Cheeseburgers In Portuguese Paradise

Do you like Cheeseburgers? I sure do! To me...the cheeseburger should have its own food group. I like cheeseburgers with bacon. I like cheeseburgers with jalapenos. Ketchup and mustard on a cheeseburger is an obvious classic. Cheeseburgers with egg are fabulous! And yes...I have had a few cheeseburgers with peanut butter on it and I very much enjoy them.

Last night, Kelci and I had a traditional Brazilian Cheeseburger! It had...bacon, cheese, mayonnaise (which is their #1 condiment), corn, peas, tomatoes, ham, egg, and maybe a couple other things too. I forgot to take a picture because I was too hungry, but here is one I found online. They also brought mayonnaise mixed with garlic to add as well and it was very good. Long story short, it was a little different but I loved it! It was quite yummy. Kelci for the most part liked it...though she would rather have her usual with cheese, tomato and mayonnaise.

The best part about dinner though was who we were with and the experience we had with them. Flavio França, the hired Brazilian evangelist, and his wife Fernanda took us and we had such a good time with them. Flavio speaks some English and Fernanda does not speak any English. However, we mostly spoke Portuguese at dinner. There were only a few times when we either had to move onto a different conversation because nobody was getting it or we had to use Flavio's translator on his phone. We talked about music, family, hobbies, and a lot in between and walked away knowing the França's much more. It was a great evening and a success for Kelci and I. It helped show us how God has already begun breaking the language barriers that we arrived with. And we look forward to many more meals, conversations, and the simple sharing of life with our current friends here and many new friends to come! Thanks for reading and everything else you do to support us!

-Kelly and Kelci