Brazil--Saturday in Pelo Sinal

OK, we'll start with our departure which started off with some drama. Our first flight to Miami out of Charlotte was delayed almost 2 hours. Considering we only had an hour and a half to make our connection for Brazil, this was NOT good. God worked it all out because that flight was delayed as well. Yay! After almost 30 hours of travel (flights plus a nice 7 hr bus ride) we ended up safe and sound in Afogados da Ingazeria.

This morning (Saturday) we went to Pelo Sinal, a town we have visited during previous trips. It was such a sight to see dozens of children running down the street to meet our truck! Precious! Our whole group went to visit one of the poorest homes in town. They are in need of a new roof since theirs is tin and makes the house extremely hot. The team agreed to give from their spending money and some of our team funds to buy the materials. What a God thing that 3 of our team members are in the construction business!! We're going back on Wednesday to raise a roof!! Oh, and the lady of the house accepted Christ!

We spent the rest of the day singing and playing games with the kids, making house visits, and of course, playing soccer. Several people accepted Christ. We've found that there is still a big stronghold of tradition/religion (Catholic). God is breaking down barriers, especially with the younger generation.

We found out that around lunch today one of the young moms who had been at the kids' activities tried to commit suicide this afternoon. Pray for this mom. We are hoping to be able to visit with her on Wed. Pray also for our team member/translator Kesia. Her grandmother has been in critical condition in Recife (Brazil) for a few weeks and passed away last night. She left early this morning to be with her family and will probably join us again in a few days. Pray for her as she copes with this loss.

There are 5 teenagers on this trip and they are jumping right in! Justin gave his testimony to a group of kids today and all who heard it were blessed.

Tomorrow we go to Solidao, a larger town in the area. Keep praying for open doors and open hearts. It will be a late night but we'll try to update again tomorrow.

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News from the Amazon

The team has had a great couple of days in Cruzeiro Do Sul. Yesterday they attended a baptism service where 15 people were baptized in the river! They also met a man who walks 12 hours to church every week....12 HOURS! Can you imagine that?

Tomorrow they will be traveling for 3 hours by boat down the river and then will be doing visitation from village to village. Please pray for their time with each of the people that they will come into contact with, that the Holy Spirit would prepare their hearts even now to hear the truth of God's love, forgiveness and salvation.

Also, please be in prayer for Airton's health....he has not been feeling good thus far on the trip. Being the only translator can be exhausting and that on top of other health issues have had him really feeling bad. They had a prayer service at the church last night and Airton was prayed over by the pastor and Doug and, praise the Lord, he has been feeling better today!

The guys are all doing pretty good, but they are VERY hot! They asked us to pray that God would send a nice cool breeze through the state of Acre, Brazil!

Thank you all for joining with us in prayer for this team and for the people of Brazil!

From the Amazon....

We've heard a little from the guys who are on mission in the Amazon in Brazil. They arrived safely in Manaus late Thursday night. On Friday they visited with missionaries from PAZ (Project Amazon) and spent some time at an orphanage. Saturday morning they flew to Cruzeiro do Sol, where they will remain for the rest of the trip. A few of the guys called home this morning (Sunday). They are doing well. I think the plan was to attend a baptism service at a local church. Phone service is limited and I'm pretty sure there's no internet. I'll pass on what I hear. Until then, just keep praying for safety, for the divine appointments that the Lord has set up for them, and for everything they do to honor and glorify the Lord.

Back To Brazil We Go!!!

The gang from World Outback is headed back to Brazil. There is a vision trip planned for June 18-24 to the Amazon. Then in September we'll be returning to Solidao.

Fundraising is kicking off VERY soon!

Any golfers out there? We're sponsoring a golf tournament on April 16! You can find the registration form below.

And you don't have to be in the area (Charlotte) to participate!! There are hole sponsoring opportunities and of course we'll gladly accept donations. All donations are tax deductible.

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Read previous posts about Brazil to see what we'll be doing there. There will be door to door evangelism, soccer ministry, kid's ministry, dental clinics, and discipling believers. We'll hopefully be blogging from Brazil again as well so you can follow along with us.

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