Amazon Update - February 2021

First, let me say thank you for all your prayers for our trip back to Brazil.  Praise the Lord, we got home safely after about 2 days of traveling. 

We also want to say thank you for your prayers this last year for the sale of the property.  We got back on the 8^th of February at around 1:30pm, and at 3:30pm the following day we signed the papers to close on the property.  WOW!!!  That was a long journey of back and forth with negotiations, many contract revisions, lawyer negotiation, and key people getting sick and recovering, and so on.  Through it all, we are so relieved that we were able to close on the property.  Thank you again for all your prayers!!!

As you may imagine, we literally hit the road running, and it has not stopped.  We are not complaining, but excited for each day and seeing the Lord work in our midst.  However, I do have 1 complaint.  Upon arrival we have been fighting for about 2 weeks to get the rats out of our house.  They have been having a party on top of our ceiling, and inside the house.  We have been chasing them around with brooms to get them out….YUCK.  Thankfully we have dogs that are very good hunters, as well as the use of other means. 

The church is doing well.  Elba just started a new preaching series and the church will be participating in 40 days of fasting and prayer.  Elba preached to a full house last Sunday and it was really good to be back.  We purchased about 70 food baskets to give to our surrounding churches to bless the people that are without.  A food basket contains things like rice, beans, sugar, oil, powder milk and etc.  Like you know, it has been a tough for many people financially.  Also, starting this Thursday, we will be making hearty soup to give to people at the church.  We feel blessed to be the hands and feet of Christ to help.  

 

 

 

We are in the midst of the rainy season here in the North of Brazil.  It has rained almost every day since we have come back.  The church went to visit one of our church plants in the Suribim.  It was an adventure to say the least.  Roads were blown out, and deep water to pass through.  But praise the Lord they got through and had a great time bringing the good news, encouraging the community, and giving away food baskets.  

 

 

Continued prayers request: 

• Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation that we help people draw close to God as we navigate this time. 
• The rejection of this virus from you, your family, friends, and to be thrown out of this universe forever. 
• Please pray for Elba and I that we may hear clearly where to put our focus and energy in this next phase of our lives.

Please pray for spiritual, physical, emotional and financial health for us.  

 

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

 

Amazon Update! January 2021

 Our trip is coming to an end and we will soon be making our way back to Brazil.  During this time Elba has been taking a Sabbatical and seeking God for His direction in her life.  Elba has been active in many roles on the international, national, regional and local level.  She is being split in too many directions and she feels that it is affecting the quality of her roles in each of these areas and of course her physical and emotional health.  She is trying to seek God’s will for her so that she can be more focused, effective and not so divided.  We appreciate your prayers!

 

As you may remember we had Creative Impact come to Brazil and do multiple video stories of our missionaries.  Creative Impact wants to bring glory to God by telling the stories of what is currently taking place in missions around the world.  It was an absolute pleasure and blessing to work with Jim and Lynn Adams. 

 

 They completed our story and we were hoping to sit with you and show the documentary.  However, given the circumstances, that became very difficult.  The great news is that it is online and we would love for you to watch.  https://vimeo.com/390784748 .  The documentary is called “The other side of the river”.   It is a little over 30 minutes but we believe that you will enjoy it.  Let us know what you think.

 

Continued prayers request: 

·         Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation that we help people draw close to God as we navigate this time. 

·         Please pray for the Lord’s will, and for the buyer’s financial situation as we continue to move forward with the sale of properties.

·         The rejection of this virus from you, your family, friends, and to be thrown out of this universe forever. 

·         Please pray for Elba and I that we may hear clearly where to put our focus and energy in this next phase of our lives.

·         Safe trip back home to Brazil and that there will be no interruptions and we stay healthy.

 

Please pray for spiritual, physical, emotional and financial health for us.  

 

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

Amazon Update! December 2020

 Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year!!!  What a year this has been so far.  Thank you for your continued prayers for us.  We feel them.  If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation to our ministry.  Please click the link below.  It would be such a blessing, and very helpful.  Thanks!!!

https://xingu.org/opportunities/giving/dolan-ministries/

We had the great opportunity to go and visit the Lancaster Vineyard pastored by Joel Seymour.  Elba got the opportunity to preach.  She continued on with a series that they are doing called “The gift of Risk”.  Elba focused her teaching on the courageous decision that Joseph made to remain with Mary while she was found to be pregnant, and it was not his child.  Mary, was courageous and obedient to the call of God, and said “yes” to receive Jesus into her body in a culture that was brutal towards a pregnant woman without a husband.  Joseph, in the same way, responded to Gods call to take Mary as his wife, and be obedient to the path that the Lord had set forth.  Both of them lived a life a faith, and as some say, FAITH is spelled RISK.  Here is a link to her message.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4EbSQ297-o

 

On a personal note, we are so grateful because for some days now, Elba has not had a migraine.  This is such a huge relief, especially for me, because I thought I was the one causing the migraines.  LOL.  J  We are so deeply grateful for your prayers.  Thank you! 

Speaking of another risky thing.  We were able to go horseback riding with my sister Lynn.  Some of our horses needed to hear Elba message about obedience.  Thankfully, we made it through without anyone getting bucked off.  LOL 

 

Continued prayers request: 

·           Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation that we help people draw close to God as we navigate this time. 

·           Please pray for the Lord’s will, and for the buyer’s financial situation as we continue to move forward with the sale.

·           The rejection of this virus from you, your family, friends, and to be thrown out of this universe forever. 

·           That our time will be fulfilling and productive back in the USA. 

Please pray for spiritual, physical, emotional and financial health for us.  

Again, Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year.  Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa