Week One Is Almost Done!

Hello all! It's another beautiful day here in Belo Horizonte! I'm guessing that some of you are wondering what the weather is like. It's Brazil's winter, but that's often like summer at home! I'm not sure exactly what the temperature is since all the thermometers are in celsius, but I think it's comfortably in the 70s during the day. It may even get up to the 80s. I'm not very certain. Regardless, it's very nice. Nights and mornings are much cooler and we often need a sweatshirt once the sun goes down, but it's very nice. Speaking of the sun going down, since it's winter, it goes down around 6, which feels very early.

So far things are going very well. We're starting to form many more relationships and connections with one another, which has been very exciting. The people here have such open hearts. Many of them have already invited us to do different things with them - visit their homes, come for lunch or dinner, watch the World Cup, play soccer, hang out on the weekend, etc. I don't think we'll ever be lacking for things to do! With so many people, the time will fly by. We have already discussed how it's strange that the first week is already almost over. Granted, the first couple days of the week were travel, but it still is going by quickly.

So far we've been working with about 15-20 readers. We're hoping to get up to 45. Rick, the missionary that is hosting us, thinks that things will pick up next week. Several of our readers are saying they will tell their friends, so we're guessing that things will pick up soon. We're apparently the first LST team to ever come to this particular church in Belo Horizonte, so we hope that we can start a strong tradition so that future LST teams can build upon our experience. We haven't gotten into the full swing of reading sessions yet, but the ones we have had so far have been going well. We're working with a wide range of people from teenagers to people in their 40s. I don't think we have anyone in their 50s or more, but i would not be surprised. People seem to be excited to have a chance to practice their English skills, and many are excited to do so using the Bible, so it has been encouraging.

Well, there are more things to do today, so I must be going! If you have any questions you would like, feel free to email or facebook Chase, Natasha, or Kavan, or leave a question in the comments section on the blog. We'll try to answer some questions in the future. Continue to keep us in your prayers and God bless!