Hi from Brasil. The Saturday evening meeting in Ananaira went really well. Thank you for your prayers. There was a great (and very loud) band and our songs went down well. Georgina gave a great testimony and Chloe tried to win a box of chocolates for complimenting a friend (alas no chocolates)! Other highlights included the Sam´s, Joe and James going for shorter haircuts due to the heat resulting in them all looking like members of the band Madness when dressed in their team T-shirts and jeans!
Sunday morning we walked to a poorer area of Carire and assisted with a Children´s service in a tiny Church the size of the TCC coffee lounge. Beth led a drama of Daniel in the lions den with the children acting as lions. Izaiah´s then spoke about Daniel and at the end we tried out our balloon modelling skills (Salvo would be proud)! In the evening we walked to another local Church (there are 5 in Carire) where we sang, James gave his testimony and Rod preached.
This morning has been spent planning and checking out locations for a Kids club. More details to follow (as we find out what they are)! Part of this includes the Mayor joining us for breakfast tomorrow morning. Please pray it is a succesful meeting and the Mayor is open to what we our planning.
Please also pray for some ill health amoung the team and tiredness from getting over the time change and the heat (which is generally very nice but a little humid). Thanks for all your prayers and support and encouraging comments (please write lots more).
On behalf of the whole team, Paz do Senhor (Peace of the Lord), Chris
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Hi everyone - great to hear that you are having such an interesting time. It sounds as if you are being kept busy. We will pray for the heat, tiredness etc.
ReplyDeleteWe missed you all in church yesterday! Alice Matthews was dedicated in the morning and Gary, a guy who is at Teen Challenge, gave a great testimony last night.
BB went off to camp today!
All quiet over here with no preschool or stuff going on ... calm before the storm of Holiday Club.
Miss you all,
lots love
Dave and Alice
Pictures of the new hair styles, please?
ReplyDeleteKnew you would have a life changing experience. Keep it up. You are making me wish that I was with you. I just pray instead! God bless
ReplyDeleteGerrie Anne
Its really great to hear all your news, keep it coming.Defo want to see pics of those hair cuts.Sam D - what no highlights!!
ReplyDeleteWe are praying daily for you, so thanks for those prayer pointers, helps us to be part of what you are doing.
love n stuff Helen
Thanks Chris for the blog link (blocked at work though). Great to see a team of mostly youngens. You missed a trick to raise money with sponsored hair shaves !! Praying you stretched. Deus te abencoe e Jesu melhores amigos te amo.
ReplyDeleteGive our love to Ruth, Izaias & Jon.
love Grant, Marta, Naomi & Abigail.
Good to catch up on your news. Hope you are adapting to heat and everyone feeling better. Martin arrived back from Romania safely after 16 hours of travel. Chui pleased to see him and is now behaving! Look forward to following you through the week and will pray for you all. Much love.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you all and glad that saturday night went well and to hear about the work you did on sunday.
ReplyDeleteCorrrrrr, how much do I wish I was With you! ... But showing some pictures of the boy's new hair cuts might make up for it !!! ;)
Missed you at After-church (although mccflurrys made up for you absence!)
Praying for the meeting with the Mayor and also for the ill health of some of you.
Most people seem to be putting something in portuguese at this point in the comment.... but sorry i don't know any!!!
Soooo, keep going guys!!! :)
Love Layna xx
Okay, maybe not most peeple.... But some! Lol
ReplyDeleteLayna x
As Chris says "being bald does have it's advantages at times!" We await the hair-cuts photos!!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear about all the work with children - pray meetings go well.
Tell Beth they are missing her at Westcliff Baptist!
God Bless You All. Love, Chris & Sue x
P.S. Happy Birthday Rod!!!!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!When do you sleep.....? and will you all like like me Rods when you come back apart from chris and the girls that is!
ReplyDeleteGod Blees you lots.
Graham
Thanks for the update. Great to hear how things are going and pleased for you all that the youth and other services went well. Am praying about your meeting with the mayor this morning. Don't think I'll pray "for some ill health among the team" as you requested but will definitely pray about it:).
ReplyDeleteBTW, England thrashed Australia :)
Jonathan
Great to hear from you all and to read about the exciting things that are already happening.
ReplyDeleteWe pray your breakfast meeting with the Mayor exceeds all expectations and that you keep getting stretccccc-hhhhh-eee-d every day...!
Happy birthday Rod...
All our love
Nick, Karen, Freddie and Alice xxxx
Hi guys
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear that you have not only arrived safely but also that the Lord is using you powerfully already within the short time you have been there.
Nothing like being thrown in at the deep end (or lions den!)
Rod-they taught you any footballing skills yet?
Will be praying for the breakfast meeting and that you find a suitable location for the holiday club.
Praying that you remain blessed and a blessing to all that you minister to.
God bless you guys
Ian
Hi guys,
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you,sounds like you are having a great time!
How are the beans and rice?!
We remember the one room churches and trying to do dramas!!
I hope that the altos are singing their line beautifully and that Rod is hitting all the high notes!!
Will keep watching for news and praying for you all.
Love you all (but special love to Aunty Beth!!)
Sarah,Colin, Jess and Hannah xxxxx
Hi guys,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog - it's really good to hear about everything you're up to!
Sam - I hope the guitar playing is going well and you remembered your capo!
Sport update for Rod & Chris - After stage 16 of TDF Contador is still leading Armstrong by 1 min 37 seconds and Wiggins is in third. In football, Spurs have still signed no-one!
Stuart
I am not sure what I did, but previous message does not seem to be here...lost in cyberspace somewhere. Thinking about you all (especially Chloe) and the Great work that is going on.
ReplyDeleteSue and Vaughan Collier