Amazon Connection

December is here and Scotty is still in Santarem with Jan spending the Christmas Holiday in Florida with family there. We have become accustomed to spending holidays differently than we did in years past. It really isn’t as important that we are together physically as it is that we know where our hearts are. Christmas is not a celebration of us but a celebration of Jesus Christ. The birth of our Lord and Savior. Our plans originally were for Scotty to be in the States by now, but we are planning on having a group in March so the added expense of Scotty making another trip would be a lot extra. So Scotty will be staying until this group and possibly another one in June is complete to travel back to the U. S. A. Please remember both of us as Jan is in Florida and Scotty in Santarem.

Jan is doing much better since she has been in the States. Her headaches are not gone but they are less frequent, not as long lasting and not as painful. For this we are very thankful. She was told in 2008 that her MRI then showed a TMI(small stroke) and this was a concern and as of her last MRI in October there was no sign of anything new. So her headaches were not related to possible stroke. IN FACT WHEN THEY READ THE LATEST MRI THEY FOUND NO SIGN OF THE TMI SHE HAD IN 2008. We are very thankful for God taking care of this for her.

We want to take the time now to thank all of you who support us in whatever way. There are those who support financially, prayerfully, and both. Then for those of you that have been here, we thank you. (And we are not going back to the States and forget The Lower Amazon Region. We are just changing where we live.) We pray for you all every day that God would bless you more than you would ever dream He would. We pray that you have a very happy time throughout the Christmas Holidays. AND, YES THEY ARE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND NOT happy holidays or anything else the world would call them. We celebrate Christ and He is the reason for Christmas. And through Him we can have true Happiness.

Our prayers for this Christmas Season are that:
• We can see peace in our world of turmoil
• We will see more amd more come to know Jesus as their Lord
• Our government would realize that The United States of America was built on Biblical principles and as we allow them to erode, so do our values
• We as Christians will stand up for our beliefs
• Like Jabez, God would bless us INDEED
• That Jesus would be the focus as we celebrate His birth.

We love you and pray for all our partners daily

Scotty & Jan

JUNE 26 2010

We are getting things settled in our new house. Those of you that have visited us would not believe the difference in the size of the house.  The inside is a lot smaller. We went from 4 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, 3 1/2 baths, pantry, TV room upstairs and storage room under the stairs to 3 bedrooms ( 1 which we use as a pantry) and the other 2 are about the size of 1 of the bedrooms upstairs, living room about 1/3 the size of the other, kitchen (eat in since no dining room), 2 baths, no pantry, no TV room and no storage room. There are no closets nor kitchen cabinets like the other house. Things are just a lot smaller inside. BUT, We are blessed beyond our expectations. This new house has  covered space all around it. We can still have our groups here to eat  if they wish. We have a built-in churrasco (grill) in the back(covered). Laundry facilities have their own little room back there too. There is also a full bath in the back beside the laundry room. Also, there is a small storage room beside the laundry room for some of our supplies. We don't have a big table yet but we did bring the 4 big benches from the other house. We don't have any grass to cut either, but we have a few flowers for Jan to play with. Our phone, SAT TV, and internet is all hooked up and working. Well the internet is slow but working. So in other words we are getting settled. Things are different, but the same for anyone when they move.

NOW, We have only 2 groups this year. One in September and the other in October. It has been a very long year so far. We have become accustomed to 8 groups per year and when they don't come, it is just the 2 of us. We depend on our groups to help us do ministry. Our budget is so that it does not allow us to travel as we would like and the groups give us the opportunity to do this. Also when the groups come they always bring more than they use and we are able to share the "leftovers" with our churches. Hence, no groups no leftovers.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO START FORMING YOUR GROUPS FOR 2011. WE NEED 8 GROUPS OR MORE. WE STILL HAVE MANY VILLAGES ON THE RIVER THAT HAVE NO EVANGELISTIC WORK. GOD IS STILL CALLING HIS OWN TO FOLLOW HIM AND REACH OUT TO THE LOST. COME AND EXPERIENCE MISSIONS FIRST HAND AND WE AND EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HERE WILL AGREE THAT YOU WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

We have had some changes in our organization also. Our address has changed hopefully for the last time. If you wish to make a tax deductible donation you can send it to:

MISSION-BOUNDARIES UNLIMITED, Inc.

PO Box 592

Somerset KY 42501

JAN, TIM AND BRAZILIANS TRAVEL THE RIVER IN MARCH 2010

January 26th Scotty left for the U.S.A. for 3 weeks to be with family due to the passing of his mother on January 26. That left me, Jan, to be in charge of the upcoming trip to some new villages on the Tapajos and Amazon Rivers. We visited Santo Amoro, Jauarituba and Serraria on the Tapajos River. Then went to Costa do Tapara and Paracari on the Amazon River.

We were invited last year to come back to visit in Santo Amoro and it was a tremendous blessing to be able to bring the Word of God to the villagers. This village, we were told by the leader, still followed many of the Indian cultures. Pastor Tim was quick to respond, "We are here as friends and did not come to change their culture but to tell them about Jesus Christ". Pr. Tim led a joint Bible study with the men and women together. There was a lot of questions about the Bible and about the United States. We had VBS also and had 34 children in attendance. We played games and colored pictures and told Bible Stories. There was 30 families in this village and before we left Pr. Tim gave the leader of the village 30 Bibles and told him that there was 1 for each family. We have been invited back and asked if we could bring some Biblical videos. Of course we agreed, and look forward to our return.

Jauarituba was the second village and we have been there before but it is always good to return for a visit. Pr. Tim led a Bible study with mostly men in the afternoon. The leader of the Catholic Church came to the study also. This man had a good time and even asked Tim to come back again. The women of our team gathered the ladies of the village together for manicures. There were a total of 60 women that came. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and gave us the opportunity to present the Gospel several times.

Serraria was the next village. Pastor Tim had another Bible study in the afternoon and a Priest from Boim came and participated.  He told Tim that he was not opposed to Evangelicals coming to their villages. We had VBS with the children and used our puppets for the first time. Thank you for providing the puppets for our ministry.  They were a huge hit with the children as well as the adults. God knows who you are. Every child received a ball or a doll as they left. Thanks to one of our Kentucky groups for these beautiful items for the children. We did manicures again this day and had 35 women. Pastor Tim had another afternoon Bible study with men and women. His topic for that day was FAITH.

Costa do Tapara was the next stop on our journey. This church and the one at the next village of Paracari was built by Dr, Richard Walker and his volunteer groups several years ago. The villagers were ready for us when we arrived. The school has about 222 students and since it rained this day there was only 174 there for our Bible School. I, Jan, love to do Snake Dancing with the children and I think this was the longest snake dance I have ever had. The children loved the puppets. This day I got to be one of the puppeteers. I found out it isn't as easy as you might think. In the afternoon we had 30 women come for manicures. There wasn't any men come for Bible study so Pastor and Adriano and someone from the village went on visitation.

Paracari was the final village on our trip. We had 85 children for VBS. This village is a very Catholic dominated village. The reception was good but they were not very open for the children to participate in the VBS. There was 15 women come for manicures. Pastor Tim had 20 men for his Bible study.

We had a great time and God's Word was taught and preached many times. Many seeds were planted and God will provide the nourishment and then will come the harvest.

TO ALL WHO HAD A PART IN THIS TRIP AND THIS MINISTRY WE SAY THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY.

WE LOVE YOU AND TILL THE NEXT TIME..... STAY WITH GOD !!!!!!!! 

Thanks for your prayers and your support. Remember also that Mission-Boundaries Unlimited, Inc. address is different.

Mission-Boundaries Unlimited, Inc.

PO Box 592

Somerset, KY 42501

2010 JANUARY, PRAISE GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS

Here we are at the end of January 2010. What has happened? Well we spent 2 weeks at the end of December looking for a less expensive house but didn't find one that was suitable and affordable. So we will stay here another year and try to be ready to move at the end of this year.

We made a trip to Obidos on the afternoon of the 21st. We took a barge going and the "fast boat" coming back. It took us 7 1/2 hours to get there and 2 hours and 20 minutes to get home. It even rained on the way home. We went to celebrate the th anniversary of Emanuel Baptist Church. It was really a great time of praising the Lord. We had services Friday thru Sunday. The church was full all the time. We were at New Hope congregation Saturday morning for a time of VBS/worship. There were plenty of children for VBS and lots of adults for worship. It was combination of both together. We spent some very good time with Pastor Expedito and his wife Brigida. There was time Sunday afternoon for us to use his boat, the Dona Irene, to visit Villa Roberto and get to visit with some friends from our previous visits.

We have some prayer requests from our trip also.

1. Jan has had some problems with her back. They are muscle spasms that she has experienced before but they just won't let go. Pray for her to be able to overcome them.
2. The Leader at Emanuel, Pastor Dorinelson, is having some problems and needs your prayers. God will know what they are.
3. Pastor Dorinelson's wife Neiva has some physical problems also that need your prayers. She will be coming to Santarem soon to see a doctor here and could be looking to surgery.
4. Pastor Expedito needs your prayers also. He has the role of leader at First Baptist and also at Betel and is very limited to what he can do. It is hard to be split between 2 churches and called to the river ministry also.

Remember us as you pray also. There is a lot going on here even without groups being here. BY THE WAY..... We have only 1 group that has given us dates. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON COMING THIS YEAR TO DO MINISTRY YOU NEED TO BE GETTING YOUR DATES SET. WE ARE SURE THAT GOD HAS 5 OR 6 GROUPS THAT WILL COME SO WE NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO HIM AND LET US KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO COME.

Thanks for your prayers and your support. Remember also that Mission-Boundaries Unlimited, Inc. address is different.

Mission-Boundaries Unlimited, Inc.

PO Box 592

Somerset, KY 42501

Love you in Christ

Scotty & Jan