After a several days of hiking through mud we finally got a break and spent the majority of our day either in a building (with a floor), in a vehicle or on pavement. After breakfast our day started with a tour of a couple of Sao Paulo's favelas. These are communities of people coming together in an area where they can build cheaply and inexpensively. Our guide to this world, Tati (pronounced Taw-chee) , shared stories and personal experiences that were heart-breaking. Tati explained to us how Restoration Ministries tries to help the peoples of Sao Paulo's favelas by building relationships with them. Walking through the favelas this morning and visiting with some of the children that were in camp over the weeked really opened my eyes to how fortunate we are in the US. I know I say this after each of my mission trips to Mexico but this was a further opening of my eyes.
Below we have posted some of the children's smiling faces from this past weekend. See how beautiful and happy these children look? This is absolutely the joy of the Lord. If you could see the conditions these children live in day after day you would have no doubt that the Lord is working powerfully in their lives. For the next four days our group will not be merely touring the favelas but actually working in them, interacting with the kids and thier families. Please pray for us that we will be effective ambassadors for Christ, exhibiting His love to everyone we come in contact with. We cannot do this without your love and prayers supporting us. Thank you for all you are dong from home.
posted by Karen J Ruth
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