our lives are pretty much the same everyday. In the morning we study language at home with the audios and lessons that we have. In the afternoon we have class. Then the evenings we hang out with people. Language, language, language… Stephen was encouraged that he was actually helpful in a ministry to the prison […]

You want me to eat what!!!!

May 3, 2015

Language We are slowly progressing in the language. Some days we get excited for having a real conversation. Some days we feel like we can’t say anything! Everyone is so nice though, they always say, “You speak so well!” Which is nice but sometimes frustrating because many times we know we aren’t speaking correctly but […]

The hospital….

March 27, 2015

Here is the hospital where we will have our first baby in November! Yes, I’m pregnant!!!!!!!!!!! It is only about half a mile from our house! The gate to “the land of the Americans.” That is what the people in town call the New Tribes Mission Training Center in […]