A Very Special Visitor
We were so happy to have Brent’s mom Shirley come to Santarém! She had visited us in Castanhal two years ago, and now that we have moved she came again to see where we live, meet our friends, see our new ministries and visit the beautiful beaches. We had a great time.
We had some great adventures with her. We went on a boat trip to a community named Uquena. It is about 5 hours by boat up the Tapajós River. We stayed three nights. There is a cell group and strong leader in Uquena. We went with a group of people from town to do evangelistic outreach, leadership training, and just to encourage this small group of believers. Through the outreach during those 3 days several people accepted Christ and good connections were made with the community. A local man, not yet a believer, signed the document donating land for us to build a church (he has since come to Christ). It was truly a fruitful trip!
Cell leader Josué shared his testimony for us.
Here's Shirley enjoying herself on a amall boat!
Praying over the land that was donated for the new PAZ church!
We all loved this little monkey and she posed for every picture!
Besides the boat trip , Shirley got to spend a lot of time with the boys, meeting their friends and sitting and catching up on their lives. We went to many beaches, swam, walked down at the river front at night, had long talks, laughed a lot, and took some side trips with friends.
A group of friends we spent the day with!
Having lots of fun in the cold and clear stream.
Mom and Tia (aunt) Rita strolling along the beach!
Family picture
It was a very special time. Thanks Shirley for coming!! We are waiting for your next visit!
Be sure to check out the newly designed PAZ website, it’s beautiful! http://www.projectamazon.org
how nice you could have such a special time with Brent’s mom–sandy