Olá Pessoal! (Hey Everybody!) Our trip is underway! Team Thrivent has been in Brazil for two full days. Our team consists of 11 people, 10 citizens of the U.S. and one native Brazilian from Fortaleza, Henrique, who is our translator. Our team leaders are Mark and Bobby who work at Thrivent Financial, and they organized and planned the entire trip. Mark's son, Derek, who has been to Brazil once before on vacation joins his father, and Bobby's mother, Mary, and sister, Sharie, who are first timers in Brazil. Joining us are Karen and Ed (aka Senhor Eduardo) from Indiana, Glen from North Carolina, Marladean, and Rosemary. We all met up in Recife Saturday night at Hotel Jangadeiro on the coast for a welcome dinner and introductions. Dinner was buffet style, including fish, fruit, salads, soups, and
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