Rio Day 3

This was our last day of rest before starting our LST work on Tuesday.  We will read with the locals Tuesday through Saturday so today we attempted to see the famous Statue of Christ that sits atop a large mountain that is surrounded by the largest urban forest in the world and directly above the city of Rio.  When we say directly above Rio that means we can see the entire city.  Beach, mountains, tourist area, slums and business district.  It is awesome.  We were also planning on a half day at the beach since this was to be the first clear day here in Rio. 

We woke up this morning to a beautiful sunny morning.  Rain the last few days was predicted to pass and the sunny morning was looking to be a promising day.  We took a taxi from Bruno and Tami's house over to Kevin's house.  He lives in a nice gated community in what we would call a condo.  Very cool.  About 20 minutes away by taxi.   

After leaving Kevin's we drove the hour or so up the mountain and when we arrived at the entrance to the statue the clouds thickened and by the time we reached the top of the statue there was at least a 40 mph wind and heavy down pour was beginning.  At one point we were trying to make an escape to a sheltered area and Anna was literally being blown away from us.  The tile floor, a good rain and her fear caused her to slide away from me.  Needless to say our day plans of enjoying the Statue of Christ and a half day at the beach were canceled by an all day rain shower.  So we returned to Kevin and Debra's house and enjoyed some home made leftovers and a peaceful day of conversation, the Wii and some needed down time. 

We returned to Bruno and Tami's house by taxi and are getting ready for our first day of reading tomorrow.  Please pray that our interactions with the readers will be guided by God's hand that our words will be guided by the Spirit.  We are excited but nervous about the unknown. 

Blessings and bon noche.