July Update; Happy 4th of July!!

What’s up guys? Happy 4^th of July! 🎇 🥳 While we didn’t get to watch fireworks or have a family cookout, and we had to go to school, we still enjoyed it. I actually wrote a poem about it. It was originally in Portuguese, but I translated it:

My Country

Red, white, and blue

The colors of my country

Colors of love, of war, of victory

Red, white, and blue

The colors of my past

There are no words that can describe the beauty of the flag

Of union

Of hope

One minute of silence

The people who gave their lives

We honor

Red, white, and blue

The colors of bravery

And for all time I will say

That the colors

Red, white, and blue

Are the colors of me

I hope you guys like it! We finished our Mid-Terms and break a few weeks ago. My tests went very well, so thanks for your prayers on that :)

A couple weeks ago we had our first team from Quail Springs Baptist Church, so if you ever read this, thank you so much! We were overwhelmed with American food and candy, in a good way. It was basically Christmas in July. And actually, we have a team from Portland Avenue Baptist Church right now. I would like to ask for your prayers as this team helps us teach bible study and English. They will also be visiting villages and houses of some church members.

Some other things that have happened are:

I had a recital at a restaurant here, where I played piano. Some other kids played piano, recorder, and sang.

I have also performed at another restaurant, but I don’t think we’ll be going back there in a while…

My brother Ben’s birthday was the 26^th of June, so we got to celebrate that. It was a lot of fun, and I’m so thankful that he’s my brother. My life most definitely wouldn’t be complete without him.

On the topic of birthdays, my little brother Asher’s birthday is coming up on the 17^th! Yay, he is such a blessing, even when he’s annoying. 😂 Love you so much, Asher! He’s turning 4. I cannot believe it!!

One of our colleague’s sons named Dylan just started a YouTube channel! It’s going to be awesome, so I hope you guys can check it out and subscribe. If you remember Joy, this is one of her brothers. Check it out here.  

Before I end this, I wanted to share a quote with you guys that has been really encouraging to me:

If you feel like God isn’t there, remember:

The teacher is always silent during the test :)

So yeah guys, thanks so much for your unending love and support! Until next time this is Gracie signing off, tchau! :)