January 14, 2012

Laughing Baby from Brazil

This ad is showing on TV here in Brazil. It is for a bank, advertizing their paperless banking. But the star of the show is the baby. I have yet to tire of seeing this one.

The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1 and 2 are now available for Kindle and Nook!

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July 5, 2010

We're Alive...

Much has transpired since our last post. To recap:

1. Brazil was unceremoniously sent home from the World Cup by the Netherlands.
2. Argentina was also sent home...in a much more spectacular fashion, let the records show.
3. We packed up all our earthly belongings and shipped them to São Luís.
4. We subsequently shipped ourselves to São Luís, where we are currently enjoying time with Itacyara's family (while at the same time recovering from a massive cold virus).

I will leave you with this, a video made for us by the students in the dorm and shown at a surprise going-away party they had for us.

As you can see, the first part is dedicated to Itacyara. She developed a special bond with the girls and was a counselor to several of them. The second half is about me, with several scenes showing me in particularly Brazilian situations. The song that accompanies it repeats the phrase "I'm a Brazilian".

They couldn't have paid me a better compliment.

One of the greatest privileges we had in our entire first term was that of working with these outstanding young men and ladies.

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June 25, 2010

Musical Interlude: Calmo, Sereno, Tranquilo...Vocal Version

I was hoping to have some cool post-game video to show now...but this game was a sleeper. So, I give you this, our seminary vocal group singing the song "Calm, Serene, and Tranquil" (not a bad metaphor for the game I just watched) during last week's conference.

Enjoy.

Talk back to the missionary: Any comments about the game? Vent your frustrations in the comments section.

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June 23, 2010

You Know I Have To Post This...

US 1, Algeria, zippo! It was a beautiful thing.

Talk back to the missionary: Anybody care to make any predictions as to how far the US squad goes from here?

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May 28, 2010

In The Land of Football

It's World Cup time, and in honor of it I give you this video:

H/T Riogringa

I am thinking of showing this video tomorrow as an introduction to a message I am giving to a group of young people interested in studying at the seminary next year. Lots of parallels to the points I want to make from the life of Joshua.

Talk back to the missionary: Any predictions as to this year's World Cup winner (**cough**Brazil**cough). Be prophetic in the comments section.

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