https://az0036.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/file-1.mp4 Previous Next The Jacob’s Well team is slowly resuming some community activities, including spending time with families in person after a long period of online-only interaction. Especially exciting this past month was a visit to a very remote community, Cafúndo, which is only accessible by a 1¼-mile hike uphill. New curriculum was also developed on evangelism and...
Previous Next While not yet out of the COVID “woods”, Brazil has begun to open up and life has started to look more normal than before at least in the bigger cities. Unfortunately, the Jacob’s Well communities are still a few weeks behind, and as a result the in-person development activities have yet to restart. A few...
Coronavirus case spikes have been all over the news recently, affecting states and regions in the U.S. and presenting major challenges in Brazil. Despite the discouragement many feel, the Jacob’s Well communities press forward in courage, leading Bible studies, teaching English classes and providing church services and children’s activities. Much of this is coached online,...
https://az0036.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/file.mp4 As the U.S. slowly begins to reopen, we turn our eyes to other nations who are managing the crisis. In the Jacob’s Well communities, Covid-19 did arrive in Riacho da Porta and Morada Nova. Fortunately, the impact has been minimal overall, though the Jacob’s Well staff has been unable to continue activities in person but...
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/ba323c_3af6eef67ed949e8b9b68bfe2041c2e9/360p/mp4/file.mp4 Anterior Seguinte The far-reaching impact of Covid-19 has shocked the world, sending markets plunging and disrupting millions under “shelter at home” orders. While Brazil at this time has not been impacted to the degree of North America, Europe or Asia, life has been impacted as cases increase in Fortaleza and other regional cities. Ministry activities have also...
Anterior Seguinte The far-reaching impact of Covid-19 has shocked the world, sending markets plunging and disrupting millions under “shelter at home” orders. While Brazil at this time has not been impacted to the degree of North America, Europe or Asia, life has been impacted as cases increase in Fortaleza and other regional cities. Ministry activities have also...
Anterior Seguinte While it seems like most of the world is caught up in measures against the coronavirus, cases in South America have been minimal. Leadership training has been the dominant theme for Jacobs Well communities in February, with education sessions, after school training, farming coops and leadership principles. Consultants from World Challenge traveled to Brazil to...
Anterior Seguinte One of the challenges facing modern society is isolation. Working from home, online shopping and entertainment on demand keep us conveniently away from others. Is this good for ourselves and for our communities? At Jacobs Well, we think not! That’s why you’ll see updates each month about community trainings, cooperative farm meetings, and projects that...
Anterior Seguinte While we bundle up this season in the Northern Hemisphere, our friends in the Jacob’s Well communities continue to bask in the sun and experience a plentiful harvest. From boxes of peppers to bundles of cilantro, plants are producing more even with less water than was used in the past. Plus, Pedro and Kessia, Jacobs...