2010

go dawgs

visiting UGA

back to avamar

parabens to me

renato, rachel, and me

junior

always a party at the frat house

parabens!

jump around...

thyago

leticia

once again...

more and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water and be known as someone who wants to live with them. it is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. still, it is not as simple as it seems.

my own desire to be useful, to do something significant, or to be part of some impressive project is so strong that soon my time is taken up by meetings, conferences, study groups and workshops that prevent me from walking the streets. it is difficult not to have plans, not to organize people around an urgent cause and not to feel that you are working directly for social progress.

but i wonder more and more if the first thing shouldn't be to know people by name, to eat and drink with them, to listen to their stories and tell your own, and let them know with words, handshakes, and hugs that you do not simply like them--but truly love them.

--Henri Nouwen

zoe marajoara

stud

victor, ana, michael, dani, and mateus

not sure what this is about

or this ...

leticia, junior, and joey

starbucks paulista

dinner at domino's after starbucks

maggie and gui

starbucks paulista

felipe

monica and renato

zoe marajoara

praying for colby as he heads back to the states

zoe marajoara

worship

me, daniel, lú, and thiago

junior, michael, and colby

not fun

having blood drawn sucks no matter what country you're in

good times

hillsong united

hillsong united

muita gente

victor, thyago, ana, me, and sean

hillsong united

waiting for the doors to open

gui and maggie before the concert

last saturday night several of us went to the hillsong united concert here in são paulo.

hanging out at senac

just hanging out

colby, lú, and me

baptisms

so nearly six months ago, i remember writing on my blog that i experienced a night i would never forget. it was when my friend leticia was baptized at zoe. it was a beautiful service. but i could not have imagined then all that god would do in the near future. at zoe, those who are being baptized are given the opportunity to ask those who were influential in leading them to christ to baptize them. one of my really good friends, thiago, recently became a christian about 3 months ago. he asked me last week if i would baptize him. i never imagined i would be baptizing my new brother in christ. god is so beyond me.

baptisms

junior and his brother, michael

junior and michael

gui baptizing roberto

chris and gui

rachel and her dad

lé and victor

ana and nayara

so tonight at zoe, we baptized 7 students. each student was able to share their testimony of how jesus has changed their lives. it was an awesome night.