It's that time again.

Today was the first day of school for Ethan in Porto.  This school requires a uniform through 4th grade.  He doesn't mind it so much, just the yellow socks.  This is the summer uniform - not too bad, but wait until you see the winter uniform!

I know, I know

I know, I know.  It has been a while since I have updated anything on the blog.  Things have just been a bit crazy the last month and I have not had time.  I have a lot of random pictures, so that is what this post will be - random.

We took a beach day with our friend Rita, her brother and a few of their friends.  It was one of the cloudiest, cool days we had all summer, but we made the best of it.

We had some good friends visit from Lisbon and we enjoyed visiting and showing them around Porto.

The guys suited up and headed to their first Porto professional soccer game.

The boys start back to school next week and we head back to language classes the next week, so summer is officially over.  However, we look forward to a busy fall.  Micah is playing with a local basketball club, family is coming for a visit and  other visitors are coming to take a look at how they might come and work with us in Porto.  We are excited to get things moving!

A Simple Prayer

Today,
For what I am that I ought not to be,
Forgive me.
For what I am not that I ought to be,
Forgive me.

Be with my mouth in what it speaks
Be with my hands in what they do
Be with my mind in what it thinks
Be with my heart in what it feels

Work in me
...through me
...for me
...in spite of me

In the precious name of Jesus,
Amen

Snapshots of Our Week

We have been out and about this week trying to learn more about our new city.  After church Sunday we decided to take a drive along the river.  It was a beautiful day and the views were amazing.  However, the road was a bit more curvy than we expected and our 2 hour Sunday afternoon drive turned into more like a 5 hour excursion.

We were able to spend a lovely evening in the home of one of the local pastors.  It was nice to visit with them and hear their hearts.  We are so grateful for the opportunity to build these relationships.

Today we headed downtown to a local market and shopping area.  It was fun to be out and about.  August is a high traffic holiday month, so the area was full of locals and tourists.

 

Tonight we set out for a small town to the south of Porto.  We have freinds there who invited us to a local medieval festival.  It was so neat and the boys had a blast.