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⛈️ Redemptive Storms? ⛈️

How Tempests Test—and Reveal—Faith Redemptive Storms? How Tempests Test—and Reveal—Faith Read time: 3 minutes View this email in your browser A Storm Rages on the East Side of the Xingu River   The loudest thunder can become worship when it drives us to the Rock that never moves. Clenildo’s story starts here. (Names and details

🌉 The Cheese Pot and the Wrong Turn 🌉

Sometimes God’s direction comes through detours, losses, or even a steaming pot of cheese… The Path to Heaven: When What You Dread Becomes the Bridge You Need Read time: 3 minutes View this email in your browser Water Buffalo in a Covered Corral in Northern Brazil Clenildo’s story starts here. Please note that I have

📢 The Power of Stories, Lived, Remembered, Retold 📢

The Good News Spreads when God’s People Tell Their Stories The Power of Stories, Lived, Remembered, and Retold The Good News Spreads When God’s People Tell Their Stories Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser Uncle Henry shares God-stories about Borneo in Brazil. Stories   I shall remember the deeds of the

How to Win the Bigger Cause

God’s Wisdom for Everyday Decisions; God’s Wisdom for Everyday Decisions How to Win the Bigger Cause  God’s Wisdom for Everyday Decisions Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser The bear gets the road to himself. When Wisdom Walks with You Some rules are worth keeping. Some battles are worth fighting. But the

🫲Why Powerlessness Might Be the Beginning of a Bumper Crop 🫱

When God prunes you, it’s not punishment—it’s preparation for fruit you can’t yet see. Powerlessness – The Strange Gift No One Wants When Power Slips Through Your Fingers… Read time: 3 minutes View this email in your browser Faith is spelled R I S K. “Pray for us, we’re leaving at 5 a.m. tomorrow for

🩼 Weakness and Glory 🩼

What if the very places you feel powerless are where God is ready to show His glory? Weakness and Glory Where God’s Power Meets the Moral High Ground Read time: 3 minutes View this email in your browser Guarujá River Friendship “We were way out on the remote Guarujá River, many hours from home. Two

🌾Don’t Miss What God is Doing Now 🌾

What Ezra 3 teaches us about generational grief—and hope for today. Don’t Miss What God Is Doing Now What Ezra 3 teaches us about generational grief—and hope for today. Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser Deanna’s Corner: Tears and the Victory Bell Deanna goes for therapy— Chemotherapy, that is. Treatment three

🫐 Boot Camp for Eternal Leaders 🫐

Why Frustration is God’s Invitation Boot Camp for Eternal Leaders Why Frustration is God’s Invitation Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser Boot Camp for Eternal Leaders Last week, I shared a dream. I had just helped someone… and was “rewarded” with a parking ticket from the very person I’d served. I

Hi from Rick and Deanna

Learning to Reign by Losing What You Deserve When God Gives You a Parking Ticket Learning to Reign by Losing What You Deserve Read time: 2 minutes Reflection time: All week View this email in your browser You Just Want Him to Win Ever meet a kid like Ellis? You just want him to succeed.

Quando Deus Te Dá uma Multa de Estacionamento

Aprendendo a Reinar ao Perder Aquilo que Você Merece Quando Deus Te Dá uma Multa de Estacionamento Aprendendo a Reinar ao Perder Aquilo que Você Merece Tempo de leitura: 2 minutos Tempo de reflexão: A semana toda View this email in your browser Você Só Quer Ver Ele Vencer Já conheceu uma criança como o Ellis?