Back at it

In the last month Ali and I spent time with a lot of family and friends. We were in the US and spent time in Michigan, Ohio, and Texas. We spent a lot of time catching folks up on what's happening in Brazil, and learning from some of the things unfolding State-side. We loved the time there and are very grateful to the many families who hosted us. Wednesday night we arrived back home, and life is crazy once more!

On Thursday, I visited with a unit of the city government that deals with youth on probation and homeless. They are excited about our intentions to start a halfway house for the guys getting out of rehab, and set up a meeting this coming Thursday for us to meet with the cities secretary of social action to propose our plan and to discover what help we the city might offer.

This morning one of the city social workers, Alzira, came to visit the location. We talked with many of you about the crack house that we would like to turn into a halfway house, and the abandoned daycare that we hope to use as a community center. Below are pictures of both.

This will be a big week regarding these projects, and with catching up with the rest of our normal lives. We appreciate your prayers as we jump back into life here in Itu. We know that God has great things in store, and are anxious to live them out.