There are so many times when I am both overwhelmed and amazed at God’s goodness to and through the local church! This month is definitely one of those times.We have been working in a new area of Pinda called Moreira César since we returned from our furlough. We have seen souls saved, people baptized and […]
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“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth” (3 John 4) While you are not my children, and I am by no means older, nor an apostle, what rejoices our hearts is to hear of what the Lord is doing in our supporting churches. While we serve here, God
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Happiest of New Years to you all. We are so grateful for another year to serve our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May this year find us faithful and fruitful for His honor and glory. December was a wonderful time. One of the highlights was our Christmas cantata. New Life Baptist Church’s choir came and
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In this Thanksgiving season, we want to express our gratitude for you all. These past five and a half years have flown by. Through it all, you have partnered with us—taking our burdens as your own to the Lord in prayer, and sacrificially giving so that the Gospel can continue forward here in Brazil. While
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Happy Fall from springtime here in Brazil!We trust you all are enjoying the changing of the seasons and the reminder that God is always faithful—whether in planting, growth, or harvest. The months are always busy, but it’s really only when we look back that we see just how full they’ve been. The Holy Spirit has
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We praise the Lord for a safe return home on June 11! The final weeks of our furlough were a whirlwind of traveling, reporting, preaching, packing, and saying “see you later” to family and friends. After the kids finished school, we headed to southern Illinois to visit Jamie’s family. I was blessed with the opportunity
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Time is flying…and so is 2022! It’s hard to believe that we’re completing one more year here in Brazil. I do apologize for the delay in corresponding. I attempt to send a monthly update but that has not happened as of late. The work in Pinda is going well. We’re still living in Taubaté but
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May and June have absolutely flown by. It’s been an extremely busy time here at the Putnam house as we continue to make preparations for Victory Baptist Church in Pinda. One of our church neighbors Miss Luzia passed by the building while we were working inside. She would pass several times a day and we
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May started with a huge blessing – Silas James Putnam was born healthy and well just after noon on May 1! We praise the Lord that he and Jamie are home and well. God is so good to us – far better than we deserve! Perhaps the single biggest blessing was the fact that we
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April is off and running and my – what an adventure it’s been already! In March, we enjoyed a week of encouragement with other missionaries at the annual BIMI field conference. During this week we were challenged with discipleship and encouraged by God’s Word to continue on! We also were able to enjoy the missions
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