Februari Update

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Em Portugues

Februari was weer een maand met veel verschillende activiteiten!

Zo gingen we bijvoorbeeld een weekendje weg met iedereen van de boerderij waar Jander werkt, we zaten lekker dicht bij het strand. Efraim was niet bij het zwembad weg te slaan, gelukkig waren de jongens van de boerderij ook me en was er altijd wel iemand in het zwembad om met Efraim te spelen! Ik had helaas net diezelfde dag mijn verstandskies laten trekken ik kon helaas niet zo genieten van bijvoorbeeld de barbecue, maar eventjes lekker langs het strand wandelen is zelfs met kiespijn helemaal geweldig!

Verder is Jander naar Salvador geweest tijdens het Carnaval. Elk jaar komen alle basissen van Jeugd met een Opdracht uit het Noordoosten van Brazilië bij elkaar met zo´n 500 man om te evangeliseren tijdens het Carnaval. Minder leuk voor mij omdat ik die week alleen zat met Efraim, maar ja! Ze werkten daar samen met een plaatselijke kerk en in een week tijd zijn er heel wat levens met de liefde van God bereikt, op de slideshow kan je foto´s zien van deze week!

En natuurlijk hebben we afgelopen week Jander´s verjaardag gevierd met een uitgebreide barbecue voor vrienden. We hadden ongeveer 30 man over de vloer! Het was erg gezellig en erg lekker! Op de foto zie je mij en Efraim smullen van het toetje!

Ook hadden we wat mindere dingen deze maand, zo heeft Jander namelijk een ongelukje gehad met de auto, doordat het veel geregend had, kon hij niet zien dat er een groot gat in de weg zat waar hij in terecht kwam en waardoor de as van de voorwielen doorbrak. Gelukkig is de auto weer gerepareerd, maar onze weinige spaarcentjes gingen er daardoor ook gelijk doorheen! Ook werd er afgelopen weekend bij ons ingebroken, gelukkig niet in het huis zelf, maar wel zijn er mensen over de muur gekomen en zijn er 2 fietsen meegenomen…… ik was allang blij dat dit niet gebeurde toen ik alleen thuis was tijdens het carnaval!

Verdere plannen:

Naar de basis van Tyler, texas, USA, om daar het project Living Alternatives dat daar met zwangere tieners en adoptie werkt met eigen ogen te kunnen zien, daarvoor hebben Jander en Efraim allebei een nieuw paspoort nodig en we moeten voor hen een visum aanvragen, willen jullie daarvoor en ook voor de financiën ervoor bidden?

Naar Nederland in november voor 3 maanden, ook daar komt natuurlijk nog heel wat bij kijken, ik ben in elk geval al wat creatieve dingetjes aan het voorbereiden en binnenkort kunnen jullie zelfs een webshop verwachten!

Zo dat was weer even een snelle update van deze maand! We hopen dat het met jullie allemaal ook goed gaat en we horen graag iets van je!

February Update

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In het nederlands

February has been another month full of different activities!

For example, we went away for a weekend with everyone of the farm where Jander works, we were really close to the beach. Efraim really enjoyed the swimming pool a lot! Luckily all the boys of the farm were also there so there was always someone in the pool to play with him! Unfortunately I had had a little surgery that same weekend to take my wisdom tooth out, so I couldn´t really enjoy the barbecue for example. But even with an hurting tooth, it´s still lovely to walk at the beach!

Also Jander went to Salvador during the Carnival week. Every year all the bases of YWAM of the Northeast join together with about 500 people, to do evangelize during the Carnival. It wasn´t much fun for me again, as I was home alone with Efraim, but hey. The group has been working together with a local church and many lives have been reached with the love of God. The slideshow shows some pictures of this amazing week!

And of course we celebrated Jander´s birthday this week with a barbecue for some friends, we had a bout 30 people here, it was a lot of fun and most of all delicious!!!! The picture shows me and Efraim enjoying dessert!

Also we had some less fun things this month. Jander has had a little accident with the car. Because of the rain he couldn´t see a big hole in the road where he got stuck. Something broke on the front wheels. Luckily the car got fixed again, but the very few savings we had are finished now! Also somebody broke into our house this weekend, well, not into the house, they came inside the wall and were able to take 2 bicycles, I was just happy this didn´t happen while I was alone at home during Carnival!

Other plans:

We want to visit the base of YWAM Tyler Texas, to see the project Living Alternatives that Works with pregnant teenagers and adoption with our own eyes. We really feel God wants us to go as a family which means Jander and Efraim will both need a new passport and they will have to apply for visa in Recife, will you please pray for that and also for the finances for this?

We´re planning to go to Holland in November this year for our furlough. Please also pray for our preparations for that and finances.

Well, here you go, that was another update on last month, hope you enjoyed reading and we´d love to hear from you!

Relatorio de fevereiro

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In het Nederlands

Fevereiro foi um outro mes cheio e atividades!!!!

Por exemplo, nós pasamos um final d semana numa casa de Praia com todo pessoal do sitio onde Jander trabalha. Efraim adorou a piscina e porque todos os meninos também foram, sempre tinha alguém disponível para brincar com ele! Infelizmente eu tinha tido uma pequena operção naqueles dias para tirar um dente, então não podia curtir muito do churrasco. Mas mesmo com dor de dente foi maravilhoso andar na Praia!

Também Jander passou o Carnaval em Salvador, não para brincar mas para evangelizar. Todo ano as bases de JOCUM do Nordeste se juntam com mais ou menos 500 pessoas para ebangelizar durante o carnaval. Para mim não foi tão Legal, já que tive que ficar sozinha em casa com Efraim, fazer o que! A equipe trabalhou junto com uma igreja local e muitas pessoas foram alcançadas com o amor de Deus. O slideshow mostra uma fotos desta semana!

E claro celebramos também o anniversário do Jander esta semana. Fizemos um belo churrasco para os amigos, tinha mais ou menos uns 30 pesoas e foi muito divertido e gostoso! Veja eu e Efraim curtindo sobremesa!!!

Tivemos também uma coisas não tão Legal este mes. Jander teve um pequeno acidente com o carro. Por causa da chuva ele não viu um burraco grande que tinha na estrada e ele ficou preso dentro. O carro quebrou o eixo e a roda. Felizmente o carro ja foi consertado, mas as nossos poucos economias ja foram todos embora junto…. Também alguém entrou em nossa casa este final de semana. Felizmente não na casa mesmo, mas pularam o muro e conseguiram levar 2 bicicletas. Eu só estou feliz que isto não aconteceu enquanto estava sozinha em casa no carnaval….

Outros planos:

Queremos visitar o ´projeto que trabalha com adolescentes gravidas e adoção na base de JOCUM de Tyler, Texas, EUA. Sentimos que é para nós ir como família que quer dizer que Jader e Efraim tem que tirar um novo passaporte e teremos que ir para Recife para pedir o visto do dois. Vocês podem orar que isto tudo vai dar certo e também as finanças, queremos ir em Maio.

Estamos planejando também viajar para holanda no final do ano em novembro para passar 3 meses. Vocês podem orar pelas preparativos e logicamente as finanças também!

Bem, agora vocês já sabem como foi o nosso mês! Esperamos que vocês também estão bem e gostariamos muito de ouir as noticias!!! Um abraço!!!!!