Monthly Archives: July 2007

First Home Improvement Project Completed…

And its something everyone can do, even those that are just renting. You folks in the dormitories may not be able to do it completely, but you can do a little. What is this I am speaking of? It’s pretty simple, doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars, but doing it can save you hundreds of dollars....

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Still Much to Do, but Making the Time

By now, you’ve probably lost interest in hearing about Patos, so I’ll keep it brief. Patos is a city in the interior of Paraiba. It is the third largest city in the state of Pariaba, coming in at a population of around 150,000 people. It is about a 4 and a half hour drive (though...

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Hold Tight, Gotta Find the Time

So many things to do, so little time. I still want to write about our EBF experience in Patos, post most of the pictures from the trip, and then another blog entry of lessons I (and my team members) hopefully have learned about how to travel. But before I do that, I need to finish...

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EBF in Joao Pessoa

Monday through Thursday we did EBF in Joao Pessoa. We started out with 94 kids on Monday and ended up with 89 kids on Thursday. The other two days, we had between 80 and 90 kids. All in all, things went really well. Sheridan and Joyce helped out with the crafts, Mike did some Bible...

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Marathon Flight Down

We have finally arrived in João Pessoa. We arrived really early on Sunday morning about 4:00 AM Brazil time (3:00 AM Eastern Time). Our original itinerary had us arriving at 1:30 AM on Saturday morning. We had left Knoxville on time but due to some storms in the DC area, our plane could not land....

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