Hello Everybody! I pray this update finds you enjoying the spring weather back in the States! I'm learning here that I've lost all track of what's going on back in IL. When the weather never changes, locked in a continual 'summer', it all just blends together! But the Lord created this climate as well as what I grew up in back in IL, so for that I praise Him!
But one area that I'm struggling to keep the proper attitude of thankfulness is with my 1.5 year old laptop that just cooked its motherboard. Please pray for my ability to make wise decisions about replacing it and that in the Lord's timing I would be able to get the replacement here from the States. Also, as this is an unplanned expense, that the Lord would bless my budget. Also, please pray for patience as I go day by day bumming other peoples computers and the internet and going to cyber cafes to get my essential online work done.
This past month has flown by and June is just around the corner! That and my wedding is only 79 days away! In this time I've been blessed to travel twice and participate in a conference. I've also been able to take a bit more comprehensive role in my cell group by leading the Word, or the discussion. This has been a boost to my Portuguese and really is helping me to be more aggressive in using it.
Back in April, I traveled with a team from upstate New York to the Tapajos River community of Lago Central. We were blessed to help them really make some progress on their church and hold a health clinic. Half the foundation was done when we arrived when we left, we had made some great progress on the block walls. We had hauled much of the materials necessary for the project on our boat, so we also had to unload them and haul them up the beach. The team shared some strong testimonies and skits and the pastors preached convicting messages about the Gospel of Christ. God was moving there and several people came to saving faith in the Lord! Check out the details here.
We came back from that trip and immediately joined the rest of the PAZ missionaries to a conference and some relaxing time together as a missionary family. It was a blessed time and we heard from a guest speaker about member care and how we can support each other here on the field. More here.
After a couple weeks of normalcy, I was blessed again to travel to the jungle community of Renascer. The health team went there by truck, but I was enlisted to escort a visitor there by bus. And that's 5 hours by bus on horribly torn up dirt roads! We went to several communities and hosted clinics and held worship services. The locals were blessed to have us and we were blessed to share the love of Christ with them, both in bodily form and in the way of Salvation of their Souls!
Praises
- For two successful and safe trips in the name of the Lord!
- For the safe arrive of a friend from the States here to visit.
- For successfully leading the discussion in my cell group!
- For the ongoing,glorious harvest of Souls in the Amazon Basin of Brazil!
- For the Lord bringing me my helpmate!
Prayer Requests
- For continued faith and pure trust in the Lord for our financial provision even when my short-sightedness wants to worry
- For wisdom and provision in acquiring a new computer
- For provision and wisdom in our search for appliances, household item, and wedding gift registries
- For wisdom in deciding how to become more involved in ministry and discipleship
Broken before the Lord,
JAE
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