What is FriendsCamp, anyway? And why did we spend weeks planning for a quick trip to Brazil and a weekend of church camp with adults? FriendsCamp is one of those events that is so much more than the sum of its parts. You know how sometimes you leave a lunch with a friend or an … [Read more…]
The first day of reading in an LST project can be exciting or deadly. Fortunately, today is exciting! (Deadly is all new readers, not with good English, starting at the introduction to Luke.) First was Lindberg, not your typical Brazilian name (He said his father named him for the famous American pilot. I restrained myself … [Read more…]
Our LST project team had a good flight plan–22 hours, but reasonable layovers. Leaving Sunday evening. The longest layover was the first–Miami, three hours. Turns out that was not enough. Our flight from Cincinnati was delayed again and again. We got to Miami at the time we were to leave for São Paulo. After a … [Read more…]
Today I had my youngest reader, age 18. She is precious. Her name is Lorena, and be sure to roll your “r” as you say her name. The same goes for her mother, Vera. I’ve never had both mother and daughter readers. Steve and Josh are studying with a father and son–Steve with the father, … [Read more…]
