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 […]
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? 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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by Rachel Chapman As we were getting ready to leave Las Moras this last time, I took time to talk with my Nahuatl friends directly about the Scripture portions that we had been translating. One of the last times with Queen, I asked her what she was believing. She said, “I believe what we’ve […]
by Pete Hypki Andrew is one of the good guys. At least, out here, he is. Andrew is our neighbor to the south, and a father of 11 kids. He’s short, like most of the men out here, maybe 5’5,” and stout, with a thin graying moustache. Two weeks after we moved into the […]
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 […]