This week’s highlights:
1. Soccer training school started up again.
2. Deanna, Emma, and Via are back from Canada.
3. We are coming into mango season.
4. The little bouganvilia plants we bought are flowering with all their might.
5. The neighbours come to the chacará Saturday afternoon.
The mangos are almost ripe.
Neighbourhood guys come to the chacará to watch the soccer game, and to hang out.
Ivanildo is very respected, and the guys love it when he coaches and refs games.
The swing.
Deanna visits with Lene and Quita. Quita is pregnant with baby number 5, a girl after 4 boys.
Michelle enjoys the afternoon.
Ruan.
Mango trees are fun to climb.
Our little bouganvilia plants are outdoing themselves with color.
A meadowlark sits outside our window.
Bella and Emma play volleyball on Saturday afternoon.
I love to see the joy on the faces of those who come to the mission. It is a place where they can come and meet God, and get something they can bring back home. I love the “day in the life of …” feel of the photos. Isn’t that the bulk of our relationship with our Father? The daily joy of fellowship, the presence of the family of believers in the body of Christ. Excellent!
good bl and white of the meadowlark . mb
Dear Rick,
Maybe the Mango trees in Brazil are different BUT the Mango trees in Nigeria do not have “strong” branches unless they are 4-6 inches thick. In comparison to other trees they are “rotten” I have climbed many trees in my life and the most disappointing was a mango tree. I was supported by 3 branches and all broke. I fell 10 feet to the ground and broke two bones in my right foot. Do not trust Mango tree branches!
Love and Blessings,
Willi and Anita.
Hi Dr. Willi,
Thank you for this warning. You had a vivid learning experience. I wonder if they are different here? In 20 year I can never recall hearing about one person who fell from a mango tree. It is considered a hardwood. Maybe it get brittle or rotten under certain conditions? On the other hand, jambo trees have very soft wood. We have had close calls with jambo trees. Still, I will be more careful around the mangos now too. Thanks again for the “heads up.”