Yesterday we finished our Life In The Spirit Seminar and it was an emotional event both for us and everyone involved from Juiz de Fora.Today it is kind of a sad day because we are returning to the mission and we will miss our new found friends in Christ.We are excited though because tomorrow is a day of sight seeing, shopping (Please pray for Jimmie as Emma has a shopping bug and we were going to shop some today but did not have time so I guess she will get to sh...

Today is Sunday and we are excited.I did not eat breakfast today because I was fasting.God had used Emma and me in a powerful way last night so I fasted this morning to thank God for everything he is doing through me and for the power he has given me. We had a pleasant walk to the church. When we were near the church the guy sweeping the park across from the church was sweeping with a bunch of leafy branches tied together.I guess it was his homemade broom. When w...

This morning we had a very nice breakfast at the hotel and it looked more like a pastry deli than a continental breakfast.They had many sweet confections and scrambled eggs and ham that were cooked in a cream cheese sauce.As we assembled outside the hotel the milkman passed on his bike with a crate of fresh milk on the front and back of his bike - I guess it was easier to deliver the milk on a bike. Yesterday we saw painter riding his bike down the road and carry...

Our Journey to Juiz de Fora I did not go to sleep last night until 12:15 - I was anticipating today and could not sleep.I did manage to sleep until 6:00 and then I woke up and finished my ironing and started packing.We had breakfast and then a short worship session and finished packing.The Bus was supposed to be at the mission at 10:30 so we could load our stuff ad then eat lunch at 11:00 and then depart for Juiz de Fora.We ended up packing up after lunch and w...