Novo Demin
June 25th, 2009
Dear Friends,
Greetings from wet Novo Demini! We are in the rainy season again. Life gets a bit more interesting and trying to keep two energetic boys entertained for so long indoors can be a little tricky. Usually we have a few sunny days in between to help dry clothes. Rain or no rain we always have to get out for a walk, around the village, to let the boys run a little or play in the mud with their friends or to just simply sit with the Yanomami. Sitting or visiting, (the same word in the Yanomami language) is a very important part of their culture. It shows friendship.
On the 2nd of July we are planning on flying out to Boa Vista as a family. There is still a little over a week but since at the last minute things get pretty rushed I decided to start writing a few days early. We will be spending 6 weeks out. We have been here almost 9 months so are really looking forward to some time in town. Ryan is still too young to understand, but Nathan is already making plans for his time in town. One of the boy’s favorite things to play these days is to carry luggage around and pretend like they are in a plane going somewhere.
There is so much I could write, but don’t want this to turn into a newspaper so will just try and tell you a few things that have happened. The beginning of this month our co-worker, Wellington, made a trip downriver to the little town of Barcelos. At the time he went, the river was still a little low. We were worried as there are a lot of rapids and when the river is low they are more dangerous. God was good and made it pour just a few days before he was to come up the worst ones. He took 4 Yanomami along also. They were gone for two weeks. We were all relieved to see them back safely. João usually makes this trip, but thankfully this year he decided not to.
We had someone send a few things up river from Manaus to Barcelos. A Christian man, in Barcelos, was to pick our things up when they arrived. From there, Wellington would bring them to us. Unfortunately, when Wellington went to pick up the boxes with the Christian man, one of the boxes was missing. It was the box that had 2 used solar panels we had bought from another missionary. When we got the news we were really worried and figured they might have been stolen. We later heard that the owner of the boat puts things of higher value in a safer place than the normal boxes. The man who was to pick up the boxes from the boat never asked for the box since he didn’t know they weren’t all in the same place. It looks like the box returned to Manaus on the boat, since no one picked it up. It is stored somewhere, but we are still in the process of finding out where and praying they are really there. Please pray we can soon have them in hands!
On the tenth of this month Nathan had his fourth Birthday. We just had a simple birthday party for him. He had sure been looking forward to His Special Day. Ryan, who is a year and seven months old, enjoyed singing Happy Birthday and helping his brother blow out the candles.
Sorry it’s been so long since we last wrote you! Our flights have been few and far between, so sometimes it takes awhile to get all our correspondence out. We want to once again express our gratitude to each one of you who supports us financially and through prayer. May God Bless You!!
Because of Him,
João, Hope, Nathan & Ryan
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