Rainy night in Sampa means Zoe goes inside, but that's okay!

Just a few pictures from tonight's worship.

We start at 6:30 but people began

showing up before 6:00!

It's 9:00 pm and we're still going strong.

It's all about Jesus.

Colby and Junior

Joey checks out Michael

My favorite part of Zoe is the worship

I love the way Leticia, Chris B and Junior lead us

on Saturday nights. Even after Zoe ends, they break

out the guitars and bongos. It's like Zoe doesn't end.

We just continue an attitude of worship as we eat

and carry on conversations. I wish you

could here this group of university

students sing as I type this blog.

It's pretty awesome!

Brasilian reality on a holiday weekend

Yeah, I know. I've blogged about this before.

But even after 7 years living here, it's still

difficult to believe. This is one of the

expressways headed out of the city just

awhile ago. Today is "Black Awareness Day"

for the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

So, let's party! Let's go to the beach!

5,000,000 people leave in 3,500,000 cars.

And my daughter Rachel...she's one of them

with friends!

Unbelievable.

Thank you, Sean!

One of the most difficult things about life is

saying "good-bye". But what makes saying "good-bye"

even more difficult is having to say those words

sooner than expected.

Sean Nestor arrived in Sao Paulo in August as part

of imb's "Hands On" semester missionary program.

Sadly, we had to say "ate logo" tonight. Sean's

brother died suddenly Monday night and he

needed to return home to Georgia. Pray for Sean

and for his family in the coming days.

Sean is one Godly young man.

These guys are prayer warriors!

Awhile back, I did an interview for one of the

Southern Baptist Convention's missions magazines

for young guys. To be honest, I had forgotten about it

until this group wrote me!

They're from Emmanuel Baptist Church

in Grenada, Mississippi.

Thanks for the prayers, guys!

Wednesdays with Joe & Gustavo!

Left to right is:

Joe, Gustavo, Sean

Colby, Chris B and Daniel

Wednesdays at the bakery, a weekly event

now more like the Wednesday

morning tradition!

Good conversations. Great friends.

Joe discusses some verses in the Old Testament book

of Ecclesiastes with Chris B, Daniel and Sean.

May we top your cake off with a manger scene?

Benjamin Abrahao is a Jewish bakery in the heart

of downtown Sao Paulo.

I thought I had seen it all when it came to

manger scenes...til this morning!

(Hey mom! Philip got to eat baby Jesus LAST year!!)