Christmas isn’t about perfect trees or perfect people. It’s about learning to ponder, like Mary and David, until we find God again. The Orange Tree Christmas How Improvising Leads to the Real Thing Read time: 15 minutes View this email in your browser Orange Trees are Also Evergreens Our family was remembering Christmases from our … 🟠 The Orange Tree Christmas; How Improvising Leads to the Real Thing 🟠
A simple Advent game in the Amazon taught our family that quiet kindness can change a family—and a neighborhood. The Ten-Centavos Manger. The Ten-Centavos Manger How Quiet Kindness Became Our Family’s Christmas Liturgy Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser A Psalm, A Promise, A Way of Life In Psalm 12, God … 🪙 The Ten-Centavos Manger 🪙
David’s wild psalm teaches us how to stand when life turns against us—and why faith grows strongest in the fire. Confidence in the Storm A wild psalm, a healing miracle, and the God who shields the upright. Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser The Victory Cry of an Underdog: “How do you … 🛡️ Confidence in the Storm A wild psalm, a healing miracle, and the God who shields the upright. 🛡️
“You can’t believe what can go wrong” (Laughing and Rolling Eyes) When God Laughs About Tree Planting “You can’t believe what can go wrong” (God, laughing and rolling His eyes) Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser Photo – Deanna cooking at a remote tree-planting camp, 1988. Her brother Ross was one of … When God Laughs About Tree Planting
We already have enough water, more power than we know, and a God who remembers even the forgotten corners of the world. Kingdom Seeds, Eternal Harvest The harvest is ripe. Now. Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser The Glorious Fall Harvest Season in Abbotsford. Harvest in the Southern hemisphere is similar … 🍂 Kingdom Seeds, Eternal Harvest 🍂
Ten days on the river left them weary—but the Holy Spirit’s presence overflowed, turning exhaustion into eternal joy. The Weight of Glory Something Eternal is Happening Read time: 3 minutes View this email in your browser Ministry at the Marabá Retreat Center The photos below show friends along the river—people much like those described in … ⛅ The Weight of Glory ⛅
A miraculous mission, supernatural refreshing, and good news on Deanna’s journey A Mother’s Cry for Truth A miraculous mission, supernatural refreshing, and good news on Deanna’s journey Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser Lucy wants to be JUST like Deanna when she grows up. The photos below show friends along the … 🤱A Mother’s Cry for Truth 🤰
A tangible heaviness lifted, and a family’s hearts were set free. When God Walks Into the Room A tangible heaviness lifted, and a family’s hearts were set free. Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser One of the biggest tambaquis I’ve ever seen. Read on to see how Clenildo and his team … 🕯️ When God Walks Into the Room 🕯️
From folded arms to lifted hands: God is softening hearts in unexpected places. When a School Becomes a Sanctuary Read time: 3 minutes View this email in your browser Clenildo and his team were invited to speak at a school. In January 2025, Clenildo and a select team set out to evangelize a region where … 🏫 When a School Becomes a Sanctuary 🏫
What others called hostile waters, God had already made holy ground—through a dream that opened the door before Clenildo’s boat arrived. Messages From Another Realm God loves to give obvious hints. Read time: 3 minutes View this email in your browser Sometimes God bypasses our thinking brains to speak directly to us. In January 2025, … 3️⃣ Messages From Another Realm: God loves to give obvious hints. 3️⃣
