Life

Typical southern Brazilian lunch: beans, rice, chicken and okra, Guaraná, and homemade cheese bread

The Coffee Overlook: a bed and breakfast where we spent 4 days with our team resting, planning, and self-evaluating the past year.

Me with goodies from Bath and Body Works, earrings and pictures of Evan!  Many thanks to my sweet mother-in-law!

This is a sweet handicapped boy I met while volunteering with the foster care ministry, Criança Feliz, on Children's Day (a national holiday).  He wanted to show me the presents he received from his Samaritan's Purse box.  With a significant tremor, he held up a picture of Jesus.  And I quote, "He... he lives here [pointing to his heart in a very matter-of-fact manner]."

Mark bought a bug-zapping racket.  It's definitely his new toy and certainly a conversation piece in our apartment.  These rackets may not be available in the U.S. because they emit a 100V shock whenever they touch bugs and/or human flesh! The racket's package actually says Let's Kill Mosquito Together.  This is but one example of some excellent English translations available here!