tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157319802024-03-21T02:31:50.857-05:00Jeff & LindsayServing God wherever He leads. Current location: Northeast BrazilAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-36797922664080894162016-02-23T09:54:00.000-06:002017-06-05T12:05:52.826-05:00Blog Smog<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So this isn't a <a href="http://sorry.coryarcangel.com/" target="_blank">Sorry, I haven't posted in a while</a> (there really is a blog about that).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our last post was in August. There is no Part 4 to the series, I mean I have a google doc. titled "Humanized Birth" that is a bunch of ramblings, but I haven't posted it and I'm not sure I will. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yeah, our blog has <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">slowly</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;"> collapsed </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">like a flan in a cupboard (to plagiarizing a certain <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/222376-so-in-europe-we-had-empires-everyone-had-them--">comedian</a>). We</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"> will probably still post here from time to time, but neither one of us feels up to continue right now.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>So I just just want to let you know (whoever you are), don't expect to find much here these days. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I have felt like I <i>owe</i> it to people (my friends and family and supporters and churches and just EVERYONE ON EARTH) to keep this up because we are missionaries.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;"> Ridiculous. It comes down to the truth that I am saved by faith, not by works. I really feel like keeping our blog up became this proof that we are these people that we're not. To be really honest, it feels like an obligation to prove that we are worthy of all of the money that people give us. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">Truth is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">We are missionaries because God wants us to do this. It isn't our perfect blog that gets us supporters, it's Him. We are so blessed with supporters that are REALLY REALLY our friends. THANK YOU, GUYS! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">So I am done with guilt. I know that those who love us and support us will contact us to keep us accountable. We have people here in Brazil for that, too. I know that any "well done good and faithful servant" received from the Lord at the end of our lives won't be because of an immaculate well-written blog post, but rather because we love Him and we want to glorify Him with all that He has called us to do. And right now, we don't feel like he has called us to blog. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, while we we might post here from time to time as the Lord leads, but for now this is just sort of become extra work that isn't fruitful right now in our lives. </span></span><br />
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THE END :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-49727288534395222322015-08-23T19:21:00.001-05:002015-08-26T07:21:24.239-05:00Birth in Northeast Brazil: Part 3 <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Birth in a public hospital.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Here is what you have to look forward to: Rundown facilities with a lack of supplies. You may have to share your room, and your labor space. There may be no bed for you. No bed for the baby. No basic care items for the baby. The doctor may not be in town and you may have to rush to another hospital in another town. Your companion may be forced to wait elsewhere. If a doctor is around he (or she) will most likely use verbal abuse to keep you quiet and complacent. If you get a bed, you may be forced to lay down on the bed for the whole labor and even be strapped or tied down. Episiotomies are common. So is the Kristeller maneuver. So is the doctor sitting on your belly forcing the baby down. If you need an emergency c-section it may be not started quickly enough to save the baby and the mother. There is a great likelihood that you will not receive a lifesaving procedure such as pitocin after birth or a blood transfusion for hemorrhaging (a common complication after the Kristeller maneuver, episiotomies, and c-sections). You will not get the attention needed for a pregnant woman in labor and your likelihood of morbidity and mortality is high. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Birth in a private hospital,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with a private doctor. Here is what you have to look forward to: A beautiful well equipped pristine setting with a 75-100% c-section rate. When you meet with your doctor before birth she will do her best to convince you that a c-section is best. If you don’t agree she will coerce you, rationalize with you, and even lie to you to get you to do a c-section, or just refuse to deliver your baby. At best, if you try to birth normally in a private hospital without a supportive doctor you will be ridiculed by the staff, ignored, stared at, called crazy by the other mothers and medical professionals, and in the end you will most likely have a c-section. At worst, you will experience the Kristeller maneuver, an episiotomy, unnecessary pitocin, overdoses of pain medication, and an epidural (whether you want it/need it or not). Or you can just give in and schedule your c-section, where there is a high likelihood that your baby will be born premature and you will have other complications due to an unnecessary major abdominal surgery. Regardless of if you have a c-section or normal birth, your baby will be taken away to the nursery, “made presentable,” and given formula making nursing difficult, if not impossible. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPe78cCPsV-wMibf552OmO-9nOQWXO2azKWOzHjRLVNaEtPXIQ8Wu4_gpoBONJD-Nw1JaEqn_KYHZbWN5HIJ7h_tZNuQsRLXD-oVDvN7yGs1Ns-fRyeh1m_sUsQhGvpbgLA-XSw/s1600/Inforgraphics_-Obstetric-Violence-FINAL-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 14.7200002670288px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPe78cCPsV-wMibf552OmO-9nOQWXO2azKWOzHjRLVNaEtPXIQ8Wu4_gpoBONJD-Nw1JaEqn_KYHZbWN5HIJ7h_tZNuQsRLXD-oVDvN7yGs1Ns-fRyeh1m_sUsQhGvpbgLA-XSw/s1600/Inforgraphics_-Obstetric-Violence-FINAL-2.png" /></a></span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-53575cb6-69ad-76ca-d8c5-d46f8ddd54a3"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> "Obstetric Violence: do you know what it is? - Defensoria." 2014. 26 Aug. 2015 <</span><a href="http://www.defensoria.sp.gov.br/dpesp/repositorio/41/VIOLENCIA.OBSTETRICA_ingles.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.defensoria.sp.gov.br/dpesp/repositorio/41/VIOLENCIA.OBSTETRICA_ingles.pdf</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-54336237037572769002015-08-04T08:56:00.001-05:002015-08-04T08:57:36.501-05:00Birthing in (Northeast) Brazil: Part 2, Julia's Story<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">36 years ago, Julia’s mother gave birth to Julia via a planned c-section. Julia’s mother lived in the rural interior of Brazil. Her town had a public hospital, but it was not guaranteed there would be a doctor or medical supplies necessary. Julia’s father was a fairly successful local business owner and loved his wife dearly. He knew many women died in labor and even lost his mother after the birth of his sister. Instead of relying on the local (often uneducated) midwives he decided to take his wife to an obstetrician. The obstetrician was from out of town and could not guarantee he would be around when the time came for her to give birth. He was young and recently had been trained to do birth by c-section. He personally saw lives saved from the procedure, especially when compared to unattended births or births by untrained midwives. He recommended scheduling a cesarean birth for when he would be in town to guarantee the safety of the mother and the baby. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Julia’s mother accredited her children’s survival, and her own, to childbirth by c-section. She saw many of her friends and relatives die in childbirth or shortly after. During the late 60’s to early 80’s the infant mortality rate within the first year was 200-300 infant deaths per 100,000 live births. (</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"BRAZIL: No More Angel Babies on the Alto | Center for Latin ..." 2013. 4 Aug. 2015 <</span><a href="http://clas.berkeley.edu/research/brazil-no-more-angel-babies-alto" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://clas.berkeley.edu/research/brazil-no-more-angel-babies-alto</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">>) </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While many of those deaths were due to malnutrition and illness within the first year, folk superstitions often blamed the violence of childbirth. For Julia’s mother the c-section was a miracle!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> She tells her friends and family and those who can afford it start to have planned c-sections also.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333333333333px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">36 years later, Julia is even more well off than her mother and father. With time Julia marries and gets pregnant. All of her friends and family have had scheduled c-sections. Her mother had a c-section. Her doctor recommends a scheduled c-section. Normal childbirth doesn’t even seem like an option. She doesn't know anyone in her social circle that has done it. It seems primitive and risky. Even though she lives close to a “good public hospital,” she has heard horror stories of violence in labor and maternal and infant deaths at that hospital. Even if she mentions normal birth, her doctor laughs it off and tells her that she won’t be able to handle the pain of childbirth, he says you are too petite for normal labor and your baby is already very large. She wants the best for her baby so at her first prenatal appointment she schedules the date of her baby's birth.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*Julia is a character made up from three stories of three different friends here in Brazil, but her story (and her mother’s) is very common and is very similar to the story of most of the women who schedule a c-section in their first doctor’s appointment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: 18.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope this story helps outsiders to see a little more about why women here in the interior would choose c-sections. Next week I'll get into more about obstetric violence in the public (and private) sector! </span></span></div>
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-Lindsay<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-65274631163775317662015-07-29T22:20:00.001-05:002015-07-29T22:26:51.575-05:00Birthing in (Northeast) Brazil<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I started writing this series about three years ago. Never has it seemed like the right time to post it, until now. This series explains some of what is happening in Brazil. It</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.0799999237061px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is why Mercia and I want to go to these classes.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I know that I need more education, more training, more prayer, more partnerships, more seeking God’s will, and more patience. Well, anyway, this is where we are. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever had so much to say that you just didn’t know where to start? Yeah, I don’t often have that problem either, but recently I do. So, I’m going to do a little series on my thoughts about birth.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know a lot of you have seen me blab about this over the past three years or so on facebook. We don’t really blog much, so I know to suddenly start going on and on about birth is a little weird, but well, that’s just where I am right now. Obviously this is an issue near to my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A little disclaimer before we get into it. How a woman chooses to birth or what happens to her in the course of childbirth is a very personal experience. Ladies, no matter how you gave birth you did your best to have the best for your child and yourself in your unique situation. I am not writing this series to insult c-section moms or champion natural birth. We all love and care for our children and try to make the best decisions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While I am writing this from a perspective that elective c-sections are not ideal; I know that other well researched women have come to other conclusions. I respect that. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The purpose of this series is to provide an understanding of birth in Brazil from the perspective of a foreigner.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I am going to talk a lot about the risks of elective c-sections, but ultimately I love and respect my sisters who make other decisions. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I will also talk about obstetric violence. Ultimately, it is most important that I am showing the love of Christ to those around me. I hope that this clear in what I share. </span></span></div>
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<li><a href="http://www.ravishly.com/2015/04/09/whats-behind-dangerous-c-section-epidemic-brazil" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.ravishly.com/2015/04/09/whats-behind-dangerous-c-section-epidemic-brazil</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/why-most-brazilian-women-get-c-sections/360589/" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/why-most-brazilian-women-get-c-sections/360589/</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-14/brazil-half-all-mothers-have-c-sections-whether-they-want-it-or-not" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-14/brazil-half-all-mothers-have-c-sections-whether-they-want-it-or-not</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ricki-lake/birth-in-brazil_b_1495875.html" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ricki-lake/birth-in-brazil_b_1495875.html</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/16/c-section-rates_n_5161162.html" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/16/c-section-rates_n_5161162.html</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/153097/brazil-fights-epidemic-of-cesarean-births" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/153097/brazil-fights-epidemic-of-cesarean-births</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/11342757/Sex-after-giving-birth-A-caesarean-could-ruin-your-sex-life.html" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/11342757/Sex-after-giving-birth-A-caesarean-could-ruin-your-sex-life.html</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-52746532551179830932015-07-24T21:23:00.001-05:002015-07-24T21:51:54.758-05:00Lindsay and Mercia go...fundme + BONUS Birthing in Brazil Because it's my Birthday!(Lindsay here)<br />
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Anyway, You might have noticed that I have been spamming social media with my pleas for help with a special gofundme project! I am super excited (really, very, very excited!) to be taking an amazing class with a dear friend, Mercia (Pastor Flavio's wife), but we can't do it without your help! This short video has some info!<br />
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About the course: <a href="http://www.cefappeducacional.com.br/curso_int.php?id=132" target="_blank">CEFAPP EDUCADORAS PERINATAL</a> (in Portuguese)<br />
About the gofundme thing: <a href="http://gofund.me/4vf756xgtc" target="_blank">Lindsay and Mercia go to class!</a><br />
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BONUS (Birthing in Brazil Because it's my Birthday!)<br />
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During the next few weeks, I will be doing a series here with my take on <i>Birthing in (Northeast) Brazil</i>. I have been sitting on some stuff I have written for... um, years. It finally seems like a good time to talk about things that are deep down and precious to my heart.<br />
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Check out that awesome graphic our friend, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DianaDeli" target="_blank">Diana Deli</a> made me for this (with like one day's notice!!). She is a new missionary through World Renewal Brazil! She teaches English and art at the school, saves our lives making amazing DIY decorations for school/church events, and is an amazing person with whom to get coffee! She is back home in Hungary right now raising funds to come back! Support her, too! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">by Lindsay Turner (not Jeff, like it says below)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-60894735264416582792015-06-25T23:14:00.000-05:002015-06-25T23:51:21.843-05:00Some really spectacular advice for the young people of the world <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everything will change. </span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-19396492915410217942014-08-27T20:58:00.003-05:002014-08-27T20:58:52.669-05:00Why I am not going to the P.O.D. concert this Saturday (being a missionary at age 30)<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">P.O.D. was my favorite band in high school. I first heard them went to the Icthus music festival in Kentucky. They stood out to me right away, with their reggae-rock blend and their attitude about what it meant to be Christians in a band. They didn't want a Christian record label, but wanted to be able to tour with hardcore secular rock groups like Korn and Ozzy Ozbourne. In doing this they have been able to be an amazing influence on their fans and tour companions (Doctor Who nerd here) even to the point of helping win over members of Korn to Christ. This interview shows why I like Sonny the lead singer so much.(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCjzpmckp8" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCjzpmckp8</a>) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Songs like "Without Jah, Nothin" (featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R." style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="H.R.">H.R.</a>) and "<wbr></wbr>Strength of My Life" (featuring Matisyahu)” have really spoke to me in my prayer times. While songs like “Boom” and “Lights Out” just get you pumped up and are so much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Now, it has been about 15 years since I started listening to them and I will still buy any new albums that come out, but what does it look like when you are a missionary in a foreign country and your favorite band comes to town? It is the end of the month and we just reconciled our budget. Although we could, pull a little extra recreational money from here and there, there is technically no more money left in our "entertainment" envelope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> But I had made plans to go with friends from the Pauldalho church. Suddenly, they can't go. Why? Because it is the anniversary program for the church this Saturday. They chose to be responsible and support their church over going to the concert for fun, which is very awesome to see. Now, where does that leave me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Being 30, a dad, and a missionary (or as they call it everywhere, maturing) changes your outlook on life. If I was still in high school I would jump for the chance to go to the concert, now I get an uneasy feeling about if it is the right thing to do. Once issues (money and no friends going) happened the feeling got stronger. Is it right for a missionary to go to a concert for pure entertainment? Absolutely! But perhaps just not this time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Why even write about this? It is not a big deal, it is not a
life changing decision. I wanted to somehow still show my support for P.O.D. as
a band. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Keep on representing Jah and showing the world love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Warrior Jeff</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-60838930396261129562014-06-09T09:00:00.000-05:002014-06-09T09:00:22.414-05:009 things we missed while away from Brazil<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Jeff and I enjoyed our time in the US
immensely, but there were just a few items that made us homesick for the
country where our children were born. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1.
Warmth! Jeff and I survived the <span style="color: #111111;">Snowmageddon
(aka - Snowpocolypse or SnOMG) winter 2013/2014. We made it. We laughed
constantly about how God chose THAT winter for us</span></span><sub><span style="color: #111111; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></sub><span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> to come back to the US. Shesh. I
mean really, why did we have to suffer that horrible winter?! So in the end, we
felt like great warriors who triumphed over... boredom? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2. My sweet neighbors!
We have the three best neighbors on the planet: Pastor Ricardo (Kattia & 2
awesome kiddos), Pastor Assuerio (Miriam & 2 awesome kiddos), and Pastor Anselmo
(Carmem & 2 awesome kiddos). Hmmm, notice a trend? All of our neighbors are
pastors and all have two kids. Wait... and all of us have a boy and a girl.
Eerie... well, we're missionaries, not pastors... so yeah , it's not that much
like a commune... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3. Dear sweet friends!
We have great friends who we missed dearly! Lots of ministry people, lots of
special times we've had! Lots of inside jokes that we tried to explain to
people in the US that didn't make a lick of sense. Flirates. Bungalow. Monocle. See you tomorrow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4. Fruit! Mangos,
pinapples, guava, graviola, pina, shall I go on?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5. The mosquitoes! Ha!
Just kidding! For real though, nature. So beautiful here. Watching the horizon
at sunset turn from blue, to orange, to pink, to gray over the tops of palm
trees as swallows and sparrows dart across the sky. I actually have no idea
what kind of birds they are, but they sure are pretty. And from all the swooping
they do, it looks like they're destroying the mosquito population. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6. People offering to
help when I'm out with the kids alone! Seriously. One of the best things about
living in Brazil. Strangers aren't worried about offending me because I might
be that doon't-you-dare-help-me-I'm-perfect-I-can-do-it-all-my-self-mom. When I
am out juggling the shopping cart, a screaming 3 year-old, and a 7 month-old
strangers help. Every. Single. Time.
They might push the cart for a second. Try to talk to my whiny little
darling. Or a store clerk (who I've seen dozens of times) might offer to hold
my baby. It's nice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7. The strangers I see
smile at me! Maybe it's because I walk around with two of the cutest little
kids ever, but I prefer to think it's because eye contact between two people
warrants a smile. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8. My bed. my couch. my
table. my rocking chair. my hammock. A bit materialistic, but you get the
point, right? When you go without
something like your own home for a while, the gratitude you have to God when
you return <b>(and finally settle back in) </b>just
explodes out of your heart. :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9. Watching God work in
amazing ways! Have you heard us say that God's work is ON FIRE in Northeastern
Brazil? Because, dude (may I call you dude?), it is like God is setting the
hillsides of people's hearts on fire like sugar cane in harvest season...(</span>
<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6GgMN4B_Wg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6GgMN4B_Wg</a>)
okay that metaphor might not translate... to anyone... what I'm trying to say
is that God is moving in amazing ways in Brazil and I can see it. It's powerful and amazing, just being present
to witness what He does is a gift. I love hearing about the sports ministry
stories of our Athletes in Action friends,
who got saved at church, what God
is doing with the school, the Living Stones Ministry, and in the lives of those
around me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-40847288092017433302014-05-14T16:33:00.003-05:002014-05-14T16:33:35.251-05:00Furlough<div class="MsoNormal">
We had an amazing time in the US with friends and family.
Our furlough goals of rest, relaxation, and renewal were accomplished! Check,
check, check. To ensure that we would really stay inside and take it easy God
orchestrated the worst winter in the history of Indiana. It was our first
winter in 5 years! It made up for lost
time in no time at all! </div>
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1.<b> Spending time with
family</b>. Before we went to the US we decided we would spend our time between
Jeff's parents house (the first 2 1/2 months) and Jeff's sister's house (the
last 2 1/2). We had so much fun with all of them, but wanted to make sure to
spend lots of time with my parents too! We took a trip to Tennessee with them
and also to my family farm in La Grange, Indiana. Yeesh, not to mention getting
together with extended family! It was great! </div>
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2. <b>Spending time with
friends</b>. We decided to continue our Brazil Taco Tuesday ritual with some of
our friends in the States! It was so much fun to have choices and variety that
we don't get in Brazil and to spend time with friends we don't get to see! We
went on outings to parks (when the weather got better), the Children's museum,
and just visited at their homes! It was fantastic to spend time with so many
people! </div>
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3. I (Lindsay) went to <b>an
AMAZING</b> <b>training </b>program called
Community Health Evangelism (CHE)! It absolutely blew my mind! If you have
talked with me for more than 10 minutes since I went, I have probably tried to
convince you to take the training too. Seriously, the most revolutionary stuff
going on in missions right now! <a href="http://chenetwork.org/">chenetwork.org</a> - check it out! </div>
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4<b>. Date nights</b>!
Grandparents (and friends/family) are amazing! It was so nice to ship the kids
off to people who really want them. I know our friends here love them too, but
there is ZERO guilt involved when their at your parents' house. Jeff and I
celebrated our 10 year anniversary knowing that Melody was in great hands and
had lots of other fun date nights exploring Indianapolis! </div>
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5<b>. Spending time with
Godly, amazing people in their Church homes</b>. BRCC and the Mosaic (and
Christ Our Shepherd!) are filled with some of the most encouraging Godly people
we know. We got to go to small groups, parties, lunches, etc with a lot of
these great people. We really could have included this number five under number
one or two since most of those folks are our family and friends. We also wanted
to especially mention the great counseling we got through another family
friend. It was just the debriefing and thoughtful guidance we needed to hear! </div>
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God is amazing and provides just what we need when we need
it. The only thing that we hated, was saying good-bye, of course! </div>
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We had fun, but it's so good to be home. You know that
feeling you get when you have been away for five months and you finally
collapse into your own bed in your own home? No? Well, believe-you-me, it's
great. ...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Three areas we could use some help with right now - </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>First: School</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Calling all education professionals, retirees, and elementary
education college students! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I'm having a baby in October so that means, we need you! Jeff and I are also prayerfully planning a 5 month furlough in the States (November through April) which leaves
the International School with even more positions available!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The International School of Carpina is looking for teachers (English as
your first language) to start at the end of January 2013. We need teachers for preschool (2-3 year-olds) and computer classes (1st grade - 9th grade). The school is Christian school
with approximately 135 students (2 years - 9th grade) that offers English every
day of the week. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The school needs teachers with a missions mindset who can
teach EFL (English as a foreign language) or computers. The school prefers
teachers who have education degrees, but we work with a variety of
situations. Please pray, tell others, and fill out an application! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email, contact us on facebook, or leave a comment here!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Herding kids is a great time! </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Second: Pray for our Furlough</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> </b>Please pray that we make the most of our furlough! Since I'm (Lindsay) is on
maternity leave from the school anyway we decided that we should take
this chance to reconnect with our friends and family in the US. We have our tickets to the US for
November 20th to April 30th. We plan to spend the holidays with family
and then have an Open House sometime in early January to meet up with the bazillion people we want to see! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jeff, prayerfully Lindsay & kids too, will be making visits to churches, supporters, Bible Study groups, and friends starting at the end of January. <span style="background-color: white; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you want us to visit you or have us speak at your church/Bible study/whatever please email Jeff at jeffroyturner@gmail.com! <span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are asking for prayer for spiritual renewal, rest, new training opportunities, and reconnection to those we love (that's probably you!). We know many missionary friends who come back from furlough more exhausted and burnt out than when they left. We are seeking God's help with balance! We look forward to seeing everyone, but until after the holidays we are focusing on family! If you want to stop by and visit us before our Open House (and we hope you do), we'll be at Jeff's parent's house on the east-side of Indy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Third: Winter Clothes</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guess what? You don't need a lot of warm clothing for Northeastern Brazil. On the other hand, I hear that Indiana gets pretty cold in the winter. Ha ha. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have some extra winter stuff laying around we would love to take it off your hands for the season! It would help us TREMENDOUSLY not to have to spend a fortune on winter clothing that we won't need after this season. If you write your name on the tag we can return it to you in April! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's some of our biggest needs in this area:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jeff (men's size small)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">warm shoes/boots (she lives in flip flops and sandals here), a coat, <span style="color: black;">long johns, sweaters, sweatshirts, gloves, scarf, hats, </span>footie pajamas, snow suit, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Baby Boy (newborn - due date October 18)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He needs anything a newborn to 6 month old baby boy needs in the winter/early spring! warm baby blankets, baby shoes or socks, baby winter clothes, footie pajamas, sleep sacks, a coat or whatever sort of sweat sack thing babies wear outside in the winter, warm hats, etc. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
I'm extremely blessed and have never had to buy seasonally for a newborn. We only ever had to use one warm blanket for Melody here</span><span style="font-size: small;"> so I'm pretty lost on what we will need! So even if you aren't able to help out with our crazy-huge request, I would love some advice on what a baby REALLY needs in the winter! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks everyone in advance for the prayers! We are really looking forward to seeing everyone! </span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-77169811355142165832013-06-12T08:53:00.001-05:002013-06-12T08:53:21.716-05:00Oh! Boy!<div style="text-align: center;">
We found out on 6/10 that we are having a boy! Like they say here in Brazil: We will have a little "couple" (Casal). Which basically means one boy and one girl. </div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/aGXVTRx98sA" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/aGXVTRx98sA</a></div>
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Now the name game begins. Like before we are looking for a good name that will work in both Portuguese and English.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> We've been serving on and off in Brazil for nearly 7 years now.
It's incredible how that feels like forever and hardly at all at the same time.
It's been confusing to keep up with, even for us, so here's a rundown of where we've
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It'll be
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We are hoping
this time will be a great time to reconnect with you, our friends and family,
and receive some much needed spiritual renewal! If you want to visit us or have
us speak at your church/Bible study/whatever please email Jeff at
jeffroyturner@gmail.com - keep in mind we'll have a 1 month old with us so
Lindsay's availability early on will be limited! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lindsay's pregnant again with baby number two due sometime
around October 17.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here's some thoughts
she has on being pregnant this time: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pregnant</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I don't like being pregnant. Don't get me wrong the end
result is great, but the process is a pain. This time it's been insomnia,
nausea, heartburn, other gastrointestinal problems, and the pre-baby blues that
have kept me from sleeping and eating well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It's so easy to focus on the problems instead of the
exciting new person growing inside of me! I've been doing a James Bible Study and
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my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Shesh, James. Really? <i>Pure joy?</i> I bet you faced much worse trials than being uncomfortable and tired at 3 am. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>True, it has been a bit of a trial to keep
positive, but I have more reason than most to consider this trial "pure
joy."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What scripture keeps you on
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Parent-teacher conferences are<span style="font-size: small;"> next </span>week at the school<span style="font-size: small;">, s</span>o it
feels like we are already at some kind of juncture in 2013<span style="font-size: small;">. It also, </span>somehow<span style="font-size: small;">,</span>
feels like 2013 has just begun. This year Jeff is continuing to teach all
grades computer and design classes and I'm teaching the Nursery (2 year olds) group
again. I've been freed up to help out with some of the older kids classes at
the school too. I've been helping Jeff's uncle, Joe Turner, who is here wit<span style="font-size: small;">h is <span style="font-size: small;">wife</span></span> for the
semester some and also in the 3rd grade English class. In the afternoons I get to stay home with my pre<span style="font-size: small;">cious nearl<span style="font-size: small;">y-<span style="font-size: small;">two-year-o<span style="font-size: small;">ld.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Outside of school I've been tutoring a few people in English
and, of course, helping out with the children's and women's ministry at our
church in Lagoa de Itaenga.<span> </span>Jeff continues to preach once a month at church, fix computers and
help all ministry technology needs, work on special projects with his dad, and help
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Our church in Lagoa de Itaenga could really use a lot of
prayers right now! There is so much going on. During the day on Tuesdays and
Thursdays (while we're at school teaching) the church has started Music and
English classes for public school kids (who attend school half days), with the
help of Bob Fern who is here for 6 months. We have just started a major
construction project to finish some classrooms at the church and also put a
roof over our gymnasium so that it can be used even when it's rainy.<span> </span>After we finish the roof we will kick- off our
sports ministry outreach on Mondays<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> Wednesdays<span style="font-size: small;">, and Saturd<span style="font-size: small;">ays</span></span>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The town has been
particularly difficult recently due to drug and gang
violence. <span> </span>Now more than ever the town
needs outreaches to the youth.<span> </span>Our
church will be heading up a peace walk with other churches to pray for the
community. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-61087684954778434722012-12-23T07:53:00.002-06:002012-12-23T07:53:55.759-06:00Merry Christmas from Brazil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The border of this picture has a quick synopsis of our year. Merry Christmas everybody!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-53439813371326115402012-11-16T15:39:00.001-06:002012-11-16T15:39:36.870-06:00Permanent ResidencyWe finally got our permanent residency! No more worrying about visa issues. Praise God!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-64361943519766765982012-10-01T06:30:00.001-05:002012-10-01T06:30:31.867-05:00Politics Can't get away from all the political banter no matter where I look!<br />
I think everyone in the US is complaining politics now, am I right?<br />
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Well, everyone in Brazil is talking about politics, too! And it's not even a presidential election here.<br />
Here's a look at what local elections look like:<br />
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Getting stuck in traffic is a pain, but it makes life interesting! Here are a few signs from around town, too. <br />
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Here's what's been going on in the past few months.</div>
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Have you ever had to wait a long time for something? In the
midst of waiting you may feel discouraged, bored, or just plain depressed. It
can be frustrating waiting, but God is always there teaching. It's a time of highs
and lows. You think your day is coming and then it doesn't. You hear news that
everything is finally ready, just to learn that there is some new development. Then
finally, FINALLY all that waiting pays off!</div>
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We must be stubborn people, because it seems that God is still
teaching us about patience! Visas, the car, the house, and so very many life
events have taken more than the usual amount of time. And we get frustrated, discouraged, bored, and depressed. Then, when we just can't take
it any more we cry out to God and he gives us peace. I am beginning to think
that if we would just learn to cry out to God first we wouldn't have to go
through such an emotional roller coaster. Imagine that! </div>
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And after a good wait you are so much more grateful to God
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So, we are finally settled in to our new home. The reforms
are done and it looks great! We are so thankful for the beautiful house we
have. For the first time in our marriage we are in a house not an apartment (or
room at a relative's house!). We are
learning how to be responsible home owners and about how much time you have to
put into care-taking! We have been able to house Jeff's parents in our guest
room for the past two weeks and are looking forward to the next two weeks that
they will spend with us. </div>
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We also have a new seven passenger car to enjoy! It is not
the same make that we were looking at before, instead we purchased a Nissan
Grande Livinia. It's been such a blessing to the ministry already! Jeff was
able to help transport the American group that was here last week and we have
been able to give more people rides to church because of it, too. With such a
big car (for our area) we find ourselves asking all the time, who can we give a
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The last few weeks (really month!) of school was extremely
busy for Lindsay with grades, evaluations, an end of semester program, and English
Camp! We had a great semester and a wonderful wrap up program through the
English Camp (a VBS program for the school where we focus on encouraging the
students to make a decision to live for Christ). We started off with an intern through
World Renewal from the US in February and ended with two exchange teachers from
Canada and the United States through a secular teacher exchange program. Since our dear friend Emily Taylor returned
Stateside we have worked hard to cover her many roles of volunteer
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Teaching: Lindsay teaching Nursery (2's) as their main
teacher and the first grade English class at the school. Jeff continuing to
teach communication and technology classes at the school. Both Jeff and Lindsay
teaching English classes at church in Lagoa de Itaenga. Please pray that we
will be bold witnesses to our students in both what we say and how we act. Pray as we revamp our English classes at
church. We have had a significant drop in attendance. Pray that we learn how to
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Outreach: Lindsay is beginning to work with Rachel Winzler
and a church in Carpina to help with an outreach called Massa Humana that
reaches out to families who live in the trash dump in town. She also helps with
a girl's bible study for the older girls from the school. Jeff is beginning to
help with a soccer ministry at our church that has started because of the new multipurpose gym/meeting room. Jeff
also leads the youth group at the church on Saturday nights. Pray for consistency
for us in these areas. Some of these events are held every-other week and are
easily set aside (or cancelled) when other events come up. Please pray that we
will work diligently with these outreaches and that they will impact the
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Interns/teachers: This is a very busy area, so here's a list
of names! We will be receiving a new missionary from São Paulo this next week,
Suenia. In August, we are expecting one World Renewal intern to help teach at
the International School from Indiana, <a href="https://sna.etapestry.com/fundraiser/WorldRenewalBrazil/Michaela/" target="_blank">Michaela Hawkins</a>. In September we hope
to receive a basketball/teaching intern <a href="https://sna.etapestry.com/fundraiser/WorldRenewalBrazil/mikew/" target="_blank">Mike Westlake</a>. Please pray for all of
our missionaries that they will receive the prayer and financial support that
they need to come. We will also may be receiving 2-4 international interns (from
China, Russia, and Portugal) to work with our Living Stones program and our
school. This it through a secular student-teacher exchange program. As an
International School we seek new experiences for our teachers and staff. Please
pray for them and that they will be open to hear about Christ, an opportunity
that they may have never had in their home countries.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-51983773132657311572012-04-27T09:01:00.000-05:002012-04-27T09:01:24.603-05:00Almost there?We have been in a weird waiting status. I feel like this is 2007 all over again for us, where we were just waiting for our visa to come through and thought we would leave for Brazil at any moment. Now we have been waiting to move into our house and are ready to move at any moment.<br />
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So there is still no electricity. It has been since early February that we first asked the electricity company to hook up our power but because it is a new road they had to get a project to put in two new posts in. Which meant doing the assessment then sending it to their main office to get approved, then sending the material, then assigning a work crew and date. <br />
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Well the good news is we have a potential date that they will come, the bad news is it is anywhere between May 8th and May 18th and it will take 3 days once they come. First we wanted to be in the house before Easter, now we wanted to be in the house before Melody's one year birthday which is May 18th. I am thinking this will not happen.<br />
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God's timing is perfect. From our 2007 experience we learned why God wanted us to stay in the US, mainly being there for friends in distress. So, it seems that there is a reason why we are not in our house yet. I know the longer we wait the closer it will be to when Ricardo and Family might be able to move into their house next door. It is coming along nicely and the workers have even started on Pastor Assuerio's house next door to Ricardos'.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And are still not living in it yet. So we decided to do some improvement to the house before we moved in and well, everything takes a long time in Brazil. We are getting very close to be finished except that the closer we get the more I find other things that need fixed and/or changed. For example water is not getting to the showers because of the way the pipes were put in the house, so now we need to change of bunch of the pipes in the house to get the water pressure we need. I have put up a lot of pictures on Facebook about each step that we have done but here is a quick (haha) list of the improvements we have made in the last month:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Loft on top of the kitchen area</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Cut the kitchen divider down and put on a granite counter top</span></li>
<li>Change the location of the back sink and did the piping for the laundry machine</li>
<li>Put in more outlets in about every room</li>
<li>Made the outside walls around the property taller on 2 sides and put in bars on the walls</li>
<li>Put in Bars on all the windows and doors</li>
<li>Put in the back service area bars</li>
<li>Added a roofed garage (open on two sides)</li>
<li>Made a sidewalk</li>
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What we are currently working on:<br />
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<li>Putting this plaster stuff on the walls to make them smooth before we paint</li>
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What we still need to do:<br />
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<li>Paint EVERYTHING</li>
<li>Change the garage entrance to make it easier to get in and out of</li>
<li>Change the water pipes so that our showers work</li>
<li>Clean up everything</li>
<li>MOVE IN</li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We bought a 2005 Fiat Palio 1.8L HLX a year after we moved here with our Work Visa. It has been a very good car for us but Brazil driving and Brazilian roads have taken their toll on the car. I have never been very good at car care outside of oil changes and making sure gas is in the car, so that has meant a few things that need fixed have turned into a lot of things that need fixed. Mostly minor stuff like grills for the fog lights and a new trunk cap thingy (hatchback car). But, now we are thinking of selling the car and it needs to be in better shape to do so. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We are also praying about buying a 7 passenger vehicle next. We are looking at the Fiat Dobló. A few of our friends heard we were looking for the Dobló and did all the leg work for us. They found a 2009 1.8L Adventure Dobló for us at a very good price (for Brazil and for the year of the car). We were not thinking of buying the new car/van so soon but now with such a nice one and good price we might go ahead and buy it. So we need prayer about this and prayer that we can fix our Palio to get a good price for it as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Melody is growing like crazy. We really wanted to get moved into the house before she started crawling and getting into things but </span>that did not happen and she is crawling all over the place, plus she is pulling herself up to a standing position to play.</div>
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It is so cool and weird to see her grow so much. I guess after her being a little colic for around 4 months I got used to her needing to be held so much and comforted. Now she is happy as can be playing by herself and crawling around. Lindsay and I feel so blessed to have Melody in our lives and I really enjoy being a father. </div>
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Lindsay is back to helping at the school this semester during the morning and I only have to teach during the afternoon, so it has worked out great for one of us to be with Melody while the other is working. We feel very blessed this semester because of that. Lindsay will also be finished with her online classes soon. She is about to start one of her two remaining classes to graduate. Please continue to pray for us as we have had a lot of life changes last year and this.</div>
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If you are interested in helping us with some of the one time expenses we have been having I.E. Car and House you can donate to us at: <a href="https://app.etapestry.com/cart/WorldRenewalBrazil/default/item.php?ref=8200.0.7360555">https://app.etapestry.com/cart/WorldRenewalBrazil/default/item.php?ref=8200.0.7360555</a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-10553586312371103702012-01-15T12:01:00.000-06:002012-01-15T12:01:04.890-06:00New House VideoWe are very excited to own a house in Brazil. This is a short tour video of our house before we have a few more things done to it.<br />
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<div class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">Most of you are able to keep up with us on Facebook, Skype, email, or our blog, but if your Amish or “unsubscribed” to our status updates: we had a baby! It’s kind of a big deal--you know--our first kid. Melody Anabel Cart Turner was born on May 18<sup>th</sup>, 2011.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re quite certain 90% of all conversations in the past 6 months have contained at least one of the following words: baby, sleep, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">awwwwweee,</i> or poop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first 4 months were crazy difficult (we thank God for all the help we had imported: Lindsay’s mom, Jeff’s sister, Jeff’s parents), but we feel so blessed to have her in our lives. It’s exciting to learn all about how to be Godly parents! </span></div><div class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">Melody was born here in Brazil which means she has all the rights of a Brazilian citizen. Before she was born we called her our “little visa baby” (aka, anchor baby). Since she is a Brazilian she has the right to grow up in Brazil, meaning we get to apply for a permanent visa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We filled out all the paperwork and are waiting for the federal police to do a home visit (to make sure that we're telling the truth).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her birth was very timely, since we were just denied a renewal for our work visas. Many of you remember how much prayer has gone into our visa situation. It has been difficult to get visas over the years and we thank God that we may finally be at the end of dealing with all that.</span></div><div class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">Since it looks like we've got the visa under wraps, we have prayerfully decided that it’s time to move out of our apartment. It has been a great place to live, but with no windows to the outside sometimes we feel like we live in a cave. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are near closing on a house in a neighborhood next to the International School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s small by US standards, but just perfect for us. We hope to close on the house here in the next few weeks!</span></div><div class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">Our day to day hasn’t changed much. Jeff still teaches at the International School and does communication for churches back in the US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He's also a great dad. Melody loves spending time with him.<span class="msoDel"><del cite="mailto:Jeff&LindsayXPS" datetime="2011-11-13T11:07"> </del></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lights up whenever he comes in the room! Lindsay will return to teaching part-time when the new school year starts in January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We both still teach English classes and help with other ministries at our church in Lagoa de Itaenga. </span></div><div class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">2011 wasn’t all high points for us though, Jeff lost his last two living grandparents and we have had some struggles learning what it means to be new parents in a different culture. Overall we feel blessed, but stretched, taught, and disciplined, too! Isn’t that just how life should be? We hope that God has blessed, stretched, taught, and disciplined you in 2011, too! And we pray that he will do the same next year! </span></div><div align="center" class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">Merry Christmas, everybody!</span></div><div align="center" class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">Jeff, Lindsay, and Melody</span></div><div align="center" class="Greeting" style="margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-3185373231808299482011-10-06T17:08:00.000-05:002011-10-06T17:08:57.631-05:00Permanent Visa timeIt has been a long time coming and it is nice to look back and see that God has always had everything under control.<br />
We found out 8 days ago that our work visa (which was in process to be renewed) was denied. It took them 10 months to review it and decide that they were going to deny the renewal. 4 months ago Melody was born in Brazil and automatically became a Brazilian citizen. So when we got the official telegram in the mail saying we had 15 days to do something about our work visa, we got on the ball and got all our paperwork together to get our permanent visa. Basically there is a law in Brazil that says a baby born in Brazil has the right to grow up in Brazil. Since she can't just hang out in Brazil by herself, her parents are granted permanent visas.<br />
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The paperwork was a bit confusing at first, but after a quick visit to the Federal Police office we figured everything out. Two trips to Recife later and it looks like everything is turned in. Now, to wait again. Hopefully this time it will be less than 10 months!<br />
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731980.post-58922443944831771132011-09-20T21:53:00.000-05:002011-09-20T21:53:08.744-05:00Big News!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 18px;">First, October 1<sup>st</sup> </span></b><span style="line-height: 18px;">will be a Huge-Blow-Out-Awesome-Fundraiser for our pastor Ricardo and his family. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Here’s some background (to let you know what a great guy our pastor is and what’s up with the situation):</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Ricardo and Jeff have known each other since Jeff was 9 years old and interned with him for three months in 2003. Ricardo is like a brother to Jeff and we probably wouldn't still be in Brazil if it wasn't for their support and encouragement.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Ricardo has been to the U.S. three times before this, but never with his wife and two kids.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">In August, Ricardo, Kattia, and the kids were denied tourist visas to visit the U.S., and were told that they don’t make enough money or have enough financial investments in Brazil (like a house) to be approved for visas.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ricardo is a church planting pastor who relies on financial support from the U.S. and Brazilian churches. The trip planned was to help raise more support for his family.</span></li>
</ul></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">Since they won’t be able to make the trip this year, we would like to encourage them by gathering support so that next year when they apply for visas they will be approved. </span>This SUPER EXCITING event will also be the ONLY Indianapolis open house for the director of our ministry, Tele Moraes, while he’s visiting the U.S. in October. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"> Christ Our Shepherd Church of the Brethren<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"> 857 N State Rd 135 Greenwood, IN 46142 (phone # 882-0902)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">October 1 at 7PM <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">There will be:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
<ul><li><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yummy, yummy chili</span></li>
<li><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bake sale items</span></li>
<li><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raffles</span></li>
<li><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exclusive videos and interviews of Ricardo’s family & others!</span></li>
<li><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A silent auction and other fun things for the whole family!</span></li>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"> If you are incline to cook great chili or would like to offer other items for the silent auction call Jan Miller at 514-3899 to let her know what you would like to contribute!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">The <b>second</b> SUPER EXCITING event will be <b>November 17<sup>th</sup>-December 4<sup>th</sup></b>!<b> </b>Lindsay and Melody will be returning to the U.S. for a visit with family and friends. Let us know ASAP if you want to get together with the ladies for a visit!</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148516928948542698noreply@blogger.com0