Week 42

Today is Children’s Day in Brazil and also Dara’s birthday! She is three years old and so full of life. Sometimes Dayse and I wonder whether we’re getting old for raising kids or Dara came with the energy of a boy.

Last Saturday (10) I performed a wedding for a dear couple of our congregation. I tried to make it romantic and with special wordings. After the ceremony, Yasmin came and said something that really touched my heart. She said, “Dad, when I get married, would you do my wedding?”  Hope this is a sign we’re in the right track.

Last week I participated in a men’s conference in São Paulo by Continent of Great Cities. Without a shadow of doubt, this was one of the best, if not the best, conference I ever attended. The main focus was on our emotions. Ministers and missionaries can, jus like everyone else, carry hurts for years. These hurts directly affect their ministry. There was also a strong focus on sexual sins at any degree and on practicing spiritual disciplines, which we hardly hear of in our midst. I congratulate the CGC organizers for their initiative and sponsoring. I congratulate even more for setting the path to an area we among churches of Christ have generally neglected. As a so rationalistic group and right-sided seekers, when is it we pay attention to health emotions that come from a walk with the Lord? Sure enough we need to find the equilibrium between the two God given aspects of our humanity—reason and feelings.