Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:50:09
Subject: Full speed ahead

Friends,
	Have you forgotten about me?  Its been a long time since I have
written.  However, just because I have been silent does not mean I haven't
been busy.  In fact, I would say the opposite was true.  I have been
silent because I have been so busy.  In the past month the work has really
started to take shape.  To get an overall feel for what is going on down
here please read:

http://www.keyspace.org/passion.html

	The Bible studies have been very interesting.  We have really been
able to engage the students, and they have really been able to engage us.
Its been awesome to see God put students in our path.  You may remember
Anderson (who I mentioned in the last email).  Well, I met with him again
today while John met with some other students.  I may end up seeing him on
a weekly basis because I will be at the law school at least once a week.
We are getting a Bible study together at the law school and students have
been coming to US wanting to get involved.  There are some really sharp
guys attending the law school and they have a lot of potential.
	We already have one Bible study in the history department and the
doors are also opening for a Bible study in other departments as well.
We may be able to get something started in the language department and the
the philosophy department.  This was a big surprise to me and John because
we expected the philosophy department to be the last place we would go due
to the general hostility that Christianity encounters in that kind of
environment.  However, we have put into contact with a few people that
seem interested in starting something.
	We are developing a Portuguese website that will have evangelism,
discipleship, prayer, and apologetics sections.  This will be a tool to
allow the students to explore Christianity on their own time.  We hope to
make it easily digestible but deep enough to give students a good, basic
understanding of Jesus Christ.  The development of much of this website is
going to be my responsibility.  However, I am not going to be providing a
lot of content, just the design and technical details.
	I am getting weekly Portuguese lessons from the pastor of the
church I usually attend.  He is a very cool guy, and he just happened to
have graduated from USP.  We meet on Thursdays and just talk about all
sorts of stuff.  He usually gives me homework which is odd because I
haven't had any homework for a year and a half.  I enjoy it a great deal.
	Day to day I am doing very well with homesickness and things like
that.  It is rare now for me to get discouraged about such things.
Thoughts comes across my mind about home all the time, but I remember with
fondness rather than sadness.  Thank you for your prayers concerning these
matters.

	Please pray for:
		The students currently in our Bible studies
		The national missionary we are working with (Alexandre)
		John's and my vision for the work
		That God will draw new students to us and we would seek
			them out as well

	Thats all for now.  I love you guys.


Justin


P.S.  You can check out the website of my "team" at
http://www.trusteam.net which includes bios on all the team members