Rowley’s Needs List

Here is a list of our personal needs to relocate to Brazil. We will have a ministry needs list up shortly.

Updated October 19, 2012

Necessity items:(Ministry for Islands and in Belem)

  • Projector (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Portable screen for projector
  • Honda 2KW portable generator*
  • Basic (4-8 channel) or portable amplifier/sound system with speakers and microphones (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Plastic (yard) chairs, 20 for classroom
  • Large pots and pans for cooking meals for teams
  • Life Jackets (Orange simple ones) adult and child sizes
  • Marine handheld GPS, with Amazon River, Belem area maps
  • Spot GPS Satellite Messenger for emergency communication on the Amazon River (http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=102)
  • Boat – will have to purchase in Brazil, estimated cost for a 20ft aluminum w/motor is around $9,000USD

(Personal to furnish our home)

  • Water filters
  • Refrigerator (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Stove/Oven (must be propane)
  • Kitchen cabinets – houses in Brazil only come with a kitchen sink, renters provide everything else. (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • A/C units – window (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • A/C units – portable 8,000 to 15,000 BTU
  • Washing Machine
  • Microwave oven – Counter top
  • Toaster oven (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • R/O filter (reverse osmosis)
  • Beds, with mattresses – 3, for the boys (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Twin/queen bed set (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Twin bed frames
  • Dressers – 3, for the boy’s rooms
  • Dining table (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • 8+ chairs for dining table
  • Couch set (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Desk (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Oscillating fans (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Plastic shelves
  • Pressure cooker
  • Vehicle – will have to purchase in Brazil, estimated cost is around $35,000USD from our friends in Brazil.

 Would like to have items:

 (Ministry for Islands and in Belem)

  • Waterproof cases (for taking things on the Amazon River – projector, generator, etc)
  • Plastic tables (patio or folding)
  • Book shelves for classroom library
  • Tablets (Android, IPad, or Kindle readers) electronic library for students
  • Laptop computers (on-line research and report writing)
  • Dry Erase markers and boards
  • Industrial (metal) oscillating fans for classroom

(Personal to furnish our home)

  • Dryer (Propane)
  • 5 gallon electric water cooler
  • Coffee maker
  • Kitchen Aid mixer
  • Coffee table (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Floor Lamps (needs to take standard screw in bulbs)
  • Book cases (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • Solar panels and 12v or 6v (golf cart) batteries** (help offset the high electricity cost in Belem)
  • Plastic outside chairs
  • Plastic folding table 6 or 8 foot

Would be nice to have:

 (Ministry for Islands and in Belem)

  • Bunk beds with mattress for teams to stay at our house
  • Single sheets for beds
  • Pillows
  • Towels
  • Mosquito netting (for overnight trips to the islands)
  • Lanterns (Dual Fuel that can run on gasoline or rechargeable electric)
  • Portable electric water pump (use on islands to pump water from a well to showers, etc.)

(Personal to furnish our home)

  • BBQ grill (propane)
  • Portable Ice maker
  • Push lawn mower
  • Weed Eater
  • Extension cords (HAVE RECEIVED)
  • 2kw portable Honda generator*
 What you might not know about moving to Brazil:Electricity in Brazil is both 110 and 220 volts, using the same outlets.Fortunately the house we are planning on renting has 110v throughout, so 110v appliances will work just fine.Electricity is very expensive in Belem. It costs over $100 per month for a house (all florescent lights) without A/C.Propane is the BEST choice for cooking and dryers. It costs less to use in appliances than electricity. Natural gas is not available; propane is delivered in BBQ size tanks (+/- 20 gallons) to the house.All these items will be loaded into a container and shipped, via ship, to Brazil. Since Becky is repatriating most of the duties, taxes and other fees for bring most goods into Brazil will be waived. However there is a 100% vehicle tax and only newer vehicles can be imported, which is why we are looking at purchasing one in Brazil.* Our specific request is for a Honda EU2000i and EU200i Companion – two separate generators.  These are light and portable, great for ministry on the islands.  They run over 9 hours on a gallon of gas.  Gas can cost over $6.50/gal. Parts are available (yet pricy) in Brazil, which will be needed to rebuild the carburetor due to the poor quality of gas.** Our desire it to offset the high electrical costs in the city and complete lack of electricity on the islands with Solar.  Contact us for more info.