4-25-11 Easter in Brazil

EASTER WAS JUST ANOTHER DAY FOR US. THEY SELL CHOCOLATE EGGS AND STUFF, AND EVERYBODY WATCHES THE PASSION OF CHRIST ON TV, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. THE TOPICS IN CHURCH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH EASTER.

REBECA WAS THE ONLY INVESTIGATOR WHO WENT TO CHURCH, AND WE'VE MARKED HER BAPTISM FOR SATURDAY. IT'S STILL IFFY THOUGH.

YES THE MEMBERS ARE FEEDING US WELL. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO EAT LUNCH WITH OUR ZONE AT A CHURRASCARIA (BRAZILIAN ALL YOU CAN EAT MEAT HOUSE) BECAUSE WE ACHIEVED OUR ZONE GOAL OF 35 BAPTISMS (ALTHOUGH NOT ONE WAS FROM ME AND ELDER WAGNER). BUT IT SHOULD BE SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD SO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT.

IT'S FUNNY--HERE EVERYONE HAS PREPAID PHONES, AND THEY ARE USUALLY ALWAYS THE SAME MODEL WITHOUT ANYTHING FANCY. AND ALSO, WHEREVER YOU GO, EVERYONE HAS THE SAME RINGTONES (THERE ARE ABOUT 6 COOL CHOICES) SO WHEN ONE PERSON'S PHONE RINGS EVERYONE THINKS THEIR PHONE IS RINGING.

MY AREA HERE IS ON THE BEACH AND THE BREEZE THAT COMES OFF THE WATER IS SOOO NICE. IT'S DIFFERENT THOUGH, BECAUSE IT IS A WARM BREEZE. IT MAKES ME REALLY MISS BEING ABLE TO CHILL ON THE BEACH. THE WATER HERE IS REALLY PRETTY AND BLUE, BUT NOBODY SWIMS BECAUSE OF SHARKS.

YESTERDAY WAS LAME. WE LEFT THE HOUSE  TO VISIT PEOPLE BUT THE ONLY HOUSE WE GOT IN ALL DAY WAS OUR LUNCH AND ONE MEMBER LADY WHO WANTED A BLESSING. BUT WE STILL LEFT. WORKING SMART IS BETTER THAN WORKING JUST TO WORK, SO WERE GONNA TRY TO WORK WITH OUR MINDS MORE AND STOP WALKING SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, EFFICIENCY.

 THANKS FOR THE FASTING AND PRAYERS, I'M STILL GOING....

LOVE JON