hello all,
our trip this year was the best ever. the work in lake carara is taking such a nice form. who would have thought that 9 years ago when the presbyterian church of manaus thought to send a single girl to one of the hardest places on the river that we would be a part of such beautiful things. years of relationship building in the villages led to Erika and her husband Vanderley moving into one of the villages to show their full committment to the lake. the land was donated for the expected future construction of a "church". a mission house was soon to become a reality and eastwood donated the first books for the library. the next year, we built a playground. the community now calls the mission house the "church" and even let them paint the church name on the building! this year we dedicated a beautiful baptismal font, communion trays and rocking chairs for the Presbyterian Church of Sol Nascente. we enjoyed a communion and baptismal service and heard from the Presbyterian pastor in charge of the entire region. the little church is growing but with much persecution from the local community. the areas are heavily influenced by a weird hybrid of Catholicism and mysticism. no catholic service is offered but the folks think they must be loyal to that order. its weird but the truth is marching on. thank you for praying and giving.
come with us next year as we have been asked to return to lead another summer bible conference for them.
in Christ.
jay.
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