Hey ya´ll! Things have been pretty crazy down here! Sorry I haven´t updated this in awhile. We have been going into schools. KA is singing and some of the youth from the church are playing guitar. It´s been good, the first couple days of it was tough. There is not much fruit that you can see, but that´s ok. God works from behind the scenes. Its hard because sometimes we can´t tell if they are laughing at us or something else, but it´s ok. Today was good! We went to a middle school. The kids were horrible at first- rude, didn´t pay attention, could have cared less. They laughed at us and talked the majority of the time. Then KA sang, which was hard, they didn´t listen at all, you could barely hear her singing into a microphone over them. We felt like failures- but God is bigger! Afterwards, the kids asked a ton of questions and came running up to us asking for autographs, ha ha which translated into messages in English about how much God loves them! We got to write them messages about how faithful He is and how much He loves them and would never forsake them. They ran to translators to see what the messages and scripture said and they were sent to Jesus : ) They sat and pondered it too- it was great! Made the whole week! Also, we have been working with Christ for the Nations, the ministry school that Ariela and Jesuan went to. They are here for the weekend. We went to the pool and hung out with them this morning and are going to Rio de Janeiro with them to do minsitry Sunday afternoon- an unexpected trip, so please pray for that. It´s just another testament to God´s faithfulness. He sent us telling us we wouldn´t know what we were doing until we got here, and now He is providing a week full of stuff for us to do! When we get back I think we get to go to an orphanage too and love on some awesome kids- super excited about that! Thanks for all of the prayers. We need them! It has been difficult down here (atleast for me, which is weird, Brazil is my jam!)- the Christ for the Nations group was a huge blessing- seeing A and J and some Americans and getting ot hang out with them was a life saver- the Lord provides and sustains! He knows our hearts! We have been having a hard time fitting in with culture- a lot of things we do in the states is rude down here, ha ha like not wearing shoes, and smelling your food! Ha ha, we got in trouble for smelling our food before we ate it. It smelled good though! But yes, also they are amazed that apparently we don´t shower enough. Brazilians take like 2 to 5 showers a day! It´s crazy! I don´t take that many a week . . . just kidding. So yes, lift us up this upcoming week please! We need the Lord´s direction in Rio, as well as His heavy protection. He has been providing so much! Food, friends, it´s been hard, but He has been good. We are going into a poor area (parents- don´t worry- not the favellas and slums that you were talking about) to work with a mission house giving food and stuff to the poor on Monday and Tuesday. Please lift that up hardcore. God is teaching me a ton- my heart is being pressed into trusting Him completely and knowing His goodness even in the unknown. It´s cool- He is bringing depth and greater intimacy with Him through this! He will bless this! Thanks! Miss everyone in the states and can´t wait to see you guys in June!