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February 8, 2007
Cindy in Brazil
A good friend of mine from my days in New Zealand , Cindy Ruakere, has brought out her third CD and is now at the beginning of a one year world tour. It starts in Brazil, and involves living in a slum and ministring to the people here.
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September 11, 2005
Curitiba – Moving Onward
With rain, rain, and more rain in Rio, and the forecast for rain over the next week, I decided to head off in search of a dry patch of ground somewhere else in Brazil. My first idea was to simply return to Foz do Iguaçu and then back home…
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September 10, 2005
Second Time In Rio
Filled with fear, I watched every face as it passed by, looking for a killer or thief hidden in the expression. My mind was filled with concern at every step. More than cautious, I was becoming close to paranoid. What had done this to me?…
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September 9, 2005
Heading Home
As it seems to be my routine now, I managed to make it to the bus station only minutes before the bus was due to leave, climbing onboard and hardly getting settled before we were on our way. An elder man sat beside me and patiently waited…
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September 9, 2005
Another Face of Rio
Rain. Lots of rain. Rain without stop.
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September 6, 2005
Moving to Rio
It is a Sunday today, and in a shopping centre in the middle of Belo Horizonte city, I am tapping away on the keyboard, waiting for my bus to Rio. It turns out that there are not a lot of services to Rio on a Sunday and my bus leaves at…
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September 6, 2005
The Conference – Day 1
The first day is still going strong, and it has been very interesting to see people from so many different nations here. I have already met people from bases in Norway, Panama, and Brazil, spending time with them all over lunch. There is a…
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September 6, 2005
Curitiba – The Rain Stopped
It stopped. The rain actually stopped. Not forever though. It is now raining again. But it really did stop.
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September 5, 2005
Belo Horizonte at Last
Well we finally arrived in Belo Horizonte, 2 1/2hrs later than our scheduled time, and 5 1/2hrs later than the planned time.
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September 4, 2005
The Conference – Day 2
Well this place is certainly a mix of people. I am becoming confused in my languages now. Not that I know Portuguese, but when talking with people to buy food and the shops I am trying to speak something that resembles it. This means that…
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