On Monday this past week me and 6 friends from Belo traveled down to Campinas to see some of the students we met during the Cross Cultural project at Unicamp. A few things stood out to me from the trip: 14 hours in the car is a long time... 14 hours in the car with 7 people is a really long time... 14 hours in the car with 7 people playing "name that country in alphabetical order" is probably too long. But I couldn't imagine doing it with a better group of people. We had a blast.Our time in Campinas was complicated by all the approaching final exams, but we had a really good time with a few people. We got to spend some good time with Débora, João, our friend Ricardo who used to live in Belo and Vinícius. We even convinced Vinícius to come home with us and stay until Sunday [that's Vinícius to my right in the picture, and Alan to my left].
Some of the students are deciding whether or not to participate in the project. Please pray for their decisions and that they would be sensitive to what bigger plans might be out their for them.
The title comes from playing in the pool the other day with the kids. It's actually more of a wading pool rather than a real pool. We run around in circles and make a "whirl" pool. Mix that with the feeling of being overwhelmed and there you have it.
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Nao fui convidado...
that's awesome. Please push hard to go back this summer to Campinas. Also, call a brother back. We really look forward to seeing you guys in December. What about our families renting a hotel room and all of us staying in it just for old times sake? Chip
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