Catching up with the Cates 2018.

Wow! Times flies! Just in case you have not been keeping up with us on other forms of social media we wanted to take a minute to let you know some of what the Lord has been doing in both our family and ministry here in Brazil.

Move - In 2015 We felt the Lord calling us to move from the island of Floripa to Campo Mourao Brazil. Leaving our friends that had become family was by far one the most difficult things we have ever had to do. We cried many tears when we said our goodbyes but we knew that the decision to move was from the Lord.

Bible School - Since moving to Campo we have started and poured our hearts into a bible school called "Life and Truth Bible School" or "Escola da Biblia Vida e Verdade" . Our desire is that as the students are taught the Word of God verse by verse chapter by chapter they will grow in their knowledge of the Word and their love for Jesus. We have seen our students grow in mighty ways and many of them have been sent out into full time ministry. We pray that like arrows our students will fly farther than we could ever go and really reach all of Brazil for Jesus.

Conference Center - For the past couple of years Nate has been managing and directing operations of the Calvary Chapel Brazil Conference Center. At the Conference Center we receive many different churches from around Brazil and provide them with a place of rest and refreshment. Our goal is that after the churches spend time at the Conference Center they will be able to return to their cities ready to do all the work the Lord has set before them.

Family - Our family has experienced some major highest of highs and lowest of lows over the past three and a half years. The Lord has been faithful to carry us through all the difficult times and we are growing in Him daily. The kids are getting big fast! Josiah is now 14 (gulp!), Hope is 12, Grace is 11, the twins (Lilliana and Jeremiah) are now 10, Ezekiel is 9, Isaiah is 7, Melody Joy is 5 and our newest sweet little Bella Victoria (Beautiful Victory) is 3 years old.
 The kids have loved living on campus for the past three and a half years. The students and staff have become like family and we spend most of our meals and days together. Our kids also enjoy the country lifestyle that our move has blessed us with. We sometimes hear little complaints of missing the island life that we lived for so long but overall they really do love playing in the red clay dirt of Parana. 

 Thank you for taking the time to remember and pray for us! We love you friends!


If you would like to look for us on Instagram and Facebook you can find us at "Escola da Biblia Vida e Verdade" , "Nate_Cate", and " Dani Cate" if you would like to send us an e-mail please do at nateandani@hotmail.com