Welcome to the newsletter site of the Pruitt family's mission work that is going on in Recife, Brazil.
We are now entering a new lockdown phase. The government has decided to tighten restrictions again, just when we were preparing to reopen the School of the Bible. Mike recording online course on Romans With the new restrictions, no non-essential business can operate during weekends, which is when we offer most of our courses. This […]
The pandemic is going full steam here. We’re not sure if we’re in the second or third wave, but it’s on the rise. Local media reports that IC units are working at full capacity, and two dozen are dying every day just in Recife. Besides the government’s lockdown controlling public activities, they’ve mandated a curfew […]
The second wave of the pandemic has hit with 80% of the recently empty hospital beds now occupied again. Brazil remains at a Level 4 Travel Advisory (Do Not Travel) by the U.S. State Department since the pandemic began. The country continues to experience high daily case numbers of COVID-19. Communion following safety guidelines. Despite […]
The work with the Lar Mana orphanage continues to be both greatly challenging and rewarding. Children’s Day celebration at Lar Maná. The orphanage is regarded as a prized jewel by child-services in the city of Paulista, just north of Recife. Children from at-risk situations are referred to Lar Mana from child-services and are cared for […]