Boa tarde!

Good afternoon! We are learning some Portuguese, and so are you. If you like that, you can say, "obrigado" ( a male saying "thank you") or "obrigada" ( a female saying, "thank you"). Once again, I am here in the air-conditioned internet cafe, while Kenny and Seth are "sweatin' for Jesus" over at the seminary. This cafe is a miracle from God - a long story I can't go into here. World Renewal Brazil owns and operates it first and foremost as a place of ministry.

As I sit at my terminal I look out of a 4'x16' window to the world of Carpina, on a heavily trafficed road, connected to a very busy gas station (complete with 15 fully uniformed employees who wait on each customer's every need!). People who come in here use the internet, contract various printing jobs, hear about Jesus, and help to plant more churches with the profits. What a deal! 70-80,000 people live in Carpina. At most 10% are Christian (most nominal), but within a days drive of here over 400 towns and cities do not have one evangelical church. So, the harvest is ripe in NE Brazil, and that is why WR Brazil exists - to plant churches. At present there are 13.
You can see by today's pics that we are either working hard, ordering lumber and parts for the playground...or once again having a little fun.