Monthly Archives: January 2012

La muerte no espera a nadie. No nos atrevemos a decir que no estamos acostumbrados a los cambios repentinos. En esta obra siempre los hay, y los aceptamos como parte de nuestro llamamiento. Al fin y al cabo, somos de Él y no de nosotros mismos. Así que, con Norman vamos viajando hoy a Villarrica. … Continue reading »

Just found out: Edivaldo C. recently named the above field/area as where I’ll be with him (just north of São Paulo on your map) for 10 days before Central Brazil conv rounds begin. I’m looking forward to the full immersion (language, culture, etc.) of those days! Recién me avisó Edivaldo C. que así se llama … Continue reading »

Todo resultó bien hoy con el viaje a Santiago y de regreso a Talca. El consulado en Brasil me entregó mi pasaporte con la visa estampada, válida por 10 años, entrada múltiple. Espero seguir viaje mañana a Concepción. All turned out well with my trip to and from Santiago today. The Brazilian consulate gave me … Continue reading »

I caught the 08:30 (bus line Villa Prat) to Santiago this morning. Just a three hr trip. That’ll give me a little over an hour to get to the Brazilian Consulate downtown before it closes at 1:00 PM to retrieve my passport they said would be ready, all stamped with a visitor’s visa. They usually … Continue reading »

Here’s a pic of Norman S., who I’ll be with this year. He’s with his mother, Jovita, here, and his sister Rita, also a worker. That’s Dad & Mom and I. Picture was taken in Huincacara, at convention there, December 2002. All three parents in the photo are gone now. It’s only us kids now.. … Continue reading »

Here’s another shot I can’t resist posting. This is the volcano in full view at the Huincacara convention grounds. It’s not this close up though, so at least people will listen at in mtgs! Es el volcán Villarrica que está en plena vista desde el lugar de conferencias en Huincacara, Chile. Pero no se ve … Continue reading »

By the way, the picture at the heading of this page doesn’t describe how I’m “getting ready for Brazil”. The truth is, I’m trying to get a lot higher than that! . The pic was taken a few years ago when five of us went, in full gear provided by the excursion company, up the … Continue reading »

Norman is down south with some of his family, but should be coming to Concepcion early next week. We’ll only have about two wks in our field, to orient him a little, especially among the new contacts, before I leave. He’s Chilean, three years older than I am, of German descent (well, his father was … Continue reading »