Just ask Jarrod

From now on, Jarrod is my editor-in-chief of this blog. He loves to correct my mistakes even more than my mother does. So if you see any typos, you should blame him. If they really annoy you, you should post a comment on his blog about it :) Last night in the favelas was absolutely amazing! I really don't know how to put the emotions I felt into words. We had a Bible study in a house that most people could not imagine going into. The people who lived there were some of the happiest people I have ever seen. They were so welcoming and more than glad to host us. One older man, told us how important it was to be joyful to have God in your life. He also told us not to worry about understanding the language during the study, because the Holy Spirit would let us understand. Chris translated that to us. But the amazing thing was that we really COULD understand a lot of what was being said. It helped that we could see the scriptures in our English Bibles, but we understood a lot of the conversation as well. It was very inspiring to see the incredible attitude these people had. It made me feel so spoiled and selfish for expecting the luxuries we all have as Americans. I'm sure you have all heard stories like this. I know I have heard them, and seen the pictures, but I never really understood it until I witnessed it first hand. It was also great to be able to spend the time in the car riding to and from the Bible study with Chris. He is very encouraging. We were able to share all of our thoughts about the experience. He also shared a lot of his experiences of being a missionary here and in Africa.
This morning, Boa Viagem church of Christ had their 10 year anniversary. It was exciting to be able to worship with them. It was really neat to hear songs we recognized sung in Portuguese. This afternoon (after I watched "Mighty Joe Young" in Portuguese) we got to go see the beach and go shopping at a market where vendors come and bring things that they have made! We ate at a "Texas de Brazil" style restaurant (except it is much cheaper here) Even though I don't eat meat, it was a fun experience.

Kathy, Randy, Danny, William, Missy, Me, Jarrod

The beach in Boa Viagem

The street market by the beach

Thank you for praying for Missy. She is feeling much better now. She was able to Skype with her husband and son tonight, and I know that will make her feel even better! We start back to our reading sessions bright and early tomorrow morning. I am anxious to see my previous readers again and get to know the new ones! The sessions really are the best part of being here. That's a good thing, since that is what we spend most of our time doing!