Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 20:27 from Zane Perkins, View Original Posting
One Sunday about three weeks ago we were sitting around the table with some of our closest friends from church (Zalaquett, Hasbun, Rodriguez and Lerma). We began to share about our trip to Colombia and how good it was for us to have gone. From there somehow we got on the subject that almost all the wives around the table had been on women’s retreats in Cancun, Mexico and Costa Rica, while the men had not had the same opportunity. Therefore the men began to claim their right to travel and then the wives conceded that they could go to Mendoza, Argentina. Even though the men realized that the trip was not quite the same as going to a five-star hotel in the Caribbean, it was a trip. They better take advantage now because it might be a long time before it happened again.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 13:54 from Zane Perkins, View Original Posting
1. Easier said than done... ... ... The idea of taking a sabbatical is a noble one but getting the rest one need is another. I found that taking leave of church work was replace with all the “to do” list I had around the house. The first month I shifted from ministry to carpenter/painter. It has been fun to fix things around the house but no quite the unhurried activities that one expects from a sabbatical. 2. Broken arm and pulled back muscle helps get R&R... ... ... In October i went to a missionary renewal retreat The retreat was about finding God’s rhythm in our live and learning to have quite time and sabbath moments. The retreat helped put a guideline to my sabbatical. I got to spend a lot resting, reflecting, and reading BECAUSE I fell while playing soccer (2nd day) and tore a lower back muscle and stress fracture my wrist.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 16:08 from Zane Perkins, View Original Posting
One of the most common warning when one enters into ministry is “Beware of Burn-out”. Everyone knows about it. Everyone knows someone who its happen too. Everyone is prone to it BUT no one ever thinks it would happen to them. I was one of those people. I thought I had my priorities straight making sure that the family was not overburdened by the work in Chile. I though i keep my self away from burnout because i took a “day off” from church work but in reality it quickly because a workday at home because I spent that day at home working on “stuff” for ministry. I was aware that it was a possibility but didn’t have a understanding of how subtle it really was. It was not a “bang” and here it is but it came on little by little as a fog creeping in over the mountains.
We pray that you may finish strong this year and that the Lord give you strength as the New Year comes upon us. We are thankful for your love to see the Word of God spread here in Brazil and thank you for your partnership in the gospel of Christ. Here is our report, God Bless and Keep fired up!
Hope and pray that the Lord bless your week. The weather forecasters here said that July would be very dry here in Porto Alegre, well, we have had rain all but five or six days in July. The wettest July in years and cool temps. We pray that you have had a productive summer in the states and such things start back up as summer begins to come to a close. Here is our report for June and July.
We are thankful for our Lord and His protection over us.We know that your many prayers have kept us strong and we will continue to put our trust and confidence in Him.We are thankful for your partnership with your prayers, love, and support.The cool weather is beginning to set in here, which is a good thing for me.The Lord has been opening many opportunities to serve in many ways.Here are some of the ways He has allowed us to serve in the month of May.
Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We pray that wherever you may be in the world that we all continue to fight the good fight. Here is our monthly report in reference of what God is allowing us to do here in Southern Brazil. To God be the glory! Keep fired up, Mark and Juaneylla White Deborah and Barbara
We are thankful for such a gracious, merciful, and loving God. Here is our report. We thank God for his grace and your prayers for us. Count your many blessings in the Lord!
Hello,
God bless your weekend. Ju and I are doing well. She is celebrating her birthday today. Deborah's birthday will be Monday. Here is our attached report.
Keep fired up,
Mark and Juaneylla White
