LOOK OUT FOR LUCAS!

Hi everybody in Watford (other places too) look out for Lucas. He will be arriving in UK on Friday the 26th August and staying with Rod and Frances Collins for a while, at least until we arrive in early October.
Lucas´parents are both pastors in a local Independent Evangelical church. He is a 4th year law student at PUC which is the Roman Catholic university in Rio, one of the  best they tell me.
In his own church he is part of the worship team and also one of the youth leaders. He is the eldest of 4 children and has been living with his family in Leblon, a nice suburb near the sea here in Rio.
We keep telling him his English is quite good but very American so during the next few months we can all help him to speak properly!!! Seriously though, he is keen to get a really good grasp of English and I told him that people will be ready to correct him so that he can reach his goal.

Lucas is a bit shy at first, not like most Brazilians who are usually very extrovert. He admits to having a BIG appetite and is a little bit anxious about English food. He is keen to get hold of a bike and start getting to know the surrounding areas. He is also keen on sport so please invite him to join in sometimes. He tells us he is quite good at Ju jitsu but I don´t know to what standard. We have discovered that there are a couple of groups in the Watford area. Interestingly, he  has never learned Capoeira which is a Brazilan kind of sport/dance which is catching on all over the world. Maybe some of you know where there is a group near by and you can go together. (See the picture above.)

Lucas has long dreamed of visiting UK and getting to know the customs, culture etc. as well as really improving his English. He has been working as a para legal for a couple of years and saving furiously to pay his expenses during his 6 months in Britain. Of course he is also keen to get to know about the Christian scene there and become involved to.

St. Mary´s church in Watford which will be our spiritual home (when we get there) has very graciously agreed to host him because from what we have seen of the way the churches and Christian organisations work together there, as well as the outreach into the community which is going on, we couldn´t think of a better place for him to make his journey of discovery and contribute his own  special gifts there too.

Take a look at this website to see how His church is working together in  the Watford area.
http://www.christiansacrosswatford.org/

"ATÉ LOGO" as they say in Brazil. It simply means, "See you later".