Welcome to the Pruitt family's mission work newsletter site, ongoing in Recife, Brazil.
A newsletter from Jonathan: College: I am in my sophomore year at ACU studying criminal justice. Last month was our school’s biggest event, which is called Sing Song (www.acu.edu/singsong). In it the men’s and women’s social clubs, as well as the mixed voices groups (usually a class) compete for the best song medley. I was […]
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 […]
Here (4:19) the apostle Paul speaks of his struggle to mature the church in Galatia. Every parent will testify that raising a child is infinitely harder than conceiving one. This principle is true when it comes to caring for a congregation of the Lord’s people. Starting one isn’t nearly as difficult as it is to […]
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 […]