PIBA team
I thought I'd post this picture so you can see some of the people I'm working with here. This was in Itapeva at one of the daughter churches of the one that we did the music clinic for. This particular building is only a teeny weeny room with a bunch of benches and they told us that they squeeze 60 people inside sometimes!!! People are so hungry for the Word of God--it doesn't matter what they have to do to hear it!
The people here are: me, Wania (a very talented musician that teaches piano for the city and various music classes at church), Paul and Sonya Gale (my boss/boss' wife), and the Itapeva pastor and his wife.
Right now, the church is absolutely buzzing! Almost every room has a different musical group rehearsing in some way. Tonight a whole group from the church orchestra and choir is going to perform at the opening of some building or something downtown. People heard that PIBA was putting together a small orchestra here, so they asked them to come perform! I am not performing with them (as far as I know) but I might get a chance to go listen! If not, I'll go to the college group tonight. I'm so blessed to be here! It is SO exciting to hear people praising the Lord in so many different ways! I'm finally feeling at home here--I walk through the church and see people I actually know. Today, Susan Collins took me to the drugstore where I bought TISSUES and to the Papeleria where I bought PENS, we went to the outdoor market this morning and I bought pineapple and tomatoes and pastels from the street vendors like a real Brazilian, I made risotto for dinner in my kitchen, I can talk to people in Portuguese and not realize I'm speaking a different language...this is beginning to feel like home!
Somehow, I'm getting the feeling that this summer won't be my last run-in with Brazil. . . we'll see where God leads!!!
--Joy
The people here are: me, Wania (a very talented musician that teaches piano for the city and various music classes at church), Paul and Sonya Gale (my boss/boss' wife), and the Itapeva pastor and his wife.
Right now, the church is absolutely buzzing! Almost every room has a different musical group rehearsing in some way. Tonight a whole group from the church orchestra and choir is going to perform at the opening of some building or something downtown. People heard that PIBA was putting together a small orchestra here, so they asked them to come perform! I am not performing with them (as far as I know) but I might get a chance to go listen! If not, I'll go to the college group tonight. I'm so blessed to be here! It is SO exciting to hear people praising the Lord in so many different ways! I'm finally feeling at home here--I walk through the church and see people I actually know. Today, Susan Collins took me to the drugstore where I bought TISSUES and to the Papeleria where I bought PENS, we went to the outdoor market this morning and I bought pineapple and tomatoes and pastels from the street vendors like a real Brazilian, I made risotto for dinner in my kitchen, I can talk to people in Portuguese and not realize I'm speaking a different language...this is beginning to feel like home!
Somehow, I'm getting the feeling that this summer won't be my last run-in with Brazil. . . we'll see where God leads!!!
--Joy
posted by Joy | 5:00 PM
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Só passei para dizer um Oi. Como foi seu sábado???
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Me
Hey Joy,
it's soo nice to finally read your blog, and see pictures, (and read your Dad's funny comments!) Looks like some really challenging things are coming your way (recorder lessons with 3 recorders and what?, 30 students!, singing on the radio! IN PORTUGUESE!!!)
Pretty awesome stuff!
God Bless,
Scott
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