I forgot to post my most recent Newsletter.  Please read!

Jan/Feb Newsletter


God bless you!
Joy

Blown Tire

Blown Tire - I have had a number of things happen to me while driving. I have had my car completely die and drive no more and a number of other things but I have always just called AAA to come and help me out.  It was a requirement my Dad put on us once we were driving that we needed to have AAA available in case anything happened.  Well, there is no AAA here in Brazil and even if there was a similar service you need to have cell phone signal to make a call to that service.  Well, that is how I found myself on my drive from Petrolina (home of my fiancé) to Crato (my home) last week.  I have seen flat tires before and I have heard them called a blown tire.  Well, I can for certain say that I have truly seen a blown tire, my rear tire was destroyed blown completely out as you can see from the picture below.

The guy in the next picture was my company for the trip as well as my mechanic, as it turned out.  His name is Samuel and he valiantly changed my tire on the side of the road.  Fortunately I had a spare tire ready to go and was back on the road in good time. Praise God because there was no cell phone signal, and the next town or anything was a good distance away.  So buying new tires is high on my list now, just trusting God to provide the money for them which I know He will.

Newsletters

I did not post my newest newsletter and here are the 2 previous ones as well.

September Newsletter


June/July Newsletter

August Newsletter

Nearing the End

So, I guess I have not posted on here in a really really long time. I knew I had been neglecting it, but I didn't realize for just how long.  Oops!  Well, I am here now.  I think of things I could post on here but just never write it, and I actually don't even know if anyone reads it. So if you get this please let me know if this is a worthwhile use of my time. =)

The title of this post is "nearing the end".... and if all goes as planned I will be back in the states in 2 months. Thus, ending my year and a half stay in Brazil.  This has been a wonderful year and a half full of too many blessings, trials, learning experiences, and adventures to write here.  But, my prayer is that it is just the beginning. I have begun making my plans for the future here in Brazil. I knew being here long term was an option when I first decided to come to Brazil. But, I wasn't ready to think about that then. Now I am sure that God wants me to live and serve here I just still don't know how the details will work out.  My time is coming to an end but there are still many many questions yet to be answered. Will you please pray for me as I take steps of faith, trusting that God is going to hold me in His hands and guide me in these coming months.  I will be sure to update you by newsletter and blog of the progress and how things change for me to return this coming year.

I have a few requests of you my blog readers, would you please pray with me about these things?  

1. I need to find support for my mission here in Brazil.  And along with that a new sending agency.

2. I would love to find instruments of all kinds to bring back to Brazil with me to start many new music ministries. Would you look in your attics and closets and see if there are any instruments lying around that you would be willing to donate to music programs here in Brazil. Or even ask your friends for me too?

3. Life in general is less expensive than in the states but I have had a number of big expenses recently, my car, my visa renewal, and transferring my Bachelor's degree to an international degree. Please pray that God would continue to provide for my expenses as I end out this portion of my time here in Brazil.

The future looks bright for me and my ministry here, I can only see it getting better as God works. Thank you for being on this journey with me as I am being stretched and I pray God is being glorified. There is still much more to come! Thank you for your prayers and support!  God bless you!

May Newsletter

I have internet back, so I can post my newest Newsletter with news from May 2012.

May Newsletter

God bless you all!

Bowling

I now have been bowling in Brazil. I recently went to Petrolina, a city about 4 hours drive away, to visit a very special person (my boyfriend).  Petrolina is a bigger city than the cities near where I live.  And recently they have added a bowling alley to the many activities to do in their city.  This bowling alley was different than any bowling alley I have ever been in.  First of all it is only open in the evenings, and secondly, it is much a much smaller venue than any I have been in before.  This alley had about 10 lanes I think, and the other very different thing about it was that you could use the rental shoes, or you could go BAREFOOT!  I have never been in a bowling alley before that I would have considered worthy of going barefoot but this one was so clean and bright I played the second string without shoes.  It was a different feeling for sure not sliding on those slippery bowling shoes, but it was fun to try something that I have a feeling will never catch on in the states.

I haven't written a blog post in over a month (bad me).  But, I tend to forget about it, so I hope that this silly one about bowling in Brazil is enough to tide you over.

April Newsletter

Here is a link to my April Newsletter!  Thanks for reading and let me know your thoughts. I love to hear from you!
God bless you!
April Newsletter

~Joy