September 12, 2009
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Prayer requests:
Monday Patricia, Cacau and i are meeting with the Paudalho church leaders to discuss how they can be more involved. this is an answer to prayer, and please pray that communication between church and this ministry can flourish even more.
We will run out of food on Tuesday. and i am not sure where the food will come from after that.
Wednesday we are going to do some home visits
Someone stole the DVD player. luckily for us, it was NOT one of the kids (it was stolen on a Saturday), but unlucky…no more DVD player…which also worked as our CD player to listen to praise music during lunch (the kids loved it).
next week, some time, we are going to have the second annual lice-killing party. new group of kids-new lice. special thanks to my American friends who are making this possible! i’ll get good pictures. we were going to do it last Friday, but a water pipe busted, leaving half of the town without water all day. Brasil. it is normal.
September special project: we are going to make picture frames out of old dvd covers (they’ve been saving them for the past year) and then have a special tea party for the parents to come and see all the artwork they’ve been doing, as well as recieve the pictures. (many of the kids don’t own any pictures of themselves. it is my ongoing project to have a picture of each kid that comes. it is harder than it sounds.)
October special project: October 12 is Children’s day. Last year, because of a special donantion from a friend, we were able to have a spectacular party for the kids. i posted pictures and all…we are hoping to have the 2nd one of the these.
November special project: Word Of Life is planning on letting us use their pool for a day to go swimming. but we need to raise $150 for transportation, to get all of the kids there and back for a special day. most of them have never been to a pool before.
December special project: early Christmas communion celebration. This was also started last year–where the table was all decorated, each child had a cup, plate, silverware, and napkin on a nice table clothe. The pastor gave a powerful but simple presentation of the gospel and of taking communion, and then they had fresh grapes and bread.
Thank you for your prayers.
