We count it a privilege to be able to serve the Lord here in Mozambique. God gave us eight young men at one of our last neighborhood Bible studies. The school break freed some of them up to come. We looked at the 10 Commandments and saw that it is impossible to keep any one of them perfectly as God requires. An eye opener for them all.

She was cooking porridge and directing her household from beside her stove. Laughter and chatter of her children and their friends filled the small room. “Pedro, your uniform for school is pressed and on your bed,” she spoke gently to her youngest son. “Martins, your piano book is right there on the shelf,” she spoke to her oldest son, pointing with her wooden spoon.

We are grateful for the opportunities the Lord allows for us to be involved in His harvest. The harvest is so great and we are so few and so limited in our influence on those around us. Our confidence is in the Lord, that He would do His work.

God has given us an opportunity to step back from the ministry in Mozambique and at the same time invest in the work in Brazil, while enjoying time with our family.

As we come to the close of 2009, we want to take time to reflect on all that God has done throughout this past year. We have so much to be thankful for, and so much to look forward to. At the beginning of this year God brought together the finances sufficient for us to proceed with our move to Mozambique. Bringing everything together for loading our container was an experience.

How exciting to see God’s Word become personal and powerful in the hearts of new believers. Zito, our gardener, is growing in the Lord and desires to please Him. Honoring the spirits of a deceased family member is very common. Many Mozambicans believe that pleasing the spirits of the dead is what brings prosperity and vice versa.

We can’t thank you enough for your partnering with us in the work of the Lord here in Mozambique.

Life in Mozambique is always filled with excitement, and intrigue.