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              Peter and Josi's Newsletter August 2017 Dear Friends, Greetings from Brazil!     Thank You for your prayers, messages and support. Last month we had the joy of celebrating Dorothy’s 9th birthday and a wonderful answer to prayer!        Nearly two years ago Dorothy encountered an adorable Yorkshire terrier at the YWAM base at Contagem. October 2015. Of course it made a big impact upon her.....and she asked if she could have one too. We visited a local dog breeder who had some Yorkshire terriers but later we explained to Dorothy we couldn't afford to buy one.  But we encouraged Dorothy to pray for a Yorkshire Terrier. Dorothy has indeed prayed a long time - but a few weeks ago we visited the local dog breeder again with a friend who wanted to visit.   The owner knew Dorothy would like a dog…..and a week before Dorothy’s birthday the...

Based on a sketch during the 4th YWAM BRAZIL ARTS Conference YWAM Contagem.  Wonderful teaching by guest speaker Isabel Zwahlen, Who'se teaching on the Garden of Eden and cultivating our own Garden -  Spending time with God.  I have been developing the sketch into colour with some reflections of my own - Isabel's teaching spoke deeply  - Working on the picture I couldnt help but think of all the things the Garden of Eden means. The flag of Brazil is a beautiful flag.... the colours make one think of the hope of paradise - The flowers and flags in the picture - precious symbols of all God intended for us in the Garden of God.    Our hopes and longings for all that is pure, innocent, holy, integrity, beauty, tenderness and truth.   This crazy, confused world wants to obliterate all the memory of these precious truths yet t he world so desperetly needs to return to this garden, remembering the paradise which was lost........ I sense God c...