With 7 years old, my father had a conversation with me that open the windows of the world to me. Everything starts when I ask him why I didn’t have so many friends as I want, so he said:

“Amanda, even though quality is not quantity it is a question of time. Now, you just have your school and cousins friends, but you will grow up and your friendship circle will grow as many you walk. Every place you go you can make friends, here, in other cities, other states, other countries”.

In that right moment I just start to realize that have a world around me, and as an explorer the desire for journey my life just shine in my heart. But, 20 years later I wasn’t expecting that dream really starts. Then, God just call me to a place where I could experience 52 nations in the same place: BSSM.

Redding, California is where our journey really starts. I come from Curitiba, Brazil, and Alex from Hamburg, Germany. In August of 2017 our lives where totally surrendered to God in that place.

Redding, California. Image: Google earth, May 2018.

Part of the county of Shasta, Redding has approximately 91.808 inhabitants. This town is one of the most amazing experiences that we could have in our lives. Because of the school is like a center of different cultures. It is like touch each continent every single day of BSSM.

It was in this mighty city, where the heavens touched the earth, that we married for the first time, with the blessings of our loved pastor Jeremy Gonzalez and our friends, with includes the presence of Mark Brookes, such a memorable day!

It was in the 4th of May, 2018. Five days later we got a blessed flight to our second celebration, in Hamburg, Germany. Our firth plans was to go to Brazil, but God surprised us and change the route! So than, we came to stay here for about a month, and again… God change a little bit the plans, we stay here for more two weeks than we had planned.

Here, we are visiting Alexander’s family, friends, church and ministering where we had opportunity. Officially, we stay here until the 16th of June.

Hamburg, Germany. Image: Google earth, May 2018.

Politics, tourism and influent, Hamburg is the second big city in Germany, with a population of approximately 1.8 million people. The city has the second largest port in Europe and still has a broad corporate base, the famous Elbe river cross the city. From Hamburg we flight to Curitiba, the capital of Paraná, Brazil. Where we stay until the end of August (that’s the plan)! 10.464,85 km of distance, it is a lot. With a direct flight it will be 17h40min flying. 

Juridicial scenery of “Jet wash” (Lava jato), where all the politics has been judged (watch “O mecanismo” – The mechanism – Netflix), Curitiba is one of the most beautiful capitals in Brazil. With 1. 893. 997 people, is historical and ecological, the city was also one of the chosen cities for the world cup in Brazil, 2014.

In Curitiba, we will also visit family, church, friends and celebrate our marriage with our Brazilian people. We will be there ministering and sharing all the good things that happens with us in BSSM first year. Also, our plans to second year.

Than, from Curitiba we flight to Redding again! Were all the things start in second year. How it works? So many flights, so many celebrations! We really don’t have an answers instead MIRACLE!

Map Hamburg Curitiba. Image: Google maps, May 2018.

Serious, we didn’t have the money for that. We still praying about all this amazing plans of God. But, since first year we live a totally absolutely financial miracle!

So that’s the plan for now! But, we come soon with more fresh news!!!

With love,

Amanda Stein!