Monday was our day off as usual and watch the families netflix most of the day (I've found a kids TV of the avengers from Marvel that I am a bit addicted to). Also got to go to the cinema with Ramin for my first time in Brazil. Was great to just chill out watching a good movie with him.
Tuesday was our normal day of administration. Getting lessons and things sorted for the week. We also watch some videos made by pais every week called "livewire". They are just videos about ministry and different ways to be more affective as a team.
Wednesday we as a team had a chance to visit another school near the church called "mioneta" (i think). We just had a chat with the directors of the school and they said that we can come to the school this coming and do our stuff. It's really exciting for us as a team to be able to reach more kids. It's going to be different but another great opportunity that I would appreciate prayer for. We had a lot of time after that which was good because I had to prepare the word for the cell group that night and need to have my mentoring session with Ramin. I was talking on Love. It's something I've been learning about lately. That God's glory, his vastness is not in his grandeur but in his love! And when we share that love we are showing people his glory. (exodus 33:19, 1st Corinthians 13, Ephesians 3:14-21) But to be able to give that love we must first receive it! Was really cool to be able to share that and was a challenge as I had to try and share in Portuguese! But it seemed to go down well.
Thursday is when this week started getting challenging. As the school had a day off on Friday we had our usual Friday in the school on the Thursday. We have been given the chance every week to teach all of the kids in the school who don't have a teacher that day. So each day we go to the school we get to teach about 100 kids which is unbelievable. The past few weeks we've been milking the verb "to be" for all its worth. Through it teaching about identity, stereotyping and this week Gossiping. It was received really well as a lesson and the kids seem to really identify with it. After the lessons we head out for lunch to recover for the afternoon when "supervise" the break time sessions. This just involves us sitting and talking to the guys from 2:30-5:30. It is amazing to see how many doors are open to us as a team and we try to reach as many people as possible. We joke as a team that we are like "YEAH I'm ready to fight for the chance to go into these schools. Oh, the doors open and you're actually just going to let us do whatever we want. Okay!" After this we as a team got to help out with a party at our normal kids club in Sao Jose de Mipibu. Was a bit of Brazilian moment when our lift to get there was 2 hours late which tested our patience a little but was so glad to get the chance just to love the kids and celebrate them.
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| Us teaching in floca |
Friday morning was another early day as we went to the church to help out with another kids club for "dia das criencas" (children's day). Was really good fun (mostly because I got to dress up as a lion for most of the morning). After this we headed to an all day barbecue with the youth of the church. Was good fun just to hang out and swim in the pool and play football but was very tired after these days of late nights and early mornings.
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| service in the church |
Was a bit of a testing week for us as a team but was great to be able to serve in some many different ways.
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| Us and a group of guys from Floca after slacklining |
I keep saying that as a 'missionary' here is Brazil I seem to be receiving more blessing than I am giving out. Through the family, the church, my team and even just in my quiet times with God I am being so blessed.
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| Bible study with Floca guys |
Please continue to pray for the Floca and the cell group that we lead (especially as we start mentoring people), the saturday kids club and of course for the new school this week, that God would open up the hearts to the kids to hear what we have to say.
Deus te abencoe
mark
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| Doing Capoeria like a boss! |
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