Sunday, April 15, 2012

Brazil!

Dear friends and family,

Tomorrow is a big day!   We are thankful that Shelby and I will be returning to Brazil to minister to and spend time with the dear parents, children, and missionaries at Chain of Love.  We are grateful that Brad's parents will be arriving as we depart to spend the two weeks with Brad and the kids and learning about our new home here in Frisco, Texas.  I will try to update the blog while I am there but I am always so involved with life there that I don't often remember to get on the computer!  But, I will try.

A few notes about our trip....We will depart tomorrow at 2:45 and as it works we will meet with a Canadian friend in Chicago who will be serving with us at COL.  God really worked out the details for us to go together so we are grateful.  We will arrive in Brazil Tuesday at 2:45 p.m.  We will be working with the kids in crafting and sewing classes, ministering to the house mothers in bible study, helping House 7 with their new arrival...a one month old baby boy who was abandoned at the hospital, and assisting the missionaries with their work, playing with the kids, and continuing to build relationships with the people who are so dear to us.  We are grateful to be able to celebrate the 17th birthday of Amanda, one of our sponsored kids, while we are there.  We will leave Brazil on April 30, returning home on May 1.

Please pray for safe travel, luggage arrival, no problems with passports/visas/tickets, etc.  It is always a blessing to arrive there and return home safely.  Please pray for our health as we are there along with Brad and the kids while we are away.

Thank you for your great encouragement of our family, our move to Texas, and our work in Brazil.  God has been so good and so faithful.

I can't help but share a verse from James that has been so crucial to us in this journey.

James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:  to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

We are so grateful for all of you who have encouraged us in our attempt to do this in a very small way.  May he find us faithful.

In Him,

Robbyn

4 comments:

  1. So glad to hear how God works all things out!

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  2. Give that 1 month old baby a kiss for me!

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  3. Praying for you and Shelby as you go to your Heart's Desire! Love you! Lyndell

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  4. Our prayers for everyone's safety and for God's miraculous work go with you!
    In Christ,
    Corey

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