A New GOAL for the Guahibo Church: Reaching out to evangelize small groups of tribal people in the same linguistic family

June 14, 2017

In the low lands of the Casanare region of Colombia there is a reservation called Mochuelo Creek. There lives some groups of Guahibos who have the same linguistic family. Among those groups are the Sikuani, Amorua, Tsiripo, Masiware and Waëpijiwi, all who understand Guahibo but have not yet been reached with the message of salvation. […]

Desecrate the Sacred Pictures

June 1, 2017

Spirit pictures painted on sheets of bark “Take them,” Watofo said in January of 2006, his voice wheezing with the effort to speak. “Get them out of the house.” Fato’s brow furrowed. The Hewa shaman, Watofo, had gone in and out of consciousness with the fevers, but now he was making no sense. Fato, Waina […]

No Longer Afraid

June 1, 2017

I hiked to Emo’s hut on the banks of the Yif River on June 13, and when I arrived, Emo was very happy to show me his brand new house and the garden his family planted in the river valley. “Why did you leave your brother’s house on the ridge top to move here,” […]

¿What is the future of the Guahibo Church?

May 9, 2017

What is the future of the Guahibo Church? In the Vichada state region… The teaching is continuing in some of the Indian communities. We are thankful for the financial provision to print and send much material for teaching. Some believers want to participae in teaching others in their villages as well as accompanying their leaders when […]

Prayer Requests

May 8, 2017

Thank you so much for supporting us in prayer “participating with us in producing lasting fruit for eternity.” Prayer Requests: For the leaders in the different Guahibo churches, that God will strengthen, encourage and guide them as they continue with the teaching of the Word. For the growth and maturity of the believers. For Nancy’s […]

“God knows what we really need”

May 8, 2017

Thank you for praying for us and for the Guahibo church. Your prayers have been answered! God was working and guiding every step of that time. “God knew what we needed” was the expression of several brothers and sisters in Christ, who manifested in various ways the joy of listening and learning about the Word […]

Braziliaanse koffie met stroopwafels…

February 10, 2017

Welkom op ons blog! Wat leuk dat u ons online komt bezoeken! Via dit logboek proberen wij iedereen die interesse heeft in ons werk in Brazillië op de hoogte te houden. Dat doen wij graag aan deze virtuele keukentafel met Braziliaanse koffie en een stroopwafel… Dit is ons eerste berichtje en D.V. komen er nog […]

Shad and Sarah Deal- Equipping the Next Generation of Church Planters

December 7, 2016

Welcome to our blog!! We are the Deals- Shad, Sarah, Braden, and Brice. It is our privilege to serve the next generation of missionaries during their time at the NTM Missionary Training Center in Roach, Missouri. We desire to use our nine years of ministry experience in Asia Pacific and the lessons God has taught […]

God School

August 11, 2016

My eight year old niece, whom my family frequently refers to as “Little Lizzie”, is having a difficult time understanding why I have to move so far away from her. Last week I was trying to explain to her the necessity of missions and why I am leaving. Thinking that I am preparing to return […]

Ancestors in my house

May 21, 2016

Kolumbi’s Mirror (From April of 2008) “Mother, mother,” the old woman said over and over, motioning with her hand into the mirror that was hanging on the wall of our little house. “Mother, I can see you,” the voice of the matriarch trailed off as she gazed at herself with a nearly toothless smile, not […]