March 24, 2004

Update from Brazil

I am truly sorry for the lack of communication on my part over the last few days that we have been in Brazil. This has been due to the fact that it has been impossible for me to get online with my laptop. Hopefully, this will be remedied next week. As of yet I have been able to make no additions to the travelogue page, nor have I been able to send out a prayer letter.

We arrived in Belo Horizonte on Sunday morning, after an un-eventful (but exhausting) flight from Miami. We caught up on our rest on Sunday, and then spent Monday preparing the conference room for our children´s sessions.

The sessions themselves began Tuesday. They have gone extraordinarily well. We have about 50 MKs in attendance, and are having a great time. A big thank-you goes out to all of you who have been praying for us.

Other Blessings

We have thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship we have had with missionaries at this conference. The Baptist Mid Missions do Brasil team is an outstanding group of individuals, with a permeating passion for the work of God in Brazil. We are glad to have been asked to minister to their children this week, and are excited about the prospect of serving with them on the field.

Another blessing has been the general sessions, where John Greening has been the featured speaker. He has brought us great insights gleaned from "Table Talks" in the Gospels.

The conference is not without it's light moments. This evening one of the missionaries read a list of mistakes missionaries have made in the Portuguese language. If I can get the list from him, I will post it here.

A Homegoing

Today we received news that veteran missionary Ray Reiner passed away. Ray is the uncle of Tim Reiner, who God used to challenge me for missions in Brazil. Ray has two sons currently serving here (John and Jeff), as well as a brother (Harold), and two nephews (Tim and Doug). Please pray for the Reiner family during this time.

Plans

Lord willing we will be able to take an excursion out into the city of Belo Horizonte tomorrow. I want to get Daniel, Emily, and Shanna away from the Hotel/Conference center, and out into the real Brazil. Lord willing, we will be able to take some pictures, that I will post directly onto this weblog.

Posted by Andrew on March 24, 2004 9:45 PM.