São Paulo
Greetings from Atibaia!
It's always kind of an overwhelming experience to go to São Paulo, even when it's too dark to see the forest of towering buildings that stretches farther than the eye can see from a rooftop. Yesterday after my lessons ended at 6:00, we went into the city (an hour away) for the weekly Bible Study that my boss gives for college students that live in São Paulo during the week and commute to Atibaia on the weekends. We are studying a translation of The Pursuit of God, which is an amazing book by A.W. Tozer. Doing this Wednesday Bible study last year was always one of the highlights of my week, and I'm glad to be able to participate again
Last night we were on chapter 7, which is about faith. It was interesting to think about how something so simple can be so confusing. True Biblical faith is all about looking up to God instead of down to ourselves and to our circumstances. There will always be immediate problems and concerns in our lives, and instead of saying "I have faith that God will solve my problems," we are free to say, "Lord, You are Faithful!" and we can leave it at that! Just the fact that I'm in Brazil reminds me that I may plan out my life in my head, but it's often totally different from the plans that God has for me.
Between classes, Micheli and I sit in the office and work on our computers. PIBA just built a new building with several classrooms, including a wing for music classes, and a new office that has cubicles for all of the pastors. Micheli and I share a desk in the reception area of the building, where we get to see the comings and goings of everybody. It is definitely a hopping place!
Tonight I will be giving a voice class--there will be about 30 people there, of all ages. I'm really looking forward to this--although I enjoy helping out in all ways possible, I'm more of a choir/piano teacher than an instrumentalist.
By the way, if you click on any of the photos in this blog, it will bring you to my page on Flickr, where you can view and/or download all of the photos I have uploaded from Brazil, including some that are not on this blog. So far, most of the pictures have been taken by Micheli, who is a great photographer. She has been taking some photography classes, and she has a really spiffy Nikon!
Até mais! (until later)
--Joy
It's always kind of an overwhelming experience to go to São Paulo, even when it's too dark to see the forest of towering buildings that stretches farther than the eye can see from a rooftop. Yesterday after my lessons ended at 6:00, we went into the city (an hour away) for the weekly Bible Study that my boss gives for college students that live in São Paulo during the week and commute to Atibaia on the weekends. We are studying a translation of The Pursuit of God, which is an amazing book by A.W. Tozer. Doing this Wednesday Bible study last year was always one of the highlights of my week, and I'm glad to be able to participate again
Last night we were on chapter 7, which is about faith. It was interesting to think about how something so simple can be so confusing. True Biblical faith is all about looking up to God instead of down to ourselves and to our circumstances. There will always be immediate problems and concerns in our lives, and instead of saying "I have faith that God will solve my problems," we are free to say, "Lord, You are Faithful!" and we can leave it at that! Just the fact that I'm in Brazil reminds me that I may plan out my life in my head, but it's often totally different from the plans that God has for me.
Between classes, Micheli and I sit in the office and work on our computers. PIBA just built a new building with several classrooms, including a wing for music classes, and a new office that has cubicles for all of the pastors. Micheli and I share a desk in the reception area of the building, where we get to see the comings and goings of everybody. It is definitely a hopping place!
Tonight I will be giving a voice class--there will be about 30 people there, of all ages. I'm really looking forward to this--although I enjoy helping out in all ways possible, I'm more of a choir/piano teacher than an instrumentalist.
By the way, if you click on any of the photos in this blog, it will bring you to my page on Flickr, where you can view and/or download all of the photos I have uploaded from Brazil, including some that are not on this blog. So far, most of the pictures have been taken by Micheli, who is a great photographer. She has been taking some photography classes, and she has a really spiffy Nikon!
Até mais! (until later)
--Joy
posted by Joy | 10:40 AM
6 Comments:
Very cool this picture from São Paulo...Now your friends can to see that Brazil have civilization and not indians only... :-)
Who took picture? Very cool LOL
Micheli Lopes
Micheli, your English is very good!! Last year I think you only knew "I love you Joy" :D (I heard that on the alarm clock every day!!!)
I appreciate your friendship to my daughter. I hope we'll meet one day.
Joanne
Hi Joy's Mom
My English is very poor because I am lazy but one day..... I hope to have good english maybe in the sky LOL
I love JOY! My Best Friend....
I hope too we'll meet one day
God Bless you
Have a good night
hugs
Mi
Hi Joy's Mom
My English is very poor because I am lazy but one day..... I hope to have good english maybe in the sky LOL
I love JOY! My Best Friend....
I hope too we'll meet one day
God Bless you
Have a good night
hugs
Mi
Micheli, maybe in the sky I will learn Portuguese too. LOL All I know is:
Abraços (hugs),
Joanne
hey joy just wanted to let you know that this post was awesome! its so cool to see that God is so omnipresent that he is working in my heart with what it means that he is faithful and across the world he is doing the same with you and you can strengthen me with your internet blog! WOW! :) thanks so much. love you tons!
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