Iguassu Falls!! The "Land of Rainbows"

After Caldas Novas we came home for a day and then onto the airplane to go to Iguassu Falls! This is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Unbelievable beauty there! We spent 3 days in Foz do Iguassu. The first day we spent on the Brazil side of the Iguassu Falls. I call this place the "Land of Rainbows". There were so many rainbows there! We took the boat ride and went right up to some of the water falls!! We hiked some and ate lunch. We ate outside and there were signs that read “Watch out for the Quati.” These varmints would come up to your table jump in an empty chair and reach across the table and take your food!!! Then hop down and walk off with it in their mouths! At first I thought they were cute until I saw one take a lady’s lunch right off her plate! They were so fast. Later that day we went to the Bird Park. It was one of the largest bird parks in the world.

The next day we were able to go to ARGENTINA to see the falls from their side! After we got the visa issue worked out our taxi driver took us the Iguassu falls park . We were in for a breathtaking surprise of beauty! It reminded us of the pictures of Never, Never Land in the movie Peter Pan. There was a high standing island in front of the some of the falls which has a water fall coming from it! There were platforms going out over some of the falls to get us closer to the roar of the water. We walked 1.1 kilometers one way over the Iguassu river to get to a raging waterfall.

There was so much water moving through the river. Check out some of these pictures to see. The power of the mass of water was breathtaking. God’s creativity foresaw these waterfalls and HIS power is mightier than the rushing of the many waters. HE has allowed us to look upon HIS rainbows of promise and love! Whoooooooo!!! J

Cristalina!

After Caldas Novas we went to a town called Cristalina where we were able to see many, many rocks. We even went to a crystal mine and JP found the water! The water was supper clear, clean, and deep! There were rocks everywhere! So pretty! Dad was so happy! It was a beautiful place!

Hot Water Parks!

Last Monday we went to Caldas Novas hot springs! We went to 3 hot water parks and spent our days soaking in warm water! There were water slides!! This was a highlight for Kimberly and her mom. Kimberly’s Dad and JP went down the slides too! Some pools were hotter than others and some were cool. At night the pools are emptied, cleaned, and then refilled by morning. The water is the best when it is just coming into the pool. So, it was fun to go out and get in the fresh water at night.

Dad's getting a foot massage!

Cross Cultural Concert

We went to an Argentine and Brazilian cross cultural concert. The music was so good!!

A visit to the school and Brazil Volleyball!

We are having a full time here. :) The food is so good! The past few days we've given Mom and Dad the tour around town. We were able to take them to the school we'll be teaching in. We were given tickets to watch Brazil play Peru in women's volleyball!!! Brazil won. It was a blow out really. It was fun watching them spike! Brazil won the first 3 sets so it was a short game but fun! They gave us t-shirts at the door.

A day at the lake with our small group! So much fun!

Our going away party given by our much loved Bible study group.

Our Summer 2011

We have had an eventful summer!  After a yard sale we packed up our apartment with the help of some awesome friends. God sent the "angels" in to help us. It was a major effort but with the help of our friends and family we were able to get it done.

Kimberly was able to spend some time with the family at the beach for a week while JP finished up a class in Atlanta. Then we spent two weeks in Mississippi for training through the school we will be working at. We learned a lot about the structure of the school, the transitions of living abroad, safety, and a better understanding of children who move from country to country.  We also met some wonderful people there.  Our host family was gold!  We are so thankful to have met them and have a retreat to go to after the long days of training.

We made it to Brazil this week.  Mom and Dad are here with us for a few weeks.  We have been touring the city, eating delicious food, and spending time with family here.  It has been an adventure already! 
Thank you for all your prayers!!

Jp Kimberly send off

Church send off. Batista's going to serve in Brasilia !

Watson Mill St Park

Awesome hike!