Bom Dia!

This is now the fourth (Annika & Kasey) and second (Alisha) week that we have been here in Recife, Brazil, and what an adventure it´s been. We are now all enrolled in a Portuguese for foreigners class two days a week and are getting some private classes from our dear friend Riso on other days. The language is coming right along, there have been some difficult moments, but we are learning that in matters of communication there are more ways than just speaking! We have become quite proficient in gesturing!

Our house is almost a home . . . just a few more things to arrange before we can call it done. We have been surprised at the amount of work it takes to set up a house and we are learning to do it Brazilian style, with a lot of help from the dear sisters from the church. Our one main problem with the area we live in is the mosquitoes. We battle them daily, equipped with repellent, herbal remedies, mosquito nets and a super awesome electric tennis racket that will zap them dead where they fly. Muahaha! But as fun as it sounds, it really is a bit of a problem and we would ask that you would be in prayer for our neighbor, Alzenira, who was just diagnosed with Dengue fever (a bit like the flu), and also for us, that we can make it a year without coming down with any infectious tropical diseases!


So far our ministry is going well, we have started assisting Dennis Downing, a long time missionary here, with the street ministry in the downtown area of the city. Early on Sunday mornings we take a bus to worship in Derby Park with the homeless. Afterwards we serve them a hearty breakfast and spend a while in conversation (at least we try :). Thanks for reading, we wish you all blessed Easter. Christ is Risen!


Paz e Amor,
AnnikaAlishaKasey