These 3 missionaries "finished the course" that the Lord gave them to "go into all the world and preach the Gospel". May we all be faithful to the end as they were!
Within the past 6 weeks we and our Baptist Mid-Missions missionary family has felt the loss of 3 of our missionaries: Lois McLain (May 27), Harold Reiner (June 27) and Elva Barber (June 9). We personally knew each of these, having worked in the same area with them for 24 years in Northeast Brazil. Each one was a blessing, inspiration and example to us and we are so thankful for the privilege we had of knowing them!
These 3 missionaries "finished the course" that the Lord gave them to "go into all the world and preach the Gospel". May we all be faithful to the end as they were!
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Last week, from Monday to Sunday, we had the blessing of a visit from our friend and missionary colleague, Carol Dennis. She and her husband, Bruce, have worked in Fortaleza, Ceará since 1993. On Tuesday and Thursday she helped to teach my English I class at the seminary. We tried to take her to as many places as possible here in Curitiba. This is on the Rua das Flores (Flower Street), downtown. We admired all the beautiful and colorful produce in the mercado central. We even bought a couple items. Imagine that! No visit is complete here without visiting the Tôrre de Mercês, a 41-story telephone company tower. Here one can see a 360-degree view of the city. On this day it was unusually clear and the view was fantastic! Even the distant mountain range, the Serra Do Mar, was clearly outlined. Another must is the Jardim Botânico (Botanical Garden). The building in the background is a greenhouse for tropical plants. This is necessary because Curitiba does not always have very tropical weather! In fact, March is usually a bit colder than what we had the week Carol was here. The Lord wanted her to have a wonderful impression of our fair city. I was glad that Carol had the opportunity to get to meet several of the people here that we have come to know and love. Thank you, Carol, for the blessing of your visit! On February 21-25 we joined our colleagues here in south Brazil at the Hotel Peninsula in Avaré, São Paulo. This is normally a 7-8 hour drive but, well...we won't talk about how long it took us. We missed turns, the car overheated and the GPS was even confused a time or two! A highlight for alot of us is the choir, led by Paul Van Loh. What a joy to sing beautiful songs of praise to Him! |
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