Its Carnival week, biggest party on the planet! So we are about to hit the road with our youth to a camp. The camp is small (60 people or so) and will take place in a Christian drug rehab facility. This will be a great stretching experience for our kids!

We have had a great week with our youth already too. We have been in a series defining the purpose of our group. We use our living room wall as a white board. the effect of suppressed childhood urges :) They have played a great part in solidifying this vision with us. They also came to help with our homeless lunch yesterday. Check out the video, it was a blast! And Christ's love was played out in a way that blessed our kids, and our homeless. Serving God can make for such a fun life!

a new member of our family

it's hard to believe we were away for 3 months... we've been back for 3 weeks now, and it seems we never left.

several incredible things have happened since we returned, but one we would specially like to share!
a friend of ours, Leonardo Carioca, decided after a visit to Itu from Sao Paulo that he witnessed in itu a movement he wanted to be a part of!
so after a couple of months of prayer and brainstorming, Carioca is now a part of our team!
he has initially joined us as an intern for 6 months! we are incredibly blessed to have him here as a part of our family!
Carioca has a business management degree, and also has extensively studies marketing. he will be developing the "communications project" for the church.

thank you for your prayers and support! many more victory stories to come...

ak

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snapshots in america

79 days!

we arrived in granbury, TX, on november 3rd, fresh off the brazil boat dreaming of our upcoming 3 months in the States!

and it has been a dream! God has remodeled and beautified our lives thru the people we have met and spent time with!
we return to Brazil full... full of passion, full of energy, full of dreams and vision.... and full of mexican food!

to each of you who spent time with us -- thank you for inviting us back into your home and your life! you make it feel like we live down the street, and not on another continent for the past 3 years!
a shout out to :

granbury, TX
college station, TX
houston, TX
belton, TX
austin, TX
san angelo, TX
san antonio, TX
dallas, TX
fort worth, TX
abilene, TX
budah, TX
midwest city, OK
edmond, OK
Nashville, TN
Columbus, OH
Detroit, MI
Queens, NY
Washington, DC
Chatham, CANADA

we cannot wait to receive you into our home! so please make necessary plans, and get your booties to Itu! (and yes, if beaches are a condition, we will take you to the best!)

we will miss you!
you are a part of our stories!

m&a

esse eh pr'os brasileiros

povo que amamos!

que saudades imensas estamos sentindo de vcs!
ja fazem 10 semanas! da pra acreditar?

e pra nos, tem sido 10 semanas de bencaos e aventuras!
estamos voltando ao Brasil com novos planos e sonhos e perspectiva e visao para o reino em Itu!

temos passado por 21 cidades, dormido em 15 camas e 2 onibus, engordado 4 kg (chute, pq eu me RECUSO a pesar!), dirigido 6 carros, e conversado com centenas de pessoas. e cada experiencia, cada dia, cada livro, cada licao esta conectado com o Brasil de alguma maneira. nossa vida esta completamente trancada com itu.

entao, espero que vcs estejam prontos para beijos, abracos, perguntas e respostas.