Our last few weeks have been quite adventurous, so this post is full of pictures. Our local area is having a week-long festival so we went down to check it out. We felt like we were back in TN at a spring time festival. There were street vendors, crafters, carnival food and concerts.

We also went on 2 field trips this week. The first was to one of our favorite Portuguese castles where there was a mideval fair. The boys loved it - knights, jousting & sword fighting.

Today we went to see an old restored ship and the Christ Statue on the other side of the river. It was such a beautiful sight. However as we stood there and viewed the whole city, someone said it looked as if the whole city of Lisbon stood in the shadow of Christ. I agreed it was a nice thought, but pray that one day the people will fully understand what it means to stand in the shadow of the cross.

To the End of the World

A few weekends ago we had a wonderful opportunity to lead worship in an International Church in Lagos, Portugal. This is a small beach town in the far southern part of Portugal. While there, we visited some new beaches. They were so beautiful and very different from the beaches near Lisbon. Later in the weekend we visited a city called Sagres. This is where Henry the Navigator built a navigation school for many of the early explorers. When everyone thought the world was flat, this was thought to be the end of the world. When you look at the pictures you can see why they believed it. All that can be seen is water, water, water! I cannot imagine how much courage it took for those early navigators to sail off into the unknown.

Tomar, Portugal

A few days ago we headed out on another field trip. This time it was to an old monestary about an hour away. I think this was one of my favorites. It had been left more untouched than most and therefore was showing it's age. This made for some great pictures. I've been experimenting with black & white, so check them out.

We're Not in Kansas Anymore

A few weeks ago we had the privilege of assisting with a group of volunteers from Kansas. They came to lead some music classes (VBS style) for children. Because of our language classes, we were not able to be with them everyday, but I wanted to share some of our time with them. They were great. THANKS KANSAS FOLKS! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!

A Little Taste of Heaven

Have you ever wondered what Heaven may smell like? Well, we recieved a package today and were plesantly suprised to smell a little bit of heaven.








The glaze had all melted and soaked into the box and they were a little smooshed, but they still tasted UM UM GOOD! If you could have seen us when we opened the package - people watching must have laughed at the crazy Americans. We were passing the box around and just taking in the smell of the box.

THANKS GRANNY & POPPA!

Friends & Neighbors

Many of you have prayed for us and that we would find friends in our neighborhood. We have been so blessed to have found wonderful friends and neighbors right in our building. They love American food, so we took the opportunity to take then to Chili's the other night for baby-back ribs (their favorite). We had a wonderful time and are so thankful and blessed to have found such a dear family just one florr down. Here are a few pictures from our night out.