Overdue

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I haven't been online in a few days. Guess I've just been keeping busy!

The rest of the week went well. Some of my readers come every day; others I've only had once so far. Starting this week, I'll have some of Missy's readers. Most of them are in the Acts book, so that will be a change (not too drastic though--same author, right?). Three of them--Mirella, Pietro, and Marcelo--already scheduled times with me for next week. I'll meet the rest later.

Some of my readers are really progressing. Even a couple of them who are basically fluent have become more natural in their speaking and can more quickly find the words they need to express their ideas. I'm glad they're getting the practice! Also, some of them are beginning to think about spiritual issues that they haven't really put much thought into before. God's working in their lives, and it's really neat to see that in progess.

Our first party was Friday. We had a lot of fun. William made a much better Elvis than I anticipated, even though he wouldn't dance or sing. He did eat a lot of peanut butter and banana sandwiches, though. Some of the Brazilians were afraid to try them--they thought the peanut butter was weird! They have something called peanut butter here, but it's nothing like what we brought from the states. I forgot to bring my camera (again), but you can see some great pictures on Kensey's blog.

Saturday, we went with some of the people from the Escola da Biblia to Porto de Galinhas (the Port of Chickens). It's been voted the best beach in Brazil several times. It was beatiful, and really enjoyed it. We can't always communicate the best with our Brazilian friends, but it's easy to have fun, even if you can't talk to each other very well.

Today, as you might have read before, things changed around here. First, Missy is gone to the states. As a matter of fact, she's probably getting into Memphis soon, if she's not already there. We went to the airport and saw her off. Our quartet's a trio now, but I'm sure she's happy to get back to her family. Thanks for all your hard work, Missy!

We also moved in to Randy and Kathy's house! We're very happy to be together under one roof. I think our team will only get stronger now that we are so close to each other and to the school. Our reading sessions will probably improve, too, since we won't have to get up quite so early to get ready and get over there. Anything that adds to my sleeping time is an improvement.

That's it for now. Sorry I had to cram so much into one post. I'll try to stay more current with this thing. Also, I've been taking a few pictures, so maybe those will find their way on here, too.

If you're not reading Kensey's blog, check it out! It's super neat!