Adventures in Brazil: Part 18

Let me begin with a few observations. Generally speaking, police do not enforce traffic laws directly although there are places where they stop everybody. Speed limits are enforced electronically. Many deliveries are made by young men with small motorbikes, pizza for example. They weave in and out of traffic. I saw an accident involving one this morning. Today took a walking tour in a city possibly spelled Guirapari, a place of 120,000 inhabitants with many beaches. Many Brazilian tourists frequent this area. We went to a little loja (store) owned by one of the pastors in the church, which sold mostly women's accessories, handbags and the like. We also stopped at an ice cream store. You select as many kinds and toppings as you wish on a self-serve basis, and pay by weight. Last night went to the final meeting of the year for the church here. About sixty, including children, attended. Two Christian families live in this three story building, which contains one large courtyard on the ground floor, and another on the third. Ages ranged from two months to almost ninety years, a welcome sight after the normal age segregated American churches. We had a powerful time of worship, and then a long testimony of the goodness of God from a brother whose infant son had survived numerous physical challenges. Someone had prepared a video comemorating the past year in the life of the church, complete with three songs in English. Music in English is heard everywhere in Brazil, to my dismay. Afterwards I shared in English about the armor of God, and how all six parts point to Jesus, the subject of a prior post. Two volunteers helped me illustrate the principle of standing firm ( 3X in English)together. The original prearranged translator did not show up for some reason, so a guest from another church volunteered to translate. As with so many of my translators it was his first time but his courage and faith in Christ proved equal to the task. I am not sure who this is for but i am breaking in quite a few translators for somebody to follow in my footsteps.