• January 2025

    Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, I am thankful to be part of the Lord’s work as we enter another year.  I appreciate your regular financial and prayerful support that allows us to continue serving the Lord in Belém.  The many Christmas offerings we received are a blessing.  Thank you for thinking of our family…


  • October- November 2024

    Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, Thank you for continuing to be used by the Lord to give us the opportunity to serve him here in Belém, Brazil.  I hope our latest report finds each of you well and prospering in the work of the Lord.  It seems that as we draw closer to the…


  • June 2024

    Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, Thank you for remembering us in prayer and for continuing to give, so that we can work together with the Lord here in Bélem.  Your ongoing support is a continual source of encouragement. I report continued progress in all the areas from last month’s update.  The Bell Family Academy…


  • May 2024

    Thank you all for taking the time to read our report.  Please let me know if you have any prayer requests that we can remember in our prayers. Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, I thank the Lord for you, when I think of your faithful prayers and support for the Lord’s work here in…


  • April 2024

    Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, Thank you for taking the time to read our latest report and remembering us in your prayers as we continue to work here in Belém. The time has passed quickly since our last report as we continue to pray for open doors and to walk through the ones that…


  • February- March 2024

    Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, Greetings once again from hot and humid Belém.  We arrived safely and without incident February 29th around on 6:00AM.  Thank you for remembering our travels in your prayers.  I am thankful for our partnership in the Gospel.  I would have liked to have visited each of our supporting churches…


  • December 2023- January 2024

    Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, Thank you for continuing to invest in our family and the Lord’s work prayerfully and financially in Belém, Brasil.  I have been encouraged because of the interest shown by God’s people as we continue to visit churches and report on the progress we have seen.  The special Christmas offerings…


  • October-November 2023

    Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches, Thank you for remembering our family in your prayers as we continue to report to our supporting churches.  We have covered a lot of road over the past two months and praise God for His protection. It has been a privilege and a blessing to minister in many of…


  • Brenda’s Bailiwick May/June 2023

    Greetings from chilly Edmond, Oklahoma. Okay, I may be the only person in town who thinks it is chilly…and that is admittedly because what others consider normal levels of air conditioning, I consider pre-frostbite temperatures. Thank you for praying for our trip! We are enjoying catching up with Oklahoma family and friends and the young…


  • Brenda’s Bailiwick January 2023

    Notwithstanding my perpetual resolution to stop asking leading questions, doesn’t the very idea of 2023 seem a bit incredible? Thank you for the generous Christmas remembrances! As always, we appreciate the cash (It provides the Bell children with most of their spending money for the year) , but most of all, we are thankful for…