Mission Brazil

By Lydia Southwell

In the picture-perfect town of Willowmill, Texas, nothing much happens. Analise loves her quiet, normal life. Her friends, her house, and her church are all she could ever ask for and more. Little does she know, her life is about to take an abrupt turn to the south. Never in her wildest dreams would Analise imagine how her world was about to change. The path ahead will be fraught with twists, turns, and miles of treacherous rainforest. This path will lead her on a perilous mission to bring the best news ever told to the far reaches of the Amazon Rainforest. The journey will test her courage, strength, and determination. Will Analise have what it takes to be a missionary in the Amazon Rainforest, or will she be stretched too far? Does she have the guts to move forward even when she feels stuck? Only time will tell how far she can go.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Jul 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9781528983075

Lydia Southwell

Lydia is a talented and passionate young lady with many ambitions. Along with writing, she enjoys reading, baking, swimming in lakes, sewing, learning, and entertaining and teaching children. She’s so excited to publish her first book and hopes to have many more. Her personal experience of living in Hungary gives context to her story about missions. Lydia loves Jesus and hopes that her writing will inspire and encourage others to follow Him.

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Mission Brazil

Lydia Southwell

Austin Macauley Publishers

Mission Brazil

About the Author

Dedication

Copyright Information ©

Acknowledgement

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

About the Author

Lydia is a talented and passionate young lady with many ambitions. Along with writing, she enjoys reading, baking, swimming in lakes, sewing, learning, and entertaining and teaching children. She’s so excited to publish her first book and hopes to have many more. Her personal experience of living in Hungary gives context to her story about missions. Lydia loves Jesus and hopes that her writing will inspire and encourage others to follow Him.

Dedication

To all the missionary kids and their families:

"The Lord Bless you and keep you;

The Lord make his face shine on you

And be gracious to you."

Numbers 6:24 – 25

Thank you for every sacrifice you have made to take the Gospel to the world.

Copyright Information ©

Lydia Southwell 2023

The right of Lydia Southwell to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.

Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

ISBN 9781528983068 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781528983075 (ePub e-book)

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First Published 2023

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Acknowledgement

Thank you to all my friends and family who have encouraged me in my writing. Thank you to GG and Gdad, Bobby Mommy, Aunt Kathryn, Mom and Dad, Lacey, Abi and everyone in my class at ICSB who helped me to raise funds for this book. Your support has been a great encouragement! Thanks so much to all my friends at ICSB who have supported me in my writing and just as a person. You guys are absolutely amazing and I can never thank you enough for just being who you are! A special thanks to Jenny Weeks, Anna Spence, and Anora Totman for encouraging me to write.

Mom, Dad, Lacey, Abi, Pressler, Sadie, Noah and Maggie, thank you for all of your support and for putting up with all my ramblings about my stories. I love you all!

Thank you to everyone at Austin Macauley Publishers for all the work you have done to make this book a reality.

Most of all, thank you, God, for the ability you’ve given me to write. I pray that this book will bless those who read it and will glorify God.

Chapter 1

The wind whipped through my hair as my bike sped along the street. Since sixth grade, I’d been getting up every morning to go on a bike ride. I was always rewarded with the peaceful streets, crisp air, and beautiful sunrise. Today was no exception. There was a soft mist above the small pond that my sister, Leia, and I swam in every summer. The green vines on the trees made the bright blue of the pond even more beautiful. As I parked my bike in the garage of our picturesque yellow house, I couldn’t imagine loving any place as much as I loved the little town of Willowmill, Texas.

I grabbed a slice of toast off the plate my mom had already prepared, along with my thermos of hot chocolate. I was just opening the door to leave when Mom said, Forgetting something, Lise?

She held up my backpack. Smiling, I grabbed my backpack. Mom knew me so well.

Thanks. Love you, I said with a wave.

I was on my way out the door for a second time when Leia stopped me.