H1N1 delays classes

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Worries about the Swine Flu pandemic caused Brazilian health authorities to recommend that schools delay their opening after the vacation month of July. It seems the concern was that students who traveled during the break may have been exposed to the H1N1 virus., and could subsequently pass it on to their classmates. Classes were delayed two weeks at the Pan American Christian Academy, and we delayed one week before opening at the Baptist Seminary in São Paulo. The church we attend has called for 30 days of prayer for our city because of the threat of the flu. A couple of large churches in the south of the country actually had to suspend their services because of outbreaks of the disease. Join with us in praying that the spread of the virus would be stopped and that the Gospel would continue to go forth effectively.