Mid-Project Retreat

Last week we had another four students accepted Christ! Awesome to see God at work in us and through us right before our break from ministry. Friday we headed off to Ubatuba (the beach) about 4 hours away. We got a flat tire on the coach bus about 5 minutes from hotel but no one was too concerned. Our hotel basically resembled the set from The Shining. It was a little creepy, secluded (we were the only guests) and just all around made us feel weird. It was also straight out of the 70s or 80s or one of those old decades.

Saturday: the beach. It was pretty awesome! My first trip to the Atlantic Ocean, and the male project director threw me in, fully clothed (it was about 65* and cloudy). Fun. I bought some cool souveniors form beach vendors and ate amazing pastels (pastries) for lunch. It raining by 2pm so we went back to the hotel and hung out until supper at 8pm.

Sunday we had our own church service by the pool, after which I broke my camera (I think), after which we went to the beach again. We spent 5 hours on the coach bus back to Sao Paulo, and most of the group got motion sickness. A fun weekend, though!