Cactus Flower

I've been working for several months on an original quilt for my next grandchild.  All along the way I've asked my sweet daughter-in-law about her wishes and plans for her next nursery. It took a while to make decisions and to go to the big city to hunt for good cloth.  One piece even was ordered from the USA and had to be waited upon.  But after months of planning and working, the decisions began to come together in an organized manner. With each step of the process, I have prayed for the little one to come... The pattern of a basic windmill and sailboat for the quilt blocks is not a new one, but the layout is.  With each stitch I pray and ask God to bring this little life to birth safely and with good health.  Also I pray for his future, that he might be a fine Christian young man. The little quilt won't be perfect.  I've ripped out seams, shed tears and even thought I'd broken my sewing machine at one point.  But I can pray as I work that our little...

Felipe, Clarinha and Paola

  Better late than never!  And much nicer when it's in time for a birthday.   Happy 25th Birthday to Dalton! Coconuts in Abreus, 2017

On July 13 we picked up 8 people at the Petrolina airport, then we ran and ran and ran for 16 days with a small pause in the middle to deal with a Covid case. The group was great and included our first born, Pastor Will,  and our lovely daughter-in-law, Kerri,  as well as six young people from  the Community Baptist Pulse group. They came well prepared and assisted with church services and kids' works in various communities along our route and in the big city. Of special importance was the start of outreach in a new community which was targetted during the weeks just prior to the team's arrival with Pastor Mike  and his daughter Amber along with our summer intern, Pedro Pereira. We were also blessed to be able to use a VW Kombi for the days  of the NC team.  This was a tremendous help with the transport of the group and with various projects. Pray for us as we work to build on the contacts and impacts of our summer teams and assistants.  Sometimes the ...