October was conference month. Beginning with our annual field BGFM field mission conference Sept. 30- Oct. 6. This was a great time of fellowship with fellow missionaries and encouragement in God's Word. This year we were challenged to "Raise you gaze" and focus on Jesus Christ our amazing Savior as seen in Revelations. I was thankful to be able to spend a few days before conference to visit friends in Fortaleza.

We then came back to Rio Grande do Sul to prepare for Children's Day on the 12th and the Prophecy Conference with Thomas Ice on Oct. 16-18. Monday we took our children to the program at the Word of Life Camp where there was plenty of excitement, but also a play challenging them (and the parents attending) with the importance of the family. For the Prophecy Conference the Campo Bom church hosted providing receptionist and organizing the children's program. Sunday we taught the children and were thankful for the other churches that also helped on Friday and Saturday nights.

Below are picture of some of my recent activities. Caring for the children at the Conference. Adventures at a special property where they raise unique birds and animals in Pacoti, CE during conference. Crazy games with the teens during youth group. Can you kick your shoe and make it land on the table? Not as easy as it looks. lol Our group at the Children's day program.

A moment to breathe... maybe

Life has hardly stopped to give me a moment to breathe. I am at some friends home in Fortaleza and thought I would just drop a note so you would all know that I did make it safely back home fro Rio. Two students received their visas. With the crazy up and down of the exchange rate a couple students have already dropped out of our trip to the US in February and two are suppose to give me a decision by next week, so we'll see how many of us end up wandering around beautiful, Northern CA together.

Since Rio I had a week to get things together and head off for our annual BGFM field conference. This past week has been a huge blessing full of fellowship, rest and encouragement in God's Word. Tomorrow morning I will be catching a plane back to Rio Grande do Sul and home. Pray for safe travels and the next three months which promise to be super busy with special programs at church and preparations for next year in the US.