Pelé

Here is an interesting article on how we are all like Pelé.

Just like Pelé

Enjoy.

Moving?

Last Week,
 Abbey and I looked at 3 apartments near the campus of PUC-Minas. You might be asking your self Why? Didn't you just move into the apartment your in? Why yes, we have been in this apartment for one year, its nice, we like our neighbors (they are very helpful), the neighborhood is nice. Abbey can walk to the grocery store,bakery, etc.  So why move? I guess the simple answer is that we want students on the campus of PUC-Minas to meet Jesus. We live 6 miles from campus, 6 miles is not very far if you live in Peachtree City, GA or Birmingham, AL, but 6 miles is very long if you live in Belo Horizonte. On average my commute takes around 25-35 minutes one way. Sometimes it can take closer to an hour. I have also noticed that I have not adjusted to the driving like I've adjusted to the language. My capacity for language is growing, I can speak and listen to Portuguese longer than I could when I arrived but driving is tiring. Constant stopping and going with a manual is not fun, and when you get on the "highway" the large trucks are not fun to deal with either add in motorcycles passing by you on both sides and it puts Talladega to shame. If we move to the neighborhood PUC-Minas is in then I could walk to the campus, have students over for lunch, and have Bible studies in the house more frequently. I will keep you updated on this process, thanks for reading.

New Website!

Check out the new Campus Outreach website. All the Campus Outreach franchises can be found in one area, you can watch talks by John Piper and Matt Chandler. You can learn where Belo Horizonte, Brasil is on the map. Need I say more.

www.campusoutreach.org

Our Neighborhood-Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro- The name of our neighborhood.

Abbey and I went walking around the neighborhood and I took my camera. I thought some people might enjoy what our neighborhood looks like.

We live on Rua Artur Joviano

Quiet Street, right now at least

Local Gym

When the lights are blinking, get out of the way.

Crosswalk

Local private school

The place we buy our fruits & vegetables

The local grocery store.  Infamous for long lines and disgruntled customers

Our Apartment Building

The Excellent Adventures of Brian & Abbey-US Edition

We spent 2.5 weeks in February in the United States of America. We arrived on the 12th and left on the 29th. Our main objective for visiting was to attend the First Bible Church-Decatur, AL missions conference. We also visited with supporters and friends throughout our time.
From the 12th-20th we spent time in the Atlanta metro area, visiting supporters and friends throughout the area. The 20th-23rd we spent time in Birmingham,AL. We visited friends and supporters and then headed to Decatur,AL from the 23rd-26th for the missions conference. From the 26th-29th time was spent in Peachtree City, GA. Our time was tiring but good, we were running low on energy and then we ran into Decatur, AL and were very encouraged by First Bible and are still riding the high from the missions conference.

First Bible Decatur Missions Conference 2012

For those who care about FOOD:
FOOD                                                              Visited
Chick-fil-A                                                           8
Mexican                                                               3 ( i know, I need to pick it up in this area next time)
Sandwich Place (Firehouse, Panera)                   4 (I love a good sandwich)

We had a great time in the US and are excited to be back in Belo. Thanks to all who grabbed a breakfast, lunch or dinner with us. We enjoyed hearing about whats going on in your lives.

So long United States of America

We are flying out later today from Atlanta. Its been a very tiring 2.5 weeks only equaled by the encouragement we have received by so many supporters and friends. I wanted to post a video I showed at the Missions Conference last weekend for those who couldn't make it to the conference.
The video was made by Lee Cunningham, who is raising support to work with our church. Find out more about Lee here.

I will talk more about our time in the states when we get back to Brazil.

Do Work Son!

The World Cup is bringing a lot of opportunities to Brazil for a lot of different people in different social classes. Check this article out from ESPN about how prisoners are building World Cup stadiums in Brazil.

Labor Slaves, prisoners helping World Cup prep