We only have 10 days until our departure date. We've been busy planning lessons, music and crafts. We've been collecting support and supplies. Things are beginning to move fast and getting exciting.
This evening we met at PowerHouse Ministries and bagged about 800 bags of candies to pass out to the children in the favelas. Each bag has 4 pieces of candy: a peppermint, a tootsie roll, a dum-dum sucker and a piece of bubblegum. As we packed we discussed curriculum, lessons, crafts, translations and packing. We shared prayer requests, and we sang and laughed together. God has great plans for this trip, that much was evident from our fellowship this evening. Take a peek at our pictures, we were hard at work on our candy production line.
Please continue to pray for us as we get even closer to our departure date. Please pray that we keep our hearts and minds open to God's will for us as we embark upon this adventure. Please pray for those we will be interacting with, the families and children of Sao Paulo's favelas as well as those who work every day with Restoration Ministries, so that we can have a positive impact on their lives. Please pray that God will have prepared their hearts to be open to His message and they will be eager hear the message we have to share with them.
Please also pray we all remain healthy before, during and after our trip. And for our safety as we travel to and from Brazil.
Thank you to all of you who are supporting us in this venture, whether it is financially, emotionally, with practical matters or simply with prayer. It does make a difference to all of us involved in this journey.
Posted by: Karen J Ruth, Brazil July 2009 team member
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