Friday, June 8, 2007

Brazil on Business

We are finally recooperating from the long trip back to Brazil this year. We were there for Christmas to see friends and family, but this time it was for business. The company I work for is looking into starting up an office in Brazil.

The president of the company, the chairman of the board and I arrived in Curitiba from Portland on May 18th. What a long trip! We met my wife there who was already visiting her family in Curitiba.

Luiza and I celebrated our 11 anniversary in Curitiba that day. We went out with our friend Michal and his sister Sheilah. The next day, Michal took us out on a tour of the city. That night, Steve McPherson from Hillsong publishing arrived, and he went to eat with the president and chairman while Luiza and I went to a local church and ministered. What a great night that was! We saw God move powerfully and it was so fun to see people receive what God had for them.

Sunday saw us all in 3 services. The first was in the Primeira Igreja Batista de Curitiba, and the next 2 were in the Comunidade Christa in Curitiba. All 3 meetings were well attended and annointed.

Monday we finally met with pastors from churches around Curitiba. Then we flew that afternoon to Belo Horizonte, then later to Rio and Sao Paulo. In total, 12 flights in 10 days for us! So, we were obviously tired, but the trip was worth it. The company is making plans to start something in Brazil. We just have to wait and see now.

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