At the church we had a big ceremony to promote purity for our young woman 12 and over in the church. It was a really special time as each girl made a public statement to receive the ring to abstain from sex before marriage as a pact between them and God. In addition, we hope that the girls also wear it as a constant reminder of how precious and special they are in the eyes of the Lord. To see them as lovable young woman, and not as an object. Camilly was one of those young woman who received the purity ring. We also gave a purity ring to Alyssa afterwards at our home. I have 2 sets of 9 more rings to put on their hands to reinforce the point. LOL J
Thank you so much for your prayers for the dentist team that came and served. It was another amazing time of serving the community and helping people with dental needs that otherwise would not be able to get easy access to this care. The team went on the river with Richie Bouthillier and his retrofitted dental clinic boat to serve people near Porto de Moz. Then they went the 2nd week to Santarem to serve others. The team worked tireless hours serving the community needs. In these short two weeks the volunteer dentist team served 544 people doing cleanings, repairing cavities, pulling teeth, and making dentures. It was an incredible work and we pray the Lord’s hand upon them all. It has been a pleasure partnering with Project Smile to serve the people, and share Jesus Christ.
Here are the statistics of the people served by Project Smile in the last years. Amazing work considering they only do this once per year for 2 weeks. Since this project is self-funded, they are limited to only once per year.
I turned 50 years old in August. They had a surprise birthday party for me and my twin sister, Lynn got me this shirt which I thought was funny. I was just thankful that my birthday did not include smashed eggs on my head with flour. Camilly and Alyssa are doing well. Alyssa won some more awards for academics. YEA!!! They stop giving out the awards after 4th grade. We had a hover board place open in our city. The girls went and are becoming pretty good at riding.
Please keep us and our family in your prayers. Elba was invited to go to South Africa and speak at their National Vineyard Conference. We start our journey there this Friday along with several leaders. Unfortunately, we are unable to take the girls. They need to be in school and their aunt will be taking care of them. Please pray for safe travels there and back, that the Holy Spirit will fill us all up more, and protection for us, the girls, our whole family, and belongings.
Please also continue to pray for spiritual, physical, and emotional health for us.
Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa
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Alyssa found this funky looking caterpillar. Looks dangerous to me with all its spines. Also, Cleide and Elizangela roasted cashew nuts right off the tree for us to eat. When the oil seeps out of the shell it create a significant fire, which in turn, roast the nuts. The girls then used a hammer to knock off the burnt shell. Yum, good eating.
Thank you so much for your prayers for the dentist team that came and served. It was another amazing time of serving the community and helping people with dental needs that otherwise would not be able to get easy access to this care. The team went on the river with Richie Bouthillier and his retrofitted dental clinic boat to serve people near Porto de Moz. Then they went the 2nd week to Santarem to serve others. The team worked tireless hours serving the community needs. In these short two weeks the volunteer dentist team served 544 people doing cleanings, repairing cavities, pulling teeth, and making dentures. It was an incredible work and we pray the Lord’s hand upon them all. It has been a pleasure partnering with Project Smile to serve the people, and share Jesus Christ.
Here are the statistics of the people served by Project Smile in the last years. Amazing work considering they only do this once per year for 2 weeks. Since this project is self-funded, they are limited to only once per year.
Description
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2014
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2015
|
2016
|
2017
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Total
|
People Served
|
210
|
405
|
513
|
544
|
1672
|
Procedures completed
|
534
|
1244
|
1520
|
1444
|
4742
|
Fluoride Rinse
|
407
|
887
|
504
|
830
|
2628
|
Dentures
|
0
|
82
|
114
|
72
|
268
|
Dental Kits
|
300
|
1550
|
1017
|
1503
|
4370
|
I turned 50 years old in August. They had a surprise birthday party for me and my twin sister, Lynn got me this shirt which I thought was funny. I was just thankful that my birthday did not include smashed eggs on my head with flour. Camilly and Alyssa are doing well. Alyssa won some more awards for academics. YEA!!! They stop giving out the awards after 4th grade. We had a hover board place open in our city. The girls went and are becoming pretty good at riding.
Please keep us and our family in your prayers. Elba was invited to go to South Africa and speak at their National Vineyard Conference. We start our journey there this Friday along with several leaders. Unfortunately, we are unable to take the girls. They need to be in school and their aunt will be taking care of them. Please pray for safe travels there and back, that the Holy Spirit will fill us all up more, and protection for us, the girls, our whole family, and belongings.
Please also continue to pray for spiritual, physical, and emotional health for us.
Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa
Tax deductible donations can be written and sent to:
Please click the donate button to make a secured on-line donation:
Alyssa found this funky looking caterpillar. Looks dangerous to me with all its spines. Also, Cleide and Elizangela roasted cashew nuts right off the tree for us to eat. When the oil seeps out of the shell it create a significant fire, which in turn, roast the nuts. The girls then used a hammer to knock off the burnt shell. Yum, good eating.
