Alright all so i did get a chance to blog what do you know! We leave in about an hour for the airport. So the Falls have been amazing. I´m going to let everyone tell you about them in person but We took tonnes of pictures. Alot. It´s an amazing time here but everyone is ready to go home I think. Erin is sick so pray that she would recover for the plane ride. She´s sleeping right now so that´s good. This morning the girls were both sick. Well they threw up. Lynne was fine after so it may have been the pinapple drink they had. Anyways just thought you all should know we´re having an amazing time here but can´t wait to see you all. Not the cold though. That we´re not looking forward to. I hope it goes away. See you all in a few days!
Dane
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Potentially last blog
Alright a feeling of dread and excitment is filling us in Brazil. We want to go home but we really don't want to say goodbye here. We have fallen in love with the people and country of Brazil. And Kenny and I have fallen in love with surfing but that's kind of an aside. Tommorrow we leave at 8 am for Falls Igasu.
Last night after I finished the blog the girls had a sleep over! They stayed at Edonia's and Amanda's two local girls our age who live really close. They enjoyed the night. The next day us boys were awoken at what the clock said to be six am to the sounds of construction. They are adding onto our builing and it was quiet noisy. At 8:13 when the alarm was set to go off or so Alex comes and wakes us up telling us its 9. The clock had changed to be much earlier so by the time we got up to the house it was 10 or so in the morning :S woops. After that we had breakfast and just hung around the house until lunch. After lunch we all folded tracks. lots of tracks. Since there were so many of us though it went by rather quickly. After that we all walked to the supermarcado again. This time we went to one further away and we got shown the local school along the way. Then we headed back and are chilling here now and are going to get hotdogs for supper again. I think I shall likely get that delicious giant burger again. :) Ciao all. If I don't blog again see you all in Canada
Last night after I finished the blog the girls had a sleep over! They stayed at Edonia's and Amanda's two local girls our age who live really close. They enjoyed the night. The next day us boys were awoken at what the clock said to be six am to the sounds of construction. They are adding onto our builing and it was quiet noisy. At 8:13 when the alarm was set to go off or so Alex comes and wakes us up telling us its 9. The clock had changed to be much earlier so by the time we got up to the house it was 10 or so in the morning :S woops. After that we had breakfast and just hung around the house until lunch. After lunch we all folded tracks. lots of tracks. Since there were so many of us though it went by rather quickly. After that we all walked to the supermarcado again. This time we went to one further away and we got shown the local school along the way. Then we headed back and are chilling here now and are going to get hotdogs for supper again. I think I shall likely get that delicious giant burger again. :) Ciao all. If I don't blog again see you all in Canada
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Oh Today. And Yesterday
Ok so yesterday was filled with car filled adventure. We went into Curitiba because we all want some souveniery things so while running some errands we got to go shopping. We also treated the Abel's to lunch at a buffet restraunt that had some of the best tasting meat I've ever tasted. It was so good. So we spent most of the day in Curitiba shopping and running errands and I'm not telling you what anyone bought so there :) anyhow after we got back to the farm the five of us decided to walk to town to check out the supermarcado because we couldnt find everything we wanted for the right price. Well shopping where locals shop pays off. It was quiet comical they have 1 liter bottles of coke in glass and kenny clayton and I decided we wanted one. So we go to the till and they tell us something about we needed a bottle or something we weren't sure so we decided to just get normal bottles. meanwhile the store staff called up pastor paul to translate us gringos. It was funny. turns out you need to have a bottle or its an extra real to get one. after that we came back and turns out we all missed supper and had to leave for church. i thought it was weird because it was the first time we would have ever eaten supper before church. So we got back and their cousins Jonathan and Melissa had arrived from Phoenix and eaten a whole bunch of the soup so we didn't have crazy amout of food but it was enough. after that everyone went to bed while I watched Melissa Jonny and Alex play Risk. It was good times
Today Was a day just like any other. except for that we got to go to a wicker basket makers house! Unfourtunatly we all forgot camera's so there's no pictures but it was pretty cool. The guy made a car out of wicker. The original is 27 years old and he made it for his wife. it was super cool I would have offered to buy one but it would have gotten broken on the way home for sure.
After that it was time for work from us so we went down and they have a horse ring that's huge and was partially filled with dead plants. So our job was to move said plants because a group wanted to have campfire there later that evening. The worms here are terrifying. They writhe the second they are not buried and it is one of the more frightening things I've see in Brazil. After killing some rather large spiders and shovelling through and ant pile with a pitch fork it looks alot nicer.
We decided after all that work that it was time for something recreational. And what better recreation in Brazil than to play "footbul"? So we played five on five soccer. It ended when Kenny took a ball to the face and decided he should put contacts in and then another group came and had booked the gym so we left. Kenny has a small bruise under his eyebrow but I don't think it should cause much trouble. We will have to see though.
Anyways he wasn't too banged up to be unable to saddle up the horse brownie. She was not too happy that we trapped her in the corall and then saddled and bridaled her and then let everyone who wanted to ride her. The saddle and such is a little diffrent from what Kenny is used to but he successfully managed.
And after that is now. Lynne's foot is healing nicely (from the beach) my wrist has almost entirely new skin and my finger nail just needs to grow out so it doesn't look weird. Erin slept the whole night without waking up coughing so things here are good. We're in excellent health and healing well so thank you for your prayers. Tommorrow is our last day here and then we go to Igasu falls so pray for safe travels good health and that we would stay safe in this tale end of our time here. We really love it here and I'd love to tell you all about Igasu but I think tommorrow shall likely be the last blog.
God Bless All
Dane
Today Was a day just like any other. except for that we got to go to a wicker basket makers house! Unfourtunatly we all forgot camera's so there's no pictures but it was pretty cool. The guy made a car out of wicker. The original is 27 years old and he made it for his wife. it was super cool I would have offered to buy one but it would have gotten broken on the way home for sure.
After that it was time for work from us so we went down and they have a horse ring that's huge and was partially filled with dead plants. So our job was to move said plants because a group wanted to have campfire there later that evening. The worms here are terrifying. They writhe the second they are not buried and it is one of the more frightening things I've see in Brazil. After killing some rather large spiders and shovelling through and ant pile with a pitch fork it looks alot nicer.
We decided after all that work that it was time for something recreational. And what better recreation in Brazil than to play "footbul"? So we played five on five soccer. It ended when Kenny took a ball to the face and decided he should put contacts in and then another group came and had booked the gym so we left. Kenny has a small bruise under his eyebrow but I don't think it should cause much trouble. We will have to see though.
Anyways he wasn't too banged up to be unable to saddle up the horse brownie. She was not too happy that we trapped her in the corall and then saddled and bridaled her and then let everyone who wanted to ride her. The saddle and such is a little diffrent from what Kenny is used to but he successfully managed.
And after that is now. Lynne's foot is healing nicely (from the beach) my wrist has almost entirely new skin and my finger nail just needs to grow out so it doesn't look weird. Erin slept the whole night without waking up coughing so things here are good. We're in excellent health and healing well so thank you for your prayers. Tommorrow is our last day here and then we go to Igasu falls so pray for safe travels good health and that we would stay safe in this tale end of our time here. We really love it here and I'd love to tell you all about Igasu but I think tommorrow shall likely be the last blog.
God Bless All
Dane
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
I Must Apologize For The Apparent Lack Of Blog
So I was unable to get the girls to blog, aside from the short post Lynne put up but I'm still trying. They sounded like they had an interesting time. Alright so Chariots of Fire was pretty good. After that we just relaxed most of the day and watched another movie! This one had a purpose. To fold tracks. Very serious business requiring persicion and technique envied by many. So we threw on Sergant Bilko to pass the time while we did it. The girls got back later that night and we really did not do much else.
Sunday was very uneventful. I think everyone took a nap and Kenny and I played soccer with some of the local kids. It was English speakers against non for the first part. We won so feel free to congradulate us when we get back on our awesome victory over the Brazilians and not on my spelling. Oh Sunday we also performed two songs as it was our last Sunday in Buitas and Campo Largo as well Kenny and Erin shared their testimonies while Becky translated. Kenny Played guitar and I played bass which worked well at the first church but at the second the tuning was out so I couldn't play. It was good but we made the services very long and Clayton and I had no one translating for both of them, but that's okay.
Anyhow today we finished painting the church while the girls worked at a preschool. Lunch time we headed over to a house about a block away to eat lunch served by one of the familes in the church. It was pretty good and cool that we got to eat in a Brazillian home. After an afternoon of painting we headed back to Paul and Becky's again. Good news all. My finger is well enough for me to play guitar again! Horzah!!! My wrist could be better but I'm still not too worried about it. It's getting smaller day by day so...
It's finally cold over here. Not Canada cold but it's only like plus 15 or something. Brrrr. People are in pants :D hehe be jealous.
Kenny says we have no more social skills. We won't be able to social well when we get back. All we're good at is pretending we know what Porteguese means. It's kind of true. We figure we've been talking to about 10 people in English on any given day. So we're used to just talking with each other and not big groups. And we have to think about everything we say. This is probably a good thing but it means when we get back we're gonna have all these habits and we will likely be overwhelmed by being able to be a part of any conversation we want. It should be an experiance.
Anyways Hi from all. I hope your lives are going well. Continue to pray for us. We appreciate it.
God Bless
Dane
Sunday was very uneventful. I think everyone took a nap and Kenny and I played soccer with some of the local kids. It was English speakers against non for the first part. We won so feel free to congradulate us when we get back on our awesome victory over the Brazilians and not on my spelling. Oh Sunday we also performed two songs as it was our last Sunday in Buitas and Campo Largo as well Kenny and Erin shared their testimonies while Becky translated. Kenny Played guitar and I played bass which worked well at the first church but at the second the tuning was out so I couldn't play. It was good but we made the services very long and Clayton and I had no one translating for both of them, but that's okay.
Anyhow today we finished painting the church while the girls worked at a preschool. Lunch time we headed over to a house about a block away to eat lunch served by one of the familes in the church. It was pretty good and cool that we got to eat in a Brazillian home. After an afternoon of painting we headed back to Paul and Becky's again. Good news all. My finger is well enough for me to play guitar again! Horzah!!! My wrist could be better but I'm still not too worried about it. It's getting smaller day by day so...
It's finally cold over here. Not Canada cold but it's only like plus 15 or something. Brrrr. People are in pants :D hehe be jealous.
Kenny says we have no more social skills. We won't be able to social well when we get back. All we're good at is pretending we know what Porteguese means. It's kind of true. We figure we've been talking to about 10 people in English on any given day. So we're used to just talking with each other and not big groups. And we have to think about everything we say. This is probably a good thing but it means when we get back we're gonna have all these habits and we will likely be overwhelmed by being able to be a part of any conversation we want. It should be an experiance.
Anyways Hi from all. I hope your lives are going well. Continue to pray for us. We appreciate it.
God Bless
Dane
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Side Dish: Compliments of Lynne
Hello out there!
A lot has happened in the last week and sadly soon our time here in Bateias will come to an end. This morning our team was given a chance to sing two songs and have two people give testamonies. So Kenny and Erin were chosen to talk and did wonderfully, and we sang Heart of Worship and Consecrated...Rawlings made it to Brazil.
I can't describe to all of you well enough how much I've enjoyed my time here. The last two weeks have been unforgettable and full of the wonder and glory of our Father. The contrasts one can find in this country have really stood out for me and have been one of the biggest mind boggling aspects for me. The people like to be very clean, but live in well kept chaos. One minute it's raining the next it's overwhelmingly hot. There's robins, and you'd think the mosquitos would be huge here, but are actually smaller and sometimes hard to see. There's a sense of machoism here but the people are very emotional. There are tons of vegetables to eat but mainly what's eaten is bread and rice and meat/beans. Portuegese looks kind of like spanish but sounds more like french.
I could keep on going but I think that I'll start to describe our trip to the beach and Erin and I's stay in two Brazilian houses.
Alright, no wonder people call tropical climates paradise. The smells and the sights were spectacular! I'd never swam in such warm water. I'll continue later....I know I'm random.
-Lynne
A lot has happened in the last week and sadly soon our time here in Bateias will come to an end. This morning our team was given a chance to sing two songs and have two people give testamonies. So Kenny and Erin were chosen to talk and did wonderfully, and we sang Heart of Worship and Consecrated...Rawlings made it to Brazil.
I can't describe to all of you well enough how much I've enjoyed my time here. The last two weeks have been unforgettable and full of the wonder and glory of our Father. The contrasts one can find in this country have really stood out for me and have been one of the biggest mind boggling aspects for me. The people like to be very clean, but live in well kept chaos. One minute it's raining the next it's overwhelmingly hot. There's robins, and you'd think the mosquitos would be huge here, but are actually smaller and sometimes hard to see. There's a sense of machoism here but the people are very emotional. There are tons of vegetables to eat but mainly what's eaten is bread and rice and meat/beans. Portuegese looks kind of like spanish but sounds more like french.
I could keep on going but I think that I'll start to describe our trip to the beach and Erin and I's stay in two Brazilian houses.
Alright, no wonder people call tropical climates paradise. The smells and the sights were spectacular! I'd never swam in such warm water. I'll continue later....I know I'm random.
-Lynne
Saturday, January 19, 2008
All Is Calm On The Western Front
Alright so We're all better here now. horzah! Last night the guys were asked out to eat for supper. I being sick obviously couldn't go but the guys said it was spectacular. Apparently they went to a restraunt where they had some of the best meat they've ever eaten. They had the animal there and cut off whatever cut you wanted. The Salad bar was massive, the size of four of the clbi cafeteria tables full of food. Then you would sit down and the waiters come up and down the isles with all kinds of meat and pasta. The meat is on skewers and they cut it off right in front of you. They had chicken heart, lamb, oxe, ostrich, pork, every type of beef imaginable. Clayton said he had like 5 chicken hearts. And they each had like 5 bottles of coke each. There was a Japanese section aswell that served seafood and such. There was a huge lineup waiting to get in when they left too. Rather popular. Those were mostly the words of Clayton with a few artistic liberties taken so I didn't quote mark it. They also finished second coating all of the rafters at the church. I also missed out on a chocolate cake the size of a small car tire made by Angelica and Jessica. Two Brazilian locals. So it's too bad that I was sick yesterday because I missed out on alot. I was feeling well enough by ten or so in the evening to eat some buns with peanut butter on and am fully recovered. The girls also had an adventure last night. They got to stay at some Brazilian peoples houses for the night and are satill not back. So I'll get one of them to tell you all about it when they get in. Right now it's just us boys and Alex (Paul and Becky's Nephew who has been staying with us) So we're going to watch Chariots of Fire. Ciao. Keep praying, because your prayers really do help.
God Bless
Dane
God Bless
Dane
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