Versão legendada Português: https://youtu.be/sLtb0NmsImw
"Go along with us" on our recent trip to the village and see the people and where we will be working. See a quick recap of our year, including all that the Lord has done to get our house from foundation (or posts, rather) to all finished! Versão legendada Português: https://youtu.be/sLtb0NmsImw
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This is for those of you who are wondering, "What exactly is a twin tub washer?" Here are a couple short videos I made so you can see. The first is just a couple seconds showing the two sides the washer has. The second, is a quick explanation of the processes and all that can be done with a twin tub. A twin tub does take a little more time, because you have to manually move the clothes back and forth between the tub and the spinner, but in the long run it actually washes faster than an automatic (because you are doing some of the work an automatic does). This of course, is partly what saves energy. My favorite things are that you can re-use the water (i.e. wash dirtier clothes in the rinse water of the previous load) and also, that you can simultaneously wash things while spinning other things. Other perks are that the washer is lightweight, the spinner does an exceptional job spinning out the water, and it washes better compared to the automatic washers (down here at least). Since my last blog post, we were able to finally go in to the village as a family and live in our new house for two weeks! We thank God for all the progress we made during that time. We weren't sure if we'd finish in time, but we were able to put in most of the "life comfort" things we wanted to. Now when we return from the city in three months or so with our new baby, we can just jump right in to Maki language and culture learning without having the added burdens of doing without certain modern conveniences. Scroll through the pictures to "take our trip with us".... During dry season, instead of the 3 1/2 hrs. with our speed boat, the trip takes 6 hours or more (depending on whether or not one gets stuck on sand bars and how many!). This is the smaller motor we use during dry season, a long-tail mud motor. People only make the long-tail ones down here. They are easier and cheaper to make than short-tail ones, but our guys say it's tiring because one has to hold the tail in the water and the leverage on the long tail makes it harder to turn the boat. Maybe someday we'll be able to get the homemade short-tail that Brian made up and running. Quick visit at a different village Tour of Our House Thank you, to all who have supported us in various ways, have prayed for us and are continuing to throughout this whole process and continuing journey! |
AuthorWe are normal people who believe that God would have us serve Him in Brazil. We are saddened by the existence of people who do not have access to the gospel due to their location and language. We want to live among such a people group and plant a church among them, shepherding the believers as they grow to maturity. Archives
November 2019
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