Views around and about

Saturday August 30 we headed out to a farm (following Brent) to get vegetables. They were nice and fresh and a better price than we could get in the city. After Brent left us we ventured on up the road abit to see some more of the country and later into town for our first shopping trip on our own...we are getting bolder. I even managed to bargain for a fair price on a pineapple.

The jacaranda trees we see blossoming every where. They are beautiful and they say when they bloom it is only one month until the rains come. Everyone is looking forward to that it is so dry and dusty here, it is a fine dust that covers everything. I understand the need for foot washing in Jesus time when I wear sandals in this country.

Sunday we went to church with our friend Becky. She teaches a Sunday School class of children so I went with her when they were dismissed. We met in a mud house about 10x12 with a dirt floor and only the chairs that children brought for themselves or rocks they could find to sit on. At the end of of the class Becky asked me to pray assuring the children God would understand me in English even if they didn't. Tim stayed in the church where he listened to a sermon in Imbudo translated in to Portuguese, followed by a along explanation of the process for voting in the upcoming election , also in both languages. We also took our own lawn.chairs to church as there are only a few rough narrow plank benches to sit on. I'll include a couple of the Sunday School pictures.
Prayer Concerns:
Thanksgiving for Tim's bites healing and no new ones
Continued safety in traffic
Peaceful election on Sept 5.
Opportunities to show love to local people with sensitivity