Jun 22
Brazil, Day 9: Last Day of School
By Joshua Huang

Because I slept in with no exercise yesterday, I determined that I had to run today…and I did. My legs felt much better, so I ran five kilometers (three miles), and it feels like I’m starting to get back into the running shape I used to have. The sprinting isn’t there yet, but the endurance more »

Jun 21
Brazil, Day 8: From Portuguese to Ingl
By Joshua Huang

I woke up to run…and I didn’t run. My legs were so sore that I decided I should take the day off after breaking them back in the last couple days. So back to bed I went, and it felt good to sleep in for the first time all week. Acts 5:33-42 was the passage more »

Jun 20
Brazil, Day 7: Immersed in Another Culture
By Joshua Huang

Went running again this morning at about 6:50am. This time I went up to the seminary and ran on the road that encircles it, supposedly measuring a full kilometer in circumference. So I ran three times around, not even a full two miles (1.8) and I was tired. But I think it was more than more »

Jun 19
Brazil, Day 6: Seminario Batista do Cariri
By Joshua Huang

I came to Brasil hoping that I would also find time to exercise and get in shape for my last season of futbol at Faith Baptist Bible College this fall. So I woke up this morning and ran for almost 20 minutes, hating every minute of it. Running is the worst. But I did it, more »

Jun 18
Brazil, Day 5: Crato, Home of the Leonards
By Joshua Huang

This morning I probably woke up around 7:30 and guess what I had for breakfast? Yep…fried cheese, chocolate/vanilla swirl cake, bananas, hot milk, caja juice, some pina fruit, and bread with butter. Have I grown tired of it though? Absolutely not. That fried cheese is SO good. It squeaks like fresh cheese curds from Wisconsin. more »

Jun 18
Brazil, Day 4: First Sunday in the South
By Joshua Huang

This morning I slept in until 7:30, ate a breakfast of cake, fried cheese, banana, and caja juice, and left for church. On Sunday morning they have Sunday School and then in the evening they have their main service because that’s when most people attend. Sunday evening at home is the exact opposite. Sunday School more »

Jun 17
Brazil, Day 3: Road Trip!
By Joshua Huang

Today I woke up at 6:30am, quickly took a cold, refreshing shower, and packed all my stuff. At 7am we were on the road, headed out of Fortaleza. People were already awake and moving for the day, but traffic wasn’t too bad yet. Shortly after making it out of the city, we stopped at a more »

Jun 14
Brazil, Day 2: Touchdown and Flashback
By Joshua Huang

After boarding the airplane yesterday in Detroit and departing at 7:50 EST, I arrived in

Jun 14
Brazil, Day 1: Take-off!
By Joshua Huang

Well, today is the day that I left my United States for Brazil! It’s so CrAzY to think about all that has happened since Jim Leonard first asked me to go. Raise support, buy stuff, learn a couple words in Portuguese. I was at camp last week, training some of the new staff and saying more »

May 30
Two Weeks Until Take-off!
By Joshua Huang

The countdown’s getting lower every day! Two weeks from today I will fly to Brazil, and I just received final approval from Baptist Mid-Missions for my trip! Over the last few weeks I have been working to get my required immunizations, finalize my flight plans, and organize materials that I will be bringing with me. more »