Our very own Sarah Key decided to go to Antarctica on a Russian Ice Breaker to see the emperor penguins.  A few days ago the ship was trapped in the polar ice.  Sarah was able to send an e-mail letting us know she was OK and asking the entity for help for some of her fellow passengers who had some health issues come up during the extended trip. It seems sometimes the entities have a  mission for us when we  least expect it!  Read the full story by clicking on the image.

 

The açaí palm or aqai (Euterpe oleracea) is a species of palm tree in the genus  Euterpe  cultivated for their fruit and superior hearts of palm

 

The juice and pulp of açaí fruits (Euterpe oleracea) are used in various juice blends, smoothies, sodas, and other beverages. In northern Brazil, açaí is traditionally served in gourds called "cuias" with tapioca and, depending on the local preference, can be consumed either salty or sweet (sugar, rapadura, and honey are known to be used in the mix).Açaí has become popular in southern Brazil where it is consumed cold as açaí na tigela ("açaí in the bowl"), mostly mixed with granola. Açaí is also widely consumed in Brazil as an ice cream flavor or juice.  Read the full Wikipedia article on Acai by clicking on the image.

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How did an old man's trip to the market to buy fish and vegetables lead to a chain of cause and effect events that would change the religious face of the world forever? Who was Paul of Tarsus? A fanatical Pharisee and ruthless persecutor of Christians and the newborn Christian doctrine? Or a being predestined by divine choice, who converted upon receiving the gift of the apparition of Jesus in a glorious vision at the gates of Damascus? This book will show the reader the greatness of Paul of Tarsus, a courageous, daring and sincere man, who repented for his radical posture that culminated in the stoning of Christianity's first martyr, Stephen, and who humbly undertook the accelerated revision of his ideas in answer to Jesus' call. Amid persecutions, infirmities, mockery, disillusionment, desertions by friends, stonings, beatings and imprisonment, he transformed his life into an example of labor through dozens of years of struggle by founding churches and rendering them assistance. At some point in our lives, we all receive Christ's call. What have we done? Paul and Stephen will enable the reader to understand how love erases a multitude of wrongs.  To Purchase this and other spiritual books click on the book image.

 

This full featured convenience store/ mini market is located behind Hotel Rei Davi.  They will deliver groceries to your door when you are in Abadiania at no additional charge.  Zezinho is the owner.  He has been a volunteer at the casa for  many years. You can hear his calm deep prayerful voice as he leads the surgery room from his wheelchair most days.  He is a native of the state of Maranhao in north eastern Brazil and spent some time in the Brazilian Navy before moving to Abadiania.  He lives here with his Wife and daughter and his parents who all help in the shop.  For more detail or to place an order online for the day you arrive in Abadiania click on the image above.