Tag: Culture

Come. Come, all of you.

Come. Come, all of you.

A few days before our team left Las Moras, Andrea told me about something she had dreamed. Dreams are very important to the Nahuatl people, and they often find meaning, signs, or omens in what they see while they sleep. Andrea said that she and a handful of others were standing on an outcropping of […]
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Unto us a child is born…

Unto us a child is born…

  Merry Christmas! We have so much to be thankful for this year but the most amazing thing ever happened: Welcome Joshua Michael Daum He was born Decemeber 10th at 5:58 a.m. he weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 and three quarter inches. Everyone has told us about how much our lives would […]
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God’s faithfulness is manifested

God’s faithfulness is manifested

Visiting teammates. In August, Alberto had the opportunity to visit the missionaries planting the church in the among the Tikuna in Colombia. The translation of the Scriptures is being finished by being finalized by a couple of missionaries from Wycliff, they live on the border with Peru. Our desire is for the Tikuna church in […]
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Desecrate the Sacred Pictures

Desecrate the Sacred Pictures

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 […]
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No Longer Afraid

No Longer Afraid

  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,” […]
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¿What is the future of the Guahibo Church?

¿What is the future of the Guahibo Church?

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 […]
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“God knows what we really need”

“God knows what we really need”

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 […]
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Braziliaanse koffie met stroopwafels…

Braziliaanse koffie met stroopwafels…

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

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

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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A Missing Idol

A Missing Idol

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 […]
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