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Reception

Just some quick pictures that represent 2 family receptions that we had to honor  David and Lara’s Wedding Art and Werber ( Lara’s father) Beth-Anne, Sarah, Lais ( Lara’s sister), Lara David (21), Art, Daniel (18) My Family  Art’s Extended Family Sandra (Neice), Greg ( husband to Sandra’s sister Debbie), John Thompson ( famous brother

Meet the Cristoval Team

The Team +1 Art ( Mateus – professional ‘selfie ‘ picture taker) Leandro, Emerson, Cyndi  Emerson This young man has grown a lot this last year as he has gotten involved in Living Waters. He took the course Jan- June 2014. He then became my assistant in September 2014 to Jan 2015. He is now

A few reflections on control. Cyndi Rae

   My husband Art is more pioneer than  settler.  I like to read stories of pioneers and all the hardships they faced and overcame. The stories of my Mennonite ancestors sojourns in the Ukraine and their flight to Canada after the Russian Revolution never gets old because it is full of suspense, firing squads, bandits,

Small Steps Forward

Hello to All of Our Wonderful Friends and Supporters!! I just want to remind you, as always, how great it is to have you guys on our team! You make everything we do possible. Each and every day, as we minister to others in many different ways, you are right there with us. Thank you!

The Tribes of Jampa

Hi everybody! This is Ronã. Long time, no see! I feel better writing the blog now, since I know who all of you are. I wish you guys could visit us and see our new city. We definitely love our new place. It’s completely different from my small hometown in the middle of the Amazon.

Cristovál 2018 Fotos 2

The Snake The first day someone almost stepped on this boa constrictor, which was wrapped around an iguana. We caught it, took some pictures, and then set it free back in the swamp. Powered by WPeMatico

Cristovál 2018 Fotos 1

Cristovál started with an evening of games. The next day one of the big events was a cross-country run, where your team only got points when everyone was at the finish line. This encourages the stronger ones helping the weaker ones. The Powered by WPeMatico

Home For The Holidays, Beach Church and Film Crew

We’ll Be Home For Christmas! We Are Dreaming of a White Christmas! We are coming to Ontario for Christmas!  Now that our kids are in school, furloughs will need to line up with our kids’ school holidays, and in Brazil the school year ends in December.   We are cold just thinking about it and