Do you remember the last time you moved to a new home or went on a long trip? Imagine our delight to have finally “landed” after sleeping in 46 different beds since we left our beloved Brazil 6 months ago. It is so satisfying to put those suitcases in the closet and call Aotearoa (New Zealand) home! 

  Burmese language classes are next on the list, even as Bruce dives in to doctoral research on “faith-based social entrepreneurship” at Massey University. He is scheduled to present a paper and a workshop at an international conference in February to be held at Massey's Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Centre in Auckland. As a new PhD candidate, this is quite an honour. 

We are also adjusting to “Kiwi culture & customs”. Here are a few basic phrases in Kiwi English. See if you can interpret them - we’ll give you a translation in our next update.

• It’s so good to have our Internet access sorted. 
  
• That presentation was sweet as - good on ya, mate!
  
• We miss you heaps.
  

News Flash

 Our brothers and sisters in the National Baptist Convention of Brazil are experiencing soaring inflation and currency devaluation that make it extremely difficult to maintain support for their cross-cultural missionaries serving in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Praise and Prayers

• Pray for our friends Débora, Kelly and other young mothers-to-be in Brazil in light of the Zika virus linked to microcephaly - for the health of their unborn babies and for peace of mind.
  
• Praise God with us! We are settling in to our “house of grace” (grace - unmerited favour of God …and the bestowal of blessings).

Thank you for your prayers and your financial gifts - we are overwhelmed by your generosity and faithfulness. 

By God’s grace, 

Ann & Bruce