Thursday 23 October 2008

"A página não pode ser exibida"

The above phrase appears in a pop-up about 15 minutes after I try to upload a photo to this blog today. It usually takes several minutes to upload but today I am unable to upload at all. (At least that is my interpreation of the Portugese above!!!!!!!!!!!)

Last night we had a birthday party for Rudson, our interpreter. He turned 18. It was a surprise party (anniversario supresa festa or something close to that!). We had pizza and cake with candles. This group of Brazilians love pizza and it is very good here. They also have cakes with candles to be blown out. The group was familiar with the Happy Birthday song (in Portugese).

This morning at the work site Joaquin and Pastor Ney put the headers over the windows. This is done by stringing re-rod along the top of the bricks and wiring it to the re-rod in the columns. A temporary bridge is constructed across the top of the window and the re-rod is laid on top of this. Then a brick row is added on top of the re-rod. It sounds impossible but apparently it works well. I have photos in the camera.

We are now going to go shower. I think it must be 100+ degrees here right now and full sun. You can pretty much sit and sweat doing nothing. There is very little humidity and that is great.

Bill and I have just found that we each will be sharing separately at the men´s and women´s teas tomorrow night. I will be talking about how to be a good wife (!) and Bill on how to be a good husband. This will take considerable thought (for me). For some reason they seem to think we are good examples, maybe ....

Please keep the Dr Fabio FMC in your prayers.. These are very special people.

With Love, Mary Spencer