To everything there is a season…A time to travel….and a time to return. I am extremely thankful this Holiday season that our good friends and ministry partners, Pastor Fabio, Lia, Elisa and Isabela, have returned from their sabbatical in Portugal.
A sabbatical is a season of rest. Early this year as I 
met with Pastor Fabio we both agreed that he needed a period of rest! Fabio was Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually weary. The Lord provided and we arranged for this precious family to spend three months in Lisbon, Portugal.
We are extremely grateful to the Camlins and the Shoemakers, our ReachGlobal missionary colleagues in Lisbon, Portugal who provided housing and a car 
for Fabio's family and even provided some Brazilians as a care network😊.
Two months before Fabio's trip Brazil's economy took another giant hit as truckers went on strike paralyzing the Nation for one week. This crippled the Caju life church's finances as businesses came to an immediate halt.
Fabio and Lia voluntarily gave up their salary even though their long-awaited trip was imminent. God provided their salary and ReachGlobal, Latin American Leadership gave a gift that helped with their relocation expenses! They traveled on the appointed day😊. Refreshed and with renewed vision they have returned. Today, Friday, we will be together to celebrate their youngest daughter's birthday! I am so excited about this reunion and to about their experience!
We did some traveling as well in October! I visited Des Moines, LA and San Diego, and Alessandra and Alyssia joined me in Denver. Alyssia got to know her American Cousins as we spent time with 
my Brother Brian and family!
Please Pray:
- I injured my knee in August and the pain is getting worse. The test results show that it is a minor Meniscus tear and tendonitis. Not so bad…. It is just a thorn in the flesh! Pray for my patience and discipline to obey the Doctors.
- We are moving! After 6 months of Apartment searching we found one that will facilitate our lives and ministry very well. We had all but given up, discouraged by all the challenges we have been facing lately. And, one day to the next, God provided a place for us😊! The search is over! Please praise the Lord with us! We will receive the keys today!
- I was at my nephew's birth 30 years ago. His first child, a son, was born while I was in the US. I was able to hold little Isaac during my overnight layover in LA before coming back to Rio. A Special Moment. "Baby's are born every day…but when it is yours there are no words to describe the wonder"! Brendan Dry (Isaac's Dad)
Thank the Lord for this new life and for the gift of God to everyone under the sun, the mystery of such Wonder expressed in such a daily thing!
Keeping the Kingdom Daily,
Craig, Alessandra and Alyssia Weyandt
EFCA ReachGlobal Rio de Janeiro
Blog: http://reachglobalcity.blogspot.com/
Face: Life on Life Rio
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