We have a friend- she’s quite unlike anyone I’ve met before. Though we aren't sure of her age, we think she’s around 16. From what we have heard from our neighbors and her, she has had a challenging childhood. We see her wandering around the streets most of the day, talking to herself or one...
I thought my biggest challenges would involve the children or friends in the community, but to my surprise, it wasn't them. What I have had to overcome was living with strangers. It's weird how despite sharing a common reason for being here, we're still so different. It led me to question why I'm here, and...
We arrived at Senhor José's house and saw through the window that he was all alone, resting on a hospital bed. The other missionary, Valeria, and I got worried because he was lying under a blanket, covering his entire body, even his head. We realized he had the blanket that way because he thought he...
Mr. E. was a longtime friend of our community. Missionaries have visited him continuously, accompanying him at the side of his bed to which he has been confined for over 20 years as a result of an accident, leaving him paralyzed...
For a little while, we were receiving donations of sacks of food items that gave us an excuse to leave the house and deliver them to some of our friends who are in need. Judi and I went one day to deliver a sack to Dona N., who lives in one of the poorest houses...
“You should pick the room we enter… I choose every single week.” “…but I'm nervous! I will next time, but can you pick just one more time?” “Nope! You can this time." “Ahhh fine… let's enter this one!”...
Elizabeth is on mission in Brazil. I have been surprised over and over again at the amount of gifts waiting for me here in Brazil. One of the biggest ones is the faith of people here, especially of our neighbors. There is an awareness of God’s presence here, even in the midst of the seemingly unsurmountable...