Brazilian’s celebrate their equivalent of Valentines Day on June 12th. As that fell on a Sunday this year, the Kerigma congregation held a Dia dos Namorados event on the 11th.
Despite the date, romance was in the air!
Declarations…
Hugs…
And even smooches!
Much has transpired since our last post. To recap: 1. Brazil was unceremoniously sent home from the World Cup by the Netherlands. 2. Argentina was also sent home…in a much more spectacular fashion, let the records show. 3. We packed up all our earthly belongings and shipped them to São Luís. 4. We subsequently shipped…
Since our arrival in the US we have become accustomed to answering questions about the Summer Olympics in Rio. As we live roughly two thousand miles from Rio de Janeiro, our answers have been limited. We do have colleagues, however, who serve in Rio. The Patefield family – Nathan and Dawn – serve with…
June sixth has come and gone, and there was barely a blip in the national consciousness here about it being the anniversary of D-Day. Indeed, more people here observed the National Day of the Environment than the taking of the beaches of Normandy. The participation of Brazil in World War II is not on the…
It would appear that judges in my adopted land are just as loony as those in the land of my birth. Or…to use a more relevant phrase…one fry short of a Happy Meal: A Brazilian court ruled this week that McDonald’s must pay a former franchise manager $17,500 because he gained 65 pounds while working…
In our yard God has blessed us with two very fruitful cashew trees. Today my sister-in-law came over to show us how to process the nuts. We got pictures.
One of the most charming aspects of my city is the narrow streets. Actually–it is not at all charming when I am trying to navegate streets that were not designed for cars, and in which even my matchbox-sized Fiat has trouble fitting. The charming part comes in when I am wandering around Reviver, the historic…