I didn't think I would get to come this time. I arrived in Argentina with an expired visa and was told it would take about a week to process another one in the Brazilian consulate in Buenos Aires. That is a whole other story...but miraculously, I got a visa in one day and arrived with my friends in Curitiba just one day late (and that would have happened anyway because of a cancelled flight). The most important happenings by far are our deepening relationships with a small believing community here. It is a joy to learn the stories and each person...some coming out of poverty and drug trafficking parents...others growing up in a nice city in Brazil, concerned for their nation's future...some artists, energized by imagining new ways of using their expression for the kingdom. Here is a Garage Band recording of a collaborative writing exercise we did with some young people here in Southern Brazil. (You have to subscribe to the podcast to hear it).