Arrival in Manaus, Brazil

I just wanted to drop you all a line and let you know how my trip to Brazil went and give you a quick up date on what I am doing now and the near future. Thank you so much for praying me through my time of partnership development and through this trip as well. I thank those of you in the Williamsport area for the amazing send off and love you poured out on me the my last days there. You, my partners in ministry, are truly amazing. You are the back bone of my ministry. With out your encouragement I’m just another warm body in a sea of lost people.
My trip went well with the exception of a one lost bag – which turns out was a blessing in disguise. It never even made it on the plane in Philadelphia! They have located it and are delivering it to my parents house in Brazil for free (as far as I know). Had the bad been with me I would have had to pay for an extra bag. I don’t think I would have gotten it into the car that came to pick me up either as all the cars here are tiny. It is amazing to see how the Lord orchestrates things like that. As a brother once said, “There are no accidents, just divine appointments.”
I’m currently in Manaus till the 15th of April, when I fly down to central Brazil to meet with the leadership of East Brazil. Here in Manaus (a port city on the Amazon) I am helping a local church with their riverboat ministries. This weekend I’ll be on an evangelistic river boat trip. I’ll be dropped off at a little remote riverside community with a small team to do evangelism for the entire weekend. Then on the 5th – 11th of April I will be taking a week long medical/evangelistic boat trip servicing remote communities. I’m also sneaking in a meeting with the leadership of West Brazil here in Manaus. In the mean time I’m brushing up on my Portuguese (I’m told I have a strong American accent) and on the Brazilian culture.