Quick Update

I`m truly happy and exited.  In little over four weeks I’ll be married to the most wonderful woman in the world.
My adaptation to Santarém has been surprisingly smooth.  The previous times I have been here I was sick the first week or so.  This time I have had nothing.  Not even the heat has bothered [...]

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Santarém Trip

After a long 48 hour bus ride I`m finally in Santarém.  I arrived a little past 6pm on Saturday, Nov 1st, 2008.  The first 13 hours of the trip was smooth.  The asphalt ends at a town called Guarantã, where I had to wait nearly 3 hours for the next bus, an old clunker that [...]

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Wedding Plans

Below is the english version of the invitation. We are sending out 300 invitations; 250 in portuguese and 50 in english. The invitations should be on the mail sometime next week.

The cerimony will be at 8:30am on Saturday, December 13, 2008, with with the reception right after. We are planning on 300 guests, most [...]

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Move to Santarém

I’m getting the bus to Santarém on Thursday, Oct 30th, at  6:00pm.  If all goes well I should be arriving in Santarém on Saturday, Nov 1st, sometime after 1:00pm.  Please pray I have a safe trip and without delays.  Part of the road is still unpaved and there are a few bridges being worked on.
I traveling with [...]

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Thanksgiving

I know that the Canadian Thanksgiving passed already, but it is never too late to give thanks.   I have a lot to give thanks to God for this past year.  Here is a short list:

Isaura.  It has been a little over an year now that I met Isaura on-line.  She has brought lots of [...]

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