Sunday our church met at the Hendersons' at 10:00 a.m. We had a few new people in the mix--Maria's mother is visiting from Brazil, our new sister Joanne was there, and a couple who left the church years ago joined us. We read some of the Bible and discussed what was going on in our lives. Afterwards, we had lunch together and talked while the kids played. We didn't go back for an evening service because we never left.

  Late in the afternoon we enjoyed a cup of coffee and shared our stories with each other. Joanne looked around the table at her new family and said, "Who wouldn't want this?" Apparently the visiting couple agreed, because they invited us to meet in their home to start a Portuguese study with their friends.