Since some of you might’ve prayed with us for the three items of last week’s post, we thought it would be good to follow-up on them and let you know what transpired after a week.
CARNIVAL
For us, in Brasilia, things were calm. We had friends over for lunch on Sunday, then Marcos & Tammy on Monday and on Tuesday we got together with our church people for a picnic. The day was very hot so the kids enjoyed the swimming pool. The adults enjoyed the shades, chatted and ate a lot (what else can you do, right?).
As for the rest of Brazil and a lot of non-Evangelical people, it went as usual: lots of partying, drinking, dancing, etc. And, among the many visitors that Brazil received at this time of the year, we had Madonna and Bionce. You might want to check the following sites for more news (from the New York Times):
THE WEATHER
It has been hotter than usual in many places around Brazil. We heard that in Rio temperatures reached 111 F. We cannot imagine how hot that is!
POLITICS ARE ALSO VERY HOT!
The Brasilia’s Governor was put into prison as of last week. There is still a group of people who are trying to free him and see him back to “work”. His Vice-governor is going to leave his post also. We need to keep praying for the “peace of the city”! You may read more on this site:
LIFE AFTER CARNIVAL
It is a fact in Brazil (sad fact) that life really only starts after Carnival. By that, we mean, after the Christmas holiday, people start vacationing and they only get back in business (normal day-to-day activities) after Carnival. Of course the kids started school at the beginning of February, so we have slowly gotten back into our routine. Then there is this break for “Carnival”. Today we are back into our routine (up at 6 AM to take the kids to school):
Bruce teaches English (each day to different students) in the morning and some nights. Neide and the kids will start teaching new students in March. Victoria is taking voice lessons with a great teacher. Jonathan is doing soccer at a different soccer school and is enjoying that. Hopefully the Scrapbooking business and the “cookies” will also pick up starting March.
Besides that, we are really excited with all the ministry that is ahead of us: teaching Modules, leading a Married For Life group, leading a Women’s group and the possible mission trips that are still in the planning stages.
How are your lives going? Please, remember to send us an email once in a while to let us know how can we pray for you. (colsonusbr@yahoo.com)
Enjoy reading about your everyday activities.
By: Cheryl Cocking on March 18, 2010
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