Siara falls through roof!
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Saturday Morning as we were being assigned our quarters at the school we learned of a most unfortunate event. Before you begin to worry, know that the injury was serious, but Siara is ok. She had been visiting the upper quarters of the school and saw the view from the window. She decided that she would be able to get a better view if she climbed out of the open window onto the rooftop. As she was walking on the roof it gave way and down she went. She fell approximately 10-12 feet to the cement floor below. She suffered a broken arm and has had surgery to repair it. She stayed in the hospital overnight and was released. All is very well.
Saturday Morning as we were being assigned our quarters at the school we learned of a most unfortunate event. Before you begin to worry, know that the injury was serious, but Siara is ok. She had been visiting the upper quarters of the school and saw the view from the window. She decided that she would be able to get a better view if she climbed out of the open window onto the rooftop. As she was walking on the roof it gave way and down she went. She fell approximately 10-12 feet to the cement floor below. She suffered a broken arm and has had surgery to repair it. She stayed in the hospital overnight and was released. All is very well.Missionary classes.
We held two classes for the missionaries who have graduated the school. As part of their curriculum they are going to Rio de Janeiro to minister to the attendees of the Pan American Games. We were able to answer questions dealing with everything from Ministering to people on the street to family dynamics on the mission field.
Church in Brazil!
We have had the honor of experiencing the way church is done here in Brazil. We attended our first Sunday Night church service in Sorocaba, a
city about the size of Colorado Springs, where we were brought forward and introduced. Dave was able to share for a few minutes about his vision of the teams purpose while we are here.Sao Paulo, Abba Ministries (Street Children)
After about a 2 hour drive we met up with the director of Abba Ministries, which focuses on getting children off of the streets of Sao Paulo. He took us on a tour of Abba's facilites and introduced us to the volunteers and the children living in the homes. We spent several hours with him and had a traditional Brazilian lunch before we parted company. This ministry is definitely in need of short and long-term volunteers.After lunch we walked the city streets of downtown Sao Paulo, the 2nd largest city in the world
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Here we witnessed many homeless people and "street" children. It was sad to see some of these children sniffing glue. The children that we saw looked to be about 10 years old. From there our driver, Marcos, who is a Brazilian Military Policeman, took us to a military air base and we were given a tour of the rescue operation facilities.
English Class begins
.Here we witnessed many homeless people and "street" children. It was sad to see some of these children sniffing glue. The children that we saw looked to be about 10 years old. From there our driver, Marcos, who is a Brazilian Military Policeman, took us to a military air base and we were given a tour of the rescue operation facilities.English Class begins
Finally the time has come to begin teaching the english class. Right now we have 19 students. Some of them have some e
nglish experience and others have none(Video's to come). They all LOVE Jesus and are so excited to learn english. We have also been asked to head up a Night time course for those who are unable to attend the day class. This course will be entirely taught out of the Bible.
nglish experience and others have none(Video's to come). They all LOVE Jesus and are so excited to learn english. We have also been asked to head up a Night time course for those who are unable to attend the day class. This course will be entirely taught out of the Bible.
