this week in belo

Hi friends, 

We introduced ourselves at church last week. If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, I'm not sure what I said. 😂 

Over the past few weeks we've been able to spend great time with many families from the church. These conversations have been crucial for us to better understand how God has been at work among them. Pray with us that we could join in seamlessly. 

In other news, we started Portuguese classes! On Tuesday and Thursday mornings we walk over to the church building (not far from our house) and, first, Amy and I have class, and then the kids all have class together. They manage the walk over and back on their own, which is a cool way for them to grow in their autonomy.

Pray with us for growth in our language abilities and for a great friendship with our instructor, Viviane.

Here are a few recent highlights, at least the ones where we remembered to take a picture:

Top to bottom: the kids with a few of our favorite products, the grape juice, Lucy loves the powdered milk and açaí (not pictured), I love the bananas, and we managed to find semi-sweet chocolate! 2nd row: our pastor Rafael, a typical lunch with rice and beans, farofa and vinagrete, a recent get together with our long-time friends Lorena and Juliano and baby Donata. 3rd row: Amy and I in class, Lucy playing Spikeball with new friends, and Everett buying cheese at our local grocery store. 

We would love to hear from you all!

Jeff, Amy, and family