Welcome to the Pruitt family's mission work newsletter site, ongoing in Recife, Brazil.
Yshua was one of the “troublemakers” in our youth group. Like many teenagers, he had a hard time knowing when to listen and when to speak, and had a very hard time sitting still. No one really took him seriously. We always thought he was just another kid whose energy came from too much TV […]
Our rainy (“winter”) season has officially started. We’ve had several days of torrential rain this month (over two feet this month, the rainiest April since 1911). Too bad we don’t get cooler weather; it’s just hot and rainy. With many of our streets flooded during the last few days, some people avoid leaving home. You […]
Brazil is known worldwide for many things: talented soccer players, the Amazon River and Jungle, and the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. However, nothing is a famous to tourists as “Carnaval”. This annual event started out a long time ago as a religious holiday that focused on spiritual discipline and abstinence from the pleasures […]
This past week was not easy for our church. Everyone’s hearts became heavy when we received news that little Mariana had lost her battle against cancer. As a church, we followed closely the events that happened in the life of this four year old. She now rests in peace in the loving embrace of our […]