Hi Everyone,
Thanks for being a part of the RoadtoBrazil ministry.
We are seeing some changes ahead, for sometime during the first week of December we are going to move to the headwaters of the Amazon River Basin for awhile to work with our friend John Mantonya.
John is in Porto Velho, on the Madeira River in the Brazilian state of Rondonia. He has been there for many years, working as a missionary and in his other occupation as an English Teacher in one of the language schools there, We are going there to get John’s help with the language.
John is truly Bi-Lingual, being able to think, speak, read and write in either language, and we are not. Language learning is one of the areas we have really struggled with since we’ve been here, and we are hoping to be able to increase our abilities.
We have made some awesome friends and relationships while we’ve been here in Olinda, and our hearts are still stirred by the word of the Lord we received three years ago concerning a coming revival.
We love the people here in the Northeast. There is a bonding to them that has been nothing less than supernatural and has even survived the difficulties we’ve had communicating. We’ve seen almost every spectrum of life. We’ve eaten with rich and poor alike. We’ve worshipped with millionaires, we’ve worshipped with people who don’t have a home to live in. We’ve gotten to know intimately some of the boys who’ve escaped the gangs and life on the street, and so we are looking forward to the day when we can return and establish a work here.
A few days ago, I began visiting some of the people we’ve come to know through the Boy’s House, the various Family Retreats, and the church we’ve been working with.
You can find my first article posted here titled Cous-Cous Hill, Life in the Landfill, Olinda Brazil.
and a stream of pictures at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theroadtobrazil/sets/72157594377406552/
Sometimes I like to talk about what I’ve written, but this time I will let the pictures speak.
As always, we delight in hearing from you and truly enjoy the feedback and comments we get,
Sandra sends her love and together with her, we are moving on to the next page of our adventure, and we invite you to continue with us on the “Road to Brazil”
carl and sandra
