We were blessed with unexpected opportunities to serve God these past few months. A big highlight was the end of the pre-marital counseling Odir was giving to a young couple and also the privilege to officiate their wedding and preach at the ceremony… [click below to continue reading this letter]
April 2022: The start of a new youth group and a premarital class
We were taking a family walk recently downtown when we realized it was the first time in years that we didn’t wear our masks outside in crowded areas. After so much time, now it feels odd to not use masks instead of using them! Anyhow, we are thankful to our great God for… [click below to continue reading this letter]
January 2022: Happy New Year!
2022 is here and with it, lots of plans and new year resolutions. We want to serve more and better our Lord Jesus Christ, we want to be a blessing to Brazilians in any simple and possible way, we want to help the local church to move forward on her mission to evangelize the lost and make disciples. By the way, our church here in São Paulo is called… [click below to continue reading this letter]
November 2021: Sao Paulo is opening up more
This week, for the first time in almost 2 years, São Paulo dropped all Covid restrictions in the state (except mask mandates). This is a huge improvement and now we just pray for God´s protection and for our personal boldness as we are out more. Yesterday we took the day to walk around our neighborhood and… [click below to continue reading this letter]
August 2021: Does it get cold in Brazil?
Greetings from a chilly São Paulo!
Most of the year we live in a warmer climate but this year we are facing extremely cold days. For those that might be confused about why it's cold here, we are in the Southern Hemisphere so climates are opposite from the USA. So it is winter here. Temperatures have been in the 40s and 50s this past week. There is no central heat here so sometimes it feels even colder inside our cinder block and tiled floor homes. We beat the cold with lots of… [click below to continue reading this letter]
April 2021: A few limitations, but not for God
Hello everyone! We are navigating through a season of limitations in ministry but God is still at work and doing great things for His glory. Starting in March we had to stop our in–person services all over again because of new Covid related restrictions for the State of Sao Paulo. So we went back to online Zoom Meeting and lots of Youtube Videos and… [click below to continue reading this letter]
February 2021: Hot Days in Sao Paulo
Hello everyone! It’s February 2021 already. While you may be facing some winter storms in the USA, we are having some 90 degree days (without air conditioners). We are excited to share with you what we are doing around here and the plans for the future at… [click below to continue reading this letter]