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This week Dawn and I have spent some time at Foz do Iguaçu. It is the largest and, I think, the most beautiful falls in the world. We traveled there with Ron and Heather Wandel from Macomb Baptist Church. They are doing a several country South American tour and we supplied the Brazil leg of that tour.

In my expertise of being a travel agent I booked four seats on a "Luxury" bus. O MY what a trip that was.

We left on the 15 hour voyage Sunday night at 10:00. It wasn't long into the trip that I (seated just a window's thickness from the driver) realized that he had smokers cough BIG time. About three hours later, around 2:00 am I noticed that he was making another funny noise. He was slapping himself in the face to keep himself awake!!!!!!!!! (This pic is not really the bus but it give you an idea of how we felt!)

Funny how, when your in a situation like that, you don't really know what to do. I should have kindly gotten up and entered his compartment, conversed with him, helped him stay awake for the good of all. There were nearly one hundred lives at stake and there I sat...paralyzed with fear, listening to that slapping noise, and praying. Really praying. My message that evening had been on prayer and the Lord kept reminding me about what I had preached.

As you know by my note, we did make it there safely, but I was very thankful when we switched drivers at about 3:30am! If you ever come to visit us we will want you to build a plane ride into your budget. That is how we returned on Thursday, by 737. It took us just a little over an hour.

While at the Falls we met several nice people at our quaint hotel. Evelyn, Ana, Carlos, and Osvaldo, were very kind to us and we had a bit of time to share spiritual matters with some of them.

We are grateful to be back to the bump and grind here in Sorocaba. This evening we will be visiting the family who made their first visit to Hope last Sunday night. Pray that God opens the door for their Salvation. Tomorrow we will have our 5th kids Bible club and we're excited to see Him give us our first fruits from that ministry too. So, please pray with us for it.

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  1. UnknownMon Apr 28, 04:40:00 PM

    Hey Mike,
    Those falls are beautiful & thanks for keeping Ron & Heather in 1 piece (we want them back).
    Cathy
    Macomb Baptist

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