Brasilia

   Arrived in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, very early Wednesday morning having left Natal at 3 in the morning. Wanderley, my new host picked me up at the airport and brought me to his home. Brasilia is the result of an intentional plan by the then president of Brasil in the 1950's, and is the work of an architect named Oscar Nidermayer. The city is laid out in the shape of an airplane with south and north wings. Everything is laid out in a systematic way.
    Slept in wednesday, had lunch at a buffet restaurant and a good conversation with Wanderley's older son Anderson about cultural differences. Took a walk later and again in the big city park with A and a friend of his the next day. Thursday evening three married couples came over. Two of the men had quite good English. One had worked in London for six years, the other in Houston for several years.
   Last night i took the metro for the first time. W and i went to a small group meeting. There i met the sister of one of my friends in montreal. Everyone is related to someone in these churches. My walk yesterday was with W and one of his friends. W & i have similar thinking patterns. He is organized and asks good questions. we have discussed the missionary efforts of the brazilian churches.
    Tonight i go to share with the younger single people in the church, a real privilege for me. Sunday evening i have been asked to preach at a different church, that of my friend Thiago and his parents.
   The church in brasilia has only one large group meeting per month but weekly small group meetings and continual informal interaction during the week. Apparently the singles and the disciplemakers also have regular (monthly?) gatherings. This seems like a good plan to me.