Preparing before departure

Every journey has a beginning. Before reaching the mission field, there was a time of study and preparation. Graduation at the Escola de Missões Heróis da Fé marked a stage in that journey. Our family was part of that time of preparation.

The dream of serving was beginning to become a practical readiness for mission. Preparation came before the experience of learning a language, getting to know another culture and supporting churches in Chile.

We arrived in Chile and went to Coquimbo. The beginning was also a time of learning: speaking the language, getting to know the culture and understanding people's lives. Serving in another country became part of our family's everyday life.

For five years, we traveled across the country doing evangelistic work and supporting several churches. Learning the language and culture accompanied these experiences. Our journey developed between the willingness to proclaim the Gospel and the need to understand the place where we were.