todd rubin thomas

Greetings from São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil!

Our early team of 5 CPC’ers have arrived safely and settled in. We’ve enjoyed a great day of fellowship with 3 sets of missionaries already! The Deans, McClures, and Faircloths all came together with us tonight for a fantastic dinner. We shared stories and talked about God’s calling on our lives.

Here are some pictures from our travels yesterday and today as well as dinner tonight:

Lexington Airport

Laughing on the flight to DFW

Look closely... I found a fellow proud Apple supporter in São Paulo.

My favorite restaurant in São Jose: BABY BEEF! Deliciousness.

Me & Holly Smithwick at the Deans at dinner time.

Gary Mabley with the McClure kids

Holly Smithwick & April Pilcher with Ann Janel McClure

Me, Diane Dean, & Patrick McClure hanging out after dinner.

Matt Webster & Russ Dean getting in a few laughs at dinner time.

Tomorrow & Friday, we get to help the missionaries with preparations for our group. That entails grocery shopping, trips to the open-air market, and preparing for the work project for next week. Pray that we accomplish all we need to and bless the missionaries through our service and time with them.

Thanks!