David & Angie Kern MK Care & Education in Tribal Missions Refreshment on Home Assignment
Tubing on Lake of the Ozarks at Uncle Marv's
Since late July we have been in Turlock, California,
where we will spend the remainder of our home assignment/furlough until we return to Brazil on December 29, 2012.
Kerns Transition to Home Assignment for 6 1/2 Months
Another year has ended at the PQQ school for missionary children in Brazil where we serve. We had 8 graduates, a top-notch group of young people who really desire to serve the Lord.
PQQ Class of 2012
Amazon River Rising
KernKids on our front porch
The Amazon River is rising – and rising fast! The River is already at a height, which (if attained in years past) generally happened toward the end of June – and here we are only near the end of April! Many are saying that the watermark will surpass the record set in 2009, a mere 80 cm away.
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Senior “Sneak” from PQQ
PQQ Seniors & Kerns at the Falls
Well, this year Angie & I and our high school seniors did something different – instead of a sneak, we simply had a trip. Generally, the PQQ seniors try to sneak away on their senior trip without anyone else catching them. (When I was a senior at PQQ in 1989, we were caught – much to our chagrin – by my younger brother and his classmates when we tried to sneak – I’m still bitter. 
) This year with our seniors, our departure was kind of fun – you know…simply walk down to the boat and zoom off for 5 days of enjoyment together.
In general, our destination (via approx. 15 hours by bus) was to the extreme north of Brazil near the area where the parents of one of our seniors work. What fun to be able to hang out with our seniors and share those few days together! One of the many activities we enjoyed was hiking into the jungle to some beautiful falls that very few know of or visit.
We thank the Lord for His safety on the trip. Please pray for our seniors as they graduate from PQQ (May 25) and continue with their studies and jobs back in their passport countries. May they continue to walk w/the Lord and be used of Him to spread His glory to the nations!
Back in Brazil — “Ah! It Smells Like…”
Derek w/a SMALL anaconda
It is a memory that most surely every missionary family has of returning to the mildewed tropics of a country like Brazil. Upon opening our suitcases, the fresh fragrance diffused throughout our room– “Ah! It smells like the States!” That pleasant scent stands in stark contrast to the otherwise mustiness of stale clothing, towels, and bed sheets – and so we had to stop and smell the fresh clothes, just for a little bit. After all, that sensation would soon dissipate into the moldy air.
Teaching Opportunities in the Amazon Basin of Brazil!
Have you ever thought that you’d like to teach overseas at a missionary boarding school? How about in the heart of the Amazon Basin of Brazil?
Aerial view of PQQ
Since 1958, NTM’s boarding school for missionary children in the Amazon has been providing a sound academic education in a school and dorm environment that allows and actively encourages spiritual, physical, social, and emotional development so that each student can be prepared for a life of service motivated by love for the Lord Jesus Christ.
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