I arrived to Brazil, on the 26th of March, I was excited, anxious, nervous, I think I felt nearly all the emotions a person could feel, going through me. Not knowing what to expect but knowing that I could rely on God to help me through the next 2 months.

The first week and a half had its ups and downs, trying to settling into a new and different culture and way of life to what I have known. I was very confused about what God wanted me to do here and if Brazil was the right place for me, the first week here satan tried to confuse me into thinking that I had made a mistake, but God showed me His awesome power of how HE wanted me here and that He was starting a new thing here, which excited my heart and I knew that Brazil is where I was to be.

I met alot of people in the first two weeks in Brazil :) I got to meet some of the teens on the first weekend here, got to join a wonderful cell / net group, which I felt very blessed and welcomed into.

Then on the Sunday, it was the churches birthday so they had planned a day out at a farm and there was time of fellowship, praise and getting to meet the youth group/young adults in the church. the culture here is so welcoming and lovely, the church opened up there hearts and homes to me and I have never in my life known such warmth, love and friendship has I have here in Brazil. It has shown me just how much God loves us all, because if the people here can open there hearts to someone they hardly know, I just think of how God knows me and that He must Love me so much. I have received such a blessing my coming here, and this experience will last me a life time.

It has been lovely to go and have lunch in Ivonee´s house and Thais, Guilherme´s home too. It has been wonderful to get to know their family and to get to know each other better.

I have been blessed so much in the past month here.
God has blessed me with a wonderful family here and even though there is difficulty with the language, I have grown to love them so much. God is just pouring His blessings upon me since I have arrived here, and even when satan tries to mess that up God again and again shows up and puts a stop to it and speaks words of encouragement to me, through people and through His word.

God has opened up so many doors for me and places and people to meet. A few days a week I go to a university called Cesumar, where I help christian students from an organisation called Christian Linguistic Centre. I help the students with their pronunciation and help them with their homework. Which has been another blessing from God, to be able to have gotten to meet and know this wonderful people is amazing.

I am so excited about what God is doing here in Brazil especially in Maringâ. He totally has this city in His hands and I feel he is going to do amazing a wonderful things, He is preparing people to make a stand for Him and to speak for Him.

This really became clear to me when I was away this weekend,(18th-21st April) I was away with the church which I am apart of here and another church from Londrina came too, was so amazing to see everyone being so open and to see how God was working in them. The weekend started of very difficult for me as I couldn´t understand what was going on, I think this was the most I have ever felt frustrated since I have been here, before that the language didn´t annoy me as much, but I prayed to God to show me why I was there at the weekend and what I could do, since I couldn´t communicate and understand.

I like to be able to talk with people and to get to know them and socialise with them, so that's why I was annoyed, but God showed me that I was valued there and He transformed my way of thinking and the rest of the weekend for me. Over the next few days I built up some many friendships and relationships with people from the church, God filled me with His love and showed me even though I didn´t understand, I can still communicate and build relationships with people and show God to them by my actions.

I was really blessed my one girl who came a spoke, amazing words of encouragement to me, and I thank God for her, and her obedience to listen to God and her heart, she is an amazing young woman from God.

Another thing which I have been doing in the past few weeks I have been here is teaching English to some of the people from the church, this has been a challenge to me, but it is great to spend time with the people and to get to know them from the church.

I don´t think I can put into words the feelings and appreciation I have for the people here, who I have grown to love and admire, I appreciate their help and how them have welcome me. I have learned so much in the last month and God has spoken to me so much, and I am very excited about my last few weeks here and what God has planned for me and for the people.

Philippians 1 v 6-11
1 Peter 2 v 9-10
two verse God has given me for here