PDF 2012

Our annual Summer Project was a bit different this year, in both structure and content. We started our project in Belo Horizonte in the evening so that hose who were working could participate more than just the final weekend. This year we invited graduates to join us because we knew content would be great for everyone. The content was fruit of the 2011 Campus Outreach National Conference (CONC) held in Chattanooga.

Our team took the videos from 4 different speakers at the CONC and worked on translation and subtitles for our Projeto de Férias (PDF). Each speaker is from a partner church that hosts a Campus Outreach "franchise". You can see the videos at this link: http://vimeo.com/album/1852780

The speakers are:
JD Greear: The Summit Church; Raleigh, NC
Matt Chandler: Village Church; Dallas, TX
Trip Lee: Capitol Hill Baptist; Washington DC
John Piper: Bethlehem Baptist Church; Minneapolis, MN 

The Support Triangle

In a few days I will be talking to you in person. On October 23rd, I am catching a plane and arriving in Birmingham to spend the rest of 2011 running the Birmingham-Chattanooga-Atlanta triangle to work on support raising. I want to see everyone. So get ready.
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Cost of Living in Brazil

In my almost 10 years in Belo Horizonte, Brazil I have seen the exchange rate compared to the US Dollar oscillate from almost 4:1 in 2003 to a 10-year record low of 1.53:1 just a few months ago. When I moved here in I shared a large 4-bedroom apartment that initially cost around $250 US Dollars per month total – not per person. I currently live in a 3-bedroom apartment for almost $1000 US Dollars per month.
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