Mineiro state

Our flight to Belo Horizonte, the 5-million-person capital of Minas Gerais, was quite all right, though we were surprised by a check-in line of maybe 100 people at the international airport in Rio. Varig, once the classic Brazilian airline, tanked last week and has thus made air travel interesting for all in Brasil. But! The line went fast, the cappucino was good, and Gol (another airline) took us smoothly to Minas.

We were met by Jussara, Gilberto's wife, who took us to where we'll stay until 14 July. Gilberto and Jussara are in leadership at a YWAM base in Contagem, which is an hour out of Belo (see links to the right). David and I are staying at their home, but day to day we'll meet with a team of Americans that arrived a couple days ago to minister. Tomorrow, however, seems to be set aside for an excursion, as we'll all be going to the Feira Hippy in Belo Horizonte, a huge outdoor market that happens every Sunday. I had heard about it but didn't think we'd have the opportunity to hit it. A pleasant surprise.

On a different note, I recently posted a prayer request for fellowship. I realized today that provision of fellowship has been happening just in my relationship with Dave. We're going through Seeking Him, a Bible study by Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Tim Grissom on personal revival. Walking through confession and repentance together has brought us much closer, and God has also been changing us in unexpected but very good ways. I didn't foresee this aspect of God's kindness. He is so kind.