A month has passed, but I wanted to recap how the rest of my trip to Brazil went back in December. Here are the highlights:
- The group from Midtown had a great trip. As I wrote earlier, the 2 groups of people connected instantly and many good conversations took place. More than just a partnership in spirit, it quickly became clear that the 2 churches compliment each other well and have specific things that they can learn from each other. Moving forward, we will continue many of those conversations and seek to grow a true partnership between the 2 churches.
- The Christmas event in the favela went very well. There were about 60 children there, and we all played games, gave out Christmas gifts, and shared with them about Jesus and why we celebrate his birth! This event built on some of the ongoing efforts of the church in Brazil, and will hopefully provide some momentum in the favela moving forward.
- For me personally, the trip was simply an overall reaffirmation of my desire to move there, and that God is at work. I began to visualize what it will be like living there, I felt the desire to begin investing in relationships there, and I even got a little excited about the process of learning Portuguese! In the next week or so, I will give an update on my progress in getting to Brazil.
As you can see, the trip was definitely a success. In the short run, it has encouraged and excited both myself and some of the others who went. But even more than that, I look forward to seeing the results of this trip years down the road.
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