Hello everybody! We are so excited to finally go back to Brasil! God has given us the amazing opportunity to serve Him this summer for 7 weeks in the city of Parintins, located on the Amazon River. We decided that we wanted to share our journey so we created this blog for everyone to see how the Lord is working in and through us. Unfortunately, since we will be in the middle of the Amazon, we are not 100% sure how often we will have access to internet. We will try our best to update as often as possible and share everything that God is doing.
As we begin the journey that the Lord has for us, we want to give a big "thank you" to the many who are supporting us. We are so thankful to have such great family and friends that are supporting and praying for us daily. We are so appreciative for your generousity and thoughtfulness. We encourage you all to keep praying that the Lord's will would be done these next 7 weeks and that His light would shine through us.
We are currently sitting in the Miami airport where we will spend the night (haha) and then board our flight to Manaus in the morning. We will hopefully arrive in Parintins tomorrow night. We cannot wait to get there and see all of our friends and give them "um grande abraço" which means "a big hug" in Portuguese! Again, thank you all for your support and please continue to pray that God would be with us as we travel.
Tchau!! (Goodbye in Portuguese)
Michael and Leah Shell
Dear Michael & Leah,
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool blog! We miss you guys a great deal here at the Brazilian Baptist Church of Chicago and will keep praying for you. We're so excited to see what God is going to do in and through your lives in Brazil. We're also very blessed by your passion and love for our country and our people - through that alone you have already ministered to our hearts in a very special way in our community of faith here in Chicago.
Keep us posted (as much as you can) on what's happening.
Um grande abraço,
Com muito amor, carinho e saudades,
Andre, Wanessa, "toom-toom" and IBBC. :-)
O deus seja com você!
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you and glad that you have this opportunity! Be safe and may the Lord bless your time and allow you to build great memories. I pray that God uses you to further His kingdom and that you both grow closer to Him in this service.
Eu sou orgulhoso de ambos você!
love that you started this blog. hoping you have the chance to update it often. praying for you both as you serve others and are an example of God's love. so so so very proud of you both! love you!!
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