A couple times since being here I've felt like I don't quite have a heart connection to Brazil the way we did in the Philippines, I believe it's because of the issues we were working with in the Philippines and just how much that tugged on our hearts. Yesterday though was one of the first few day where I felt really apart of this lovely community we live in amongst this giant city. A few of us were walking to the bus stop and passed some of our young neighbor boys that we had gotten to know riding their bikes. We said "hey Misael! Oi! Tudo Bem! ..hey Nicholas! how are you?! They said hi back and we slapped hi-fives. Then when we got to the bus stop I noticed this man waving at me and I realized it was a father of a family I had come across on one of my walks a few weeks ago, I had been back to their house a few times to say hello and play with the little girls. I waved back and he pointed saying his family was at the restaurant, I think he was leaving early because he had to go somewhere. I walked over to the restaurant and said hello to his wife Christiana and hugged and kissed the little girls and talked to them as best I could without knowing Portuguese haha. Then said chow and went on my way to the bus stop. I just loved seeing people outside of where I normally see them, its so cool to meet people and then see then later out walking the streets or riding bike or buying groceries :) :) Its a nice little place we live in here and after doing my photo story on these two dancer sisters I feel I have a close relationship with them too :) Thats when you really start to feel a connection to a place you are staying.. when you start having strong relationships in the community. and when you get to give back.. so excited for Rio Outreach!! FOUR DAYS TILL RIO!! pray for us as we spend two weeks serving there!! :) Last night our team had a relaxing evening at Bidu's house. Bidu is a friend from a church here and he invited us over for dinner at his apartment, it was on the 10th floor in a BEAUTIFUL modern building haha it felt like luxury compared to where we've been staying.. and it had the most beautiful view.. such a sweet time of laughs and story telling in the kitchen and good conversation gazing over the balcony at the night skyline..
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