My last email from Barcelona to my friend Nate

My good friend Nate,

I am not sure if you are still around...

If you are leaving Barcelona in a few hours...

Or if you are already reading these words in France...

One thing I am sure..

I (we) will miss you...

One day we will remember and talk about everything again...

One day we will be together again and many fruits that you do not know and see at the moment will be seen and known!

At this day we will be face to face with The One who is the reason that we have lived and done what it is done...

Who can forget our meetings at Starbucks, Hotel close to Ramblas, Haggen Dazs, our Headquarters at Oveja Negra, Cervecería Catalunya and its delicious "pan con tomate", the great Petit Apolo, Agape, pools, baptism with giant waves that were enough to surf :-), sauna and our intention to go to the gym even though it was closed :-), Frangelico with apple juice, International Dinners, Salsa, prayer meetings on the beach, your winner apple pie, kebabs, Raval, our French conversations with Laure, Nathalie and a table!!, our friend Freddy and his lovely turtles that almost were died by me, sweet popcorns with a little fire, our faithful small mouse at Agape, Kfé-i-máS, Alpha course, Caipirinhas with Cachaça from Girona, Brazilian rodizio I, Brazilian rodizio II, Braizlian rodizio III ...just kidding:-) Cine Icaria, English breakfast, FreeWay and the funny birthday cake stolen and eaten by our lovely neighbours, your faithful friends Cherry and Tobia, Strogonofes, Irish pubs with Guiness and finally a leaving party from 13.30h to 21h and an unbelievable "dominicano"...

It is accomplished!

Life is done by making mistakes and failing, making right choices and doing good...

Life is built by having divine appointments and being natural and sensitive...

Life is done by tears and joy...

Life is done by God´s grace that is enough for us!

I thank God for your friendship and I know you are leaving many seeds in our hearts and also on the Spanish soil...

As usually I say...

For you it is just the beginning of a certain end because Spain has been a part of your trainning and is almost over...

There is much more in the near future...

And so...

At the same time it is the end of a certain beginning because from now on you are going to reach a higher and new level of maturity, experience, dreams and plans.

Take courage, be faithful, seek God from all your heart, be sincere and go forward because He is in, with and upon you!

May God bless and guide you in all you do my brother...

In Him who has called us to go to the nations and make disciples.

Love you...

Your Brazilian friend, Fábio

Barcelona
April, 2009