Our First Encontro

January 20, 2013

Conference was a stretching time for our Portuguese, as we were listening to all of the sessions, talking to people in the dining hall, and also had to write and read our testimonies all in Portuguese. We feel like its been good for us. It was also super good to mix with coworkers who are […]

A Cali story…of God’s faithfulness

January 10, 2013

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” no matter that we weren’t home yet and were still in somebody else’s house with no privacy, Cali had just realized that Lais and Leticia were not coming back to Manaus with us, and she was going to yell. And cry. And scream. And wail. For awhile. “I left all my friends in Wisconsin! […]

Christmas Immersed

January 10, 2013

Christmas decorations in downtown Rio Branco. Playing with a new friend at our host’s house in Rio Branco, while waiting for the taxi to take us the rest of the way to our destination. Our longest taxi ride to date – 3 1/2 hours. Paved road part of the way, clay road part of the […]

Happy Thanksgiving

November 25, 2012

Thanksgiving is not a Brazilian holiday, but we celebrated it anyways, with one American friend and four Brazilian friends. We had Brazilian lombo recheado com calabresa instead of turkey. Alfredo prepared it for us and it was delicious. But it’s not which kind of food that makes it a Thanksgiving meal, right? It’s eating together […]

Kiki’s Birthday

November 18, 2012

Kiki’s birthday in Manaus: a mixture of old and new fun. Brazilians really know how to decorate for a birthday party. 🙂 Four years old. Playing with homemade playdough. I didn’t know to adjust the recipe for the extra heat and humidity here, so it ended up a little sticky. But the kids […]

Everyday Stuff

October 28, 2012

A Night Out with Friends This is a pretty bridge in Manaus. We walked there with friends one night, and it happened to be a night when I really needed to choose some thankful thoughts about this city. God knew. The aesthetic lines of the bridge and the pretty lights were a welcome sight for […]

Tapioca Roll-Ups

October 23, 2012

The truth is I actually don’t know what these are officially called, but they make a really good snack. They also make a good “cultural event” as we like to call it in NTM, and a good language lesson, and a good opportunity for new friendship. This is Ivanete, who is in charge of hospitality […]

Pictures

September 26, 2012

Jevon eating maracuja (passion fruit) from the jungle. Cali improvising – using a jambo fruit in place of sidewalk chalk. This is at the guest house. Time for churrasco! on a Sunday afternoon with friends at the guest house Pronunciation guide for English speakers – you say it like “shoe-ha-scoo”. 🙂 waiting with friends Isaiah […]

Prayers and Praises

September 26, 2012

Thank God with us for: a safe trip here, and no trouble getting our stuff here either an apartment in Manaus that is in an excellent location and is even furnished friends and coworkers that have taken us under their wing and helped us SO much in our first weeks here Cali is handling all […]

Cali

September 26, 2012

This is for those of you who know Cali well and are praying specifically for her during this major transition. Thank you. I’ve been blown away by how well she’s done. God must be giving her so much strength and joy and peace. She seems to like everything new that she tastes. She felt right […]