Challenges and Celebrations

Dear Family and Friends:

 One evening, “J.,” an Ava Guaraní man who follows Jesus, conversed about the Scriptures with a group of young men in front of his house. Suddenly, the chief appeared and shoved J., almost knocking him to the ground. He threatened to expel J. and his family from the community if he continued teaching about the Bible. Without a stable job and with a 5-month-pregnant wife, leaving the community would create considerable hardships for J. Yet, he could not ignore his hunger to learn more and share with others about the Scriptures. Pray for the Guaraní Christians who face pushback from their tribes for their faith.  

Last Month's Baptism

Margarita and I recognize that there will be challenges in 2021, but there also will be reasons for celebration. Last month, we baptized five members of our youth group along with two of their parents. Earlier this month, we listened to the Ava Guaraní and Mbya Guaraní community leaders’ hopes for their school-aged children and teens, and received permission to help them recover the academic year that was lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Give thanks for our relationships with the Ava and Mbya. Pray for us this year as we equip emerging Guaraní evangelists and mobilize volunteers for weekly tutoring, literacy classes, Bible stories and lunches in six communities. Also, pray for plans to start regular congregational gatherings in two communities.  

Gabrielli gets ready for her first class

Other reasons for celebration include Gabrielli’s first day of pre-school and her upcoming fourth birthday. Ana and Antoine are doing well in school, and will have virtual classes for one more month. We found a solution to our mail dilemma by opening a post office box with a courier agency that operates through a Miami-area office. Our new Paraguayan mailing address is as follows:

Timothy and Margarita Revett

LB92523

8221 NW 30^th Terrace

Doral, FL  33122

One of Our Tuesday Gatherings

Less than a week after J.’s confrontation with the chief, a nearby church gave us permission to use their fellowship hall for Bible studies. Every Tuesday night, J. brings young men from his community as well as from a neighboring Mbya community to the church to discuss the Gospel of John in Guaraní. Pray for this gathering to strengthen J., to improve my Guaraní, and to dig up a wellspring of everlasting life among urban the Ava and Mbya communities. 

Sincerely,

Tim, Margarita, Ana, Antoine and Gabrielli