Vitor playing Jenga during our picnic after SS to be able to get to know the new pastor. And now that I am posting the fact of a new pastor it dawned on me that it might be good to have a picture of the new pastor! OOPS! I will have to do that shortly.
Some of the ladies in our church dressed up with hats as it was the theme for the annual ladies get together from various churches. (Francisca, Aline, Marcia, and Luciana)
Children's Day is a holiday here in Brazil so we had a special day for them during our Sunday School time.
I dressed up as an ant and used the ant as a spiritual ilustration. Here are some of the famous brigadeiros that maybe you remember eating at your church in the form of an ant. No matter what the form, they are delicious.
This huge anteater that we were able to borrow from the zoo would agree with me, too. But his perspective would be different. He would say that ants no matter what flavor are delicious! :)
We did a SS trip to a Chocolate Farm because Andrew and Ana Shae are soon heading back to the States. (Andrew, Ana, Caio, and peacock) 
A picture taken during our SS time in thanks to the team that came down to paint our church right before the induction service of our national pastor (who I need to get a picture of! :)
Jordan's birthday party.
We were sad to see Shawn and his family go, but thankful for how the Lord used them at Hope Baptist Church, and we are looking forward to working with them again in the next church plant. 
This picture right here has nothing to do with ministry, but is a reminder of how your prayers are important on a daily basis. When we go through trials we remember to pray, but prayer on a normal basis is important.
I wasn't paying attention as much as I should have been, an orange cone like this appeared directly in front of me. I tried to swerve to miss the cone, but the front left wheel grabbed the curb and van went up on the curb. I tried to brake and keep one wheel on the tar as we balanced on the curb for quite awhile as I fearfully noticed the tilting embankment, also remembering that Sabrina was on that side of the van in her carseat. Eventually, I couldnt hold the van on the road any longer, but fortunately the van had slowed enough and came to a rest as you see it now.
How the van did not tip over after hitting the curb at 70 miles an hour was an amazement and a testimony to all those that witnessed it. We passed Sabrina through the window to a man that stopped still fearful that maybe the van would tip over as we got out. That man told us that as soon as he saw us hit the curb, he said to his wife, they are going to tip over. God's hand made sure that it didn't! We are appreciative of your prayers everyday!
Not Adriele's usual dress for SS, but we are in the middle of a SS campaign with two competing teams. Adriele is a part of the clown fish team (aka nemo). They are currently winning.
Our youth rally at our church.
Krista along with other teens painting the map of the world.
The green that Krista picked out came out very nicely... especially compared to....
....the pale blue that was peeling off and also ruined by us putting in a new door in the room.
Some of the children and teens presenting a special music number as Faith Baptist Church celebrates one year.
Three of the teens that wanted a picture taken after the service.
Dani and I celebrated our 5th year anniversary by going to a nearby tourist town for a couple of days. Here is one of the beautiful sights in the mountains.
Yes, Sabrina went with us! No grandma nearby to take care of her! One is 5 hours away, and the other one is a whole country away.
The tourist town called Campos do Jordão had various things that reminded us of Gramado where we spent our honeymoon including these hortensias.
The newly painted front of the church along with the stainless steel letters as our sign gave an extra professional look to our church.
We were also able to put up a marble table in our foyer.
