January 29, 2026

Dear Brethren,

Greetings from flooded Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil. I admit: We are better off than most of you. It is easier to deal with our floods than the winter you are going through. We are praying for you.

Today is a pretty special day to me. On January 29, 1966 I gave up the 2 week fight with the Holy Spirit and surrendered to His call to the ministry of the Gospel. I was only 17 at the time. Now I am 77 years old and 60 years into this adventure. Still preaching the same message in the same place, but with renewed urgency.

Although I have visited a few more of our works, the highlight was a trip to Foz do Breu (border between Brazil and Peru) and to our mission work at Tipisca, Peru. Two of my faithful co-workers, Rondisson and Carlos went with me. These men are part of a wider group of men who have stepped up to be with me and help me on these mission trips. I am getting older and they are a huge boost. Besides helping me, they are active in missions and will continue long after I am gone. This time instead of me piloting my boat, we decided to go in Rondisson’s boat. It was a little tight. He built his boat for speed, not space or comfort. I left all the logistics to him. There were a couple of miscalculations on fuel consumption. We ran out of gas twice on the trip. It all worked out, even though that is not a fun way to travel! It was good for him to learn more on careful planning and execution of these trips. I also was able to teach him a couple of tricks of navigation through log jams and currents. He is really sharp and humble. He is a fast and eager learner.

We stopped to visit the congregation at Foz do Breu. The next day we went by canoe on into Peru to visit our work in Tipisca. I added our missionary José Costa and one of his helpers to our team. The second day of our visit we had a long meeting with a young Peruvian, who will now be caring for the congregation at Tipisca. His name is Jordan and his wife is Cosma. Cosma is one of the twins from the Hunikuim tribe that I have told you about in the past. She was not present for our meeting as she was in the tribe (for a few days) teaching kids how to read. We were able to include missionary José Maia (who is now living in Pucalpa, Peru) in our meeting via internet. Let me tell you how that was possible. A couple of months earlier I had opportunity to buy something called Starlink Mini. It is a small satellite antenna with a router built in that runs on a battery. The equipment only cost me a little over $200.00 and my monthly subscription costs me about $60.00. I now have a way to call or even video call from anywhere. During the canoe trip from Foz do Breu to Tipisca, Peru I used my cell phone and the Starlink Mini to video call my Aunt Evelyn in Florida! Is that amazing, or what?

Now back to our meeting with Jordan. We went through as much instruction as we could in one afternoon to make sure he would understand what is expected of him as leader of the congregation. We had Fritz and Ana Elisa in on the meeting. They are Mennonites from Paraguay who volunteer to come from Pucalpa periodically to help in the work. Fritz is a seminary professor in Pucalpa. When he is not teaching, he and his wife come to Tipisca to assist in the work there. They were getting ready to go back to Paraguay the next day after our visit. Anyway, we had a good visit with the congregation and officially made Jordan and Cosma the new leaders.

On the return down river we spent a Sunday with the congregation at Foz do Breu. We had a really good crowd. There were over 80 present in the evening service. I preached the gospel, but the message was primarily a doctrinal lesson for the congregation. Nevertheless, we had 5 requests for baptism, 5 youth confessing sin and 1 young woman trusted Christ as Savior. The requests for baptism were mostly Ashaninka Indians who attend services there, but who live on a nearby reservation. This tribe has been shielded by the government and NGO’s, but we have been able reach quite a few in that region. I have baptized quite a few over the last few years.

Thanks for all of your prayers and support. God bless you as much as He has us.

In Christ,
Mike Creiglow

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Mike & Beverly Creiglow
Caixa Postal 24
69980 Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre
Brasil, SA
mdcreig@hotmail.com

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