It has been a little more than a month since I last posted an update on this blog. Things have been busier than I had expected, and look to be even busier in the month to come.

 

Here are a few highlights from the past month:

 

- Ariel turned 2 on March 26th. We had a birthday party with a bunch of our friends and coworkers. She is a beautiful young girl who looks and acts quite a bit older than a (barely!) 2 year old, especially when compared to her older brother. Gabriel and Ariel are very nearly the same size, and Ariel is not far behind Gabriel (who is 15 months older) in speech and other cognitive abilities.

 

(Ariel has her mouth full of a special Brazilian chocolate candy in the above picture)

 

- I have been teaching English on the weekends at two local English schools. These are private schools who offer classes on weekends and during the summer and winter holiday seasons to students who want to learn more advanced English. It has been fun teaching, and the work is currently providing for our family's residence permits to live in this city, as well as extra cash to help cover the cost of living in this larger city. (Which is a huge blessing especially now that we have our 3rd child!)

 

As I mentioned above, things are looking to be extremely busy in the coming month. Along with teaching English on the weekends, and my wife studying Chinese during the week, and taking care of our 3 kids, we are going to have a total of 35-40 visitors coming through town between April 20-May 20. We will be helping to facilitate these people's journeys through our area and on into more unreached towns in surrounding regions. Please keep us, and them, in your prayers!