Survey  Our survey team pulled up in a clearing at the edge of the narrow forest road. Out over the bush, still some kilometres away was ou...

There were about 20 or 30 American Lutheran missionary families in Brazil at any given time between 1962 and 1980.  The mission set u...

Every Christmas brings back fond memories of how we celebrated in Brazil.  For years, the ritual was the same.  We would practice daily fo...

 Mato Grosso Farm Scene, Brazil, 1973 My Aunt Marian kept many of the letters my family wrote to her.  Apparently, she also had ...

My Aunt Marian kept many of the letters my mother, Donna Biel, wrote to her.  She returned them in 2010.  Most are recorded her...

My Aunt Marian kept many of the letters my mother, Donna Biel, wrote to her.  She returned them in 2010.  Most are recorded her...

 Surgery on Velvet's ear with Doutor Luiz My Aunt Marian kept many of the letters we wrote to her.  She returned them in 2010...

 Biel Family, mid-1970's, Brazil My Aunt Marian kept many of the letters my mother, Donna Biel, wrote to her.  She returned t...

 Helen on a ladder, a bit younger than in this letter. Dear Marian, Frank, Lisa, Erik and Julianna, Greetings from the huge city of Sao P...