Jul 5
Brazil, Day 22: July 4th in Brazil
By Joshua Huang

Ugh…I woke up so tired this morning! Not from going to bed late, but simply from being worn out the day before. I set my alarm to wake up early for a run, but I quickly put that idea aside when it sounded. I would rather be at my best throughout the day than to more »

Jul 4
Brazil, Day 21: ALL the Playing!
By Joshua Huang

Woke up again around 5:30am to see if the sunrise would be worth watching, and it was. This morning the sky was full of clouds, so the sunrise was a pretty one. It wasn’t even close to being one of the best I’ve seen, but it was beautiful nonetheless. As I watched it rise I more »

Jul 2
Brazil, Day 20: The Good Ol’ Days
By Joshua Huang

Got up around 5:45 and went for a 6K run, read the first half of Acts 13 where Paul preaches to the Pharisees after being commissioned as a missionary, took a shower, and went to breakfast with Stevie. For breakfast we had scrambled eggs, French rolls with butter, and papaya. I avoided the gross coffee more »

Jul 1
Brazil, Day 19: Preparation for Sacred Music Week
By Joshua Huang

I woke up at 5:15 to watch the sunrise, but there were no clouds in the sky to make for a beautiful sunrise, so I just went back to bed. At 6:40 I woke up again to go running. This time I went up and down the seminary campus steps several times. For breakfast we more »

Jul 1
Brazil, Day 18: A Day of Firsts
By Joshua Huang

Woke up this morning to Stephen’s alarm clock at 7:30, and I finally got up around 8:10 or so. We had pancakes with mango butter, guava jam, and apple butter for breakfast, and we also had some fresh-squeezed orange juice. By the way, the oranges here are green, so that’s different for me. For Sunday more »

Jun 30
Brazil, Day 17: A Better View of the Area
By Joshua Huang

Accidentally woke up too late to do any exercise this morning, and I couldn’t have run even if I wanted to. There is a couples retreat going on at the seminary, so the whole campus is all decorated and the road is kind of taped off. Getting in there is hard enough because most of more »

Jun 28
Brazil, Day 16: ALL the Neat Stories!
By Joshua Huang

So, as the title indicates, today I heard a lot of great stories. In order to remember them later on, I’m gonna write them all down. First of all, my day began with another 6-kilometer run. That’s not much of a story, but it happened. For breakfast we had yummy bread with fried cheese and more »

Jun 28
Brazil, Day 15: Odd Jobs and Leadership Conference
By Joshua Huang

Ugh…I don’t like waking up in the morning! Well, I do, but I don’t like to wake up early and I especially don’t like to exercise alone. But I had to do what I had to do, and I ran 6 kilometers. My devotions were in Acts 10. In this chapter, Cornelius and Peter both more »

Jun 26
Brazil, Day 14: A Little Bit of Everything
By Joshua Huang

No exercise today. I woke up at 5:30am to watch the sunrise, but unfortunately it was already up, so I’ll

Jun 25
Brazil, Day 13: A Little Assistance and a Little A
By Joshua Huang

This morning I ran four kilometers, but I tried to pick up the pace so I was running harder than I had on previous mornings. For breakfast I had tapioca (a tapioca wrap) stuffed with sun-dried meat and cheese, and for dessert I had a slice of papaya. I think that is one of my more »