Hello faithful blog followers. I guess you have been wondering if all is ok here because it has been over 2 weeks since our last post....well... it is. Praise God.
At the moment we are awaiting the results of the visa renewal process. We should know within a few days if we get it, as we are able to track it on-line. We have applied for a 2 year renewal but it looks like they will only be giving us 1 year (up to January 2010) but we are able to apply for a further renewal at the end of November 09 if this one comes through ok. Please pray for this.

At the moment there is a football match underway between Cruzeiro and Atletico, the 2 football teams from Belo Horizonte and when a goal is scored there is huge cheering from accross the favela as well as fireworks being set off. If you think English people are passionate about football then you should experience the atmosphere here and you would reconsider. However, there are problems to this too. For example, last year when these two teams played against each other there was a lot of violence in the streets all over the city and many people were killed. At the moment there is a large police presence in the area and we are advised not to go out....