Journal
Flooding in Rio Grande do Sul
Dear Friends and Partners, I am coming to you with a heavy heart. Since April 27, 2024, heavy rains began in the central region of my home state, Rio Grande do Sul. On April 29, the first weather alert went out as the storms intensified from an El Niño effect. On...
Brazil Church Updates
Guarita - On March 3, 2024, we celebrated another anniversary for our church plant in the NE of Rio Grande do Sul, Guarita (Torres). Our missionaries, Gilmar and Lizandra, praise God for the new families who are coming and joining the church. When they first...
Thailand Savings Group
For several years Pastor Somchai and Aun have led a project they call The Savings Group. In this group they teach people how to manage their money and plan for the future. The group is structured with leadership and oversight because they...
Restoration Hill Community Fellowship
While not a project of Living Bread, I decided to provide an update on our church plant in Lynchburg. In 2017 we (along with another couple) began a Bible study in our home. After about 10 months of meeting weekly, we decided to transition the...
Hubbard Family Update
Another school year has come to a close, and with it, another chapter closed. Patrick graduated with a B.A. in Biology from the University of Virginia in May. He has moved back home for a gap year, where he will continue to work at our local hospital as a CNA...
Church Life in Thailand
Nakornchon Church, led by Pastor Somchai, located in the Chonburi Province and the Phanat Nikom district, is our partner church. We work together to accomplish the vision of Pastor Somchai and his wife Aun to plant a church in every subdistrict...