Getting Back Up
Bbbrrrrrr!! Its cold here. The last few days have been rainy and not at all warm. Let´s bring central heating to Brasil! I have a lot of things to update you on but I will stick to the basics and write more tomorrow. Thank-you for all your prayers and words of encouragement in the last few days. They have made a huge difference and I feel a lot more at ease even though my trust muscles continue to be stretched to their limits. Please keep those prayers coming. Now for an update on the living situation.
Today I am moving! Not to Karen´s but to an apartment with a spare room that belongs to Marcia a member of Morumbi church. Marcia is a web designer, she lived in England for two years and she´s offered me her spare room. She says the place is tiny and in a few hours I will find out just how small it is. There is no land line so I can´t call home collect and while she has internet access I don´t know if she has the set-up for skype. She isn´t home a lot so I´ll have lots of time and space to myself when I´m there. However, since she isn´t home much there is no food. So I´ll probably have to shop and cook for myself now. This will all be accomplished via bus because Marcia does not have a car. Ahh independence here we come! If for whatever reason things don´t work out Cleide says I am always welcome back. And there´s always Karen´s place too. I think Marcia and I will get along just fine so I´m happy about that. One downside though is that my food and transportation costs are going to be going way up but that can´t really be helped.
What I really need now is my own cell phone so that I can be in touch with people. Please pray that I can either buy or borrow something soon since I feel a lot safer and more situated with this handy dandy communication tool. It has been a huge blessing to have one so far but now with the move I have to return the phone to Cleidi. And since there is no land line at Marcia´s there is really no way for people to reach me so its kind of important to have one. Yet another prayer request and trust issue. I am learning that God likes coming through at what feels like the very last minute, no pre-planning, no warning - maybe He is Brasilian like the people here claim (just kidding).
I have many many stories to tell from this past week and from this weekend. Have especially felt God´s presence since Friday afternoon and that makes all the difference in the world. Because of my ministry context I really need to know that this was His idea as well as mine and it is always easier to rest in Him when He feels near so I´m thankful for that sense of nearness. Another praise item is that I am slowly learning to live in the Brasilian time frame or with the Brasilian conception of time. I have a VERY long way to go but your prayers are making a difference in that regard as well. I have taken lots of pictures lately and look forward to posting those when my package arrives in the mail. I guess that´s it for now. Fique na paz.
Today I am moving! Not to Karen´s but to an apartment with a spare room that belongs to Marcia a member of Morumbi church. Marcia is a web designer, she lived in England for two years and she´s offered me her spare room. She says the place is tiny and in a few hours I will find out just how small it is. There is no land line so I can´t call home collect and while she has internet access I don´t know if she has the set-up for skype. She isn´t home a lot so I´ll have lots of time and space to myself when I´m there. However, since she isn´t home much there is no food. So I´ll probably have to shop and cook for myself now. This will all be accomplished via bus because Marcia does not have a car. Ahh independence here we come! If for whatever reason things don´t work out Cleide says I am always welcome back. And there´s always Karen´s place too. I think Marcia and I will get along just fine so I´m happy about that. One downside though is that my food and transportation costs are going to be going way up but that can´t really be helped.
What I really need now is my own cell phone so that I can be in touch with people. Please pray that I can either buy or borrow something soon since I feel a lot safer and more situated with this handy dandy communication tool. It has been a huge blessing to have one so far but now with the move I have to return the phone to Cleidi. And since there is no land line at Marcia´s there is really no way for people to reach me so its kind of important to have one. Yet another prayer request and trust issue. I am learning that God likes coming through at what feels like the very last minute, no pre-planning, no warning - maybe He is Brasilian like the people here claim (just kidding).
I have many many stories to tell from this past week and from this weekend. Have especially felt God´s presence since Friday afternoon and that makes all the difference in the world. Because of my ministry context I really need to know that this was His idea as well as mine and it is always easier to rest in Him when He feels near so I´m thankful for that sense of nearness. Another praise item is that I am slowly learning to live in the Brasilian time frame or with the Brasilian conception of time. I have a VERY long way to go but your prayers are making a difference in that regard as well. I have taken lots of pictures lately and look forward to posting those when my package arrives in the mail. I guess that´s it for now. Fique na paz.
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