Porto Alegre - my other hometown

Just got back from spending the weekend in Porto Alegre with our NABC missionary Lyndell Campbell who lives and works there. Porto Alegre is the city I grew up in here in Brasil. It was really neat to be back there although a bit sureal at times. Visited my old home church and saw tons of people I know. Not enough time to visit as I had to be back at the homes today(Chain of Love). Had churrasco the Brasilian barbecue I rave about sometimes (that happened on Mother´s day). It was soooo good! Lots and lots of meat, pork, beef, chicken, chicken hearts, good stuff. Toured downtown a bit with the team and took lots of pics. Once I get my cord for my camera mailed to me I´ll post pictures. I have to make this short and sweet since I´m on bathroom duty this morning and have to translate for a watercolor class that´s being offered to some of the teens here at the Chain this afternoon.

Prayers for improved health and more sleep would be great. I am able to go about my day fairly normally but the cold isn´t entirely gone and I feel sooo tired. I think I should have scheduled in a week of sleep between finals and this trip. Finding the time and space for quite time is also a challenge and its hard to be thankful when its cold and humid and there´s no heating or running hot water (we boil it for doing dishes and the showers have electrical heads that convert it to hot water).

I am getting very excited for Sao Paulo but every once in a while a wave of fear and a sense of inadequacy overwhelm me so those are two big prayer items. As I mentioned earlier even though I grew up here things feel quite foreign and I wonder if I´m really cut out for this missionary stuff. I miss my safe and familiar environment in Edmonton. Please pray that I´ll continue to know that His grace is sufficient and that I can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. Thank-you so much.

Blessings to you all! Ate mais!

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cherise said…
Jules, hang in there sweetie. You have a team here praying for you. I know how hard it can be with very little sleep, plus not feeling 100% healthy. Just know that you are in God's arms and he is giving you sufficient strength each day. Even though it may not feel like it.
I pray that you will meet people that bring a sense of home/comfort to you these coming weeks. We love you lots. Talk to you soon
Looking forward to those pics:)
Cherise
May 13, 2008 at 10:00 AM
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