Amazon Outreach - PCA Update

Dear family and friends,

Today was our first day of ministry.  In the morning after a yummy breakfast, we went to a school and did VBS with the young kids.  They were precious!  Some of our students did a skit about the lame man who was healed, we sang songs (some in English and some in Portugese), and the kids made frisbees. The kids were so sweet, their smiles made me so happy.  When I got to play with them, even though there was a language barrier, we could understand each other because love is a universal language.  We were all able to understand smiles and hugs.  After VBS we came back and ate lunch and rested.  Then we got to go back to the school and do worship with the middle and high schoolers.  EJ, Heather, and Sheridan helped lead worship and Michael Shell and I gave a testimony.  It was awesome to get to hang out with the high schoolers because although they live in a different country, they are just like us.  Their worship and overall spirit impacted me.  They were so excited to sing about God, and when I looked out at the crowd, their worship and excitement blessed me.  One of the most powerful things we did today was going to the stadium where the satanic festival is held each year.  We spread out around the stadium and prayed and after we finished praying, there was a rainbow.  It was an incredible symbol of God's faithfulness.  Just as God gave Noah the rainbow as a promise, it was wonderful to see it and be reminded of God's presence.  The team sang some worship songs like God of this City, Revelation Song and How Great Is Our God in the center of the stadium.  It was a moment I will never forget.  The power of God and the love His people were singing about was so evident.  After dinner, we got to get ice cream...it was delicious.  Today was truly a blessing and I cannot wait to see what the rest of the week holds, so far this is one of my favorite experiences. Please keep praying for us to show God's love to the people of Brazil. Specifically pray on Tuesday for our VBS ministry at Samaritans Village in Parintins! We will be working with around 500 kids and need prayers for physical stength and endurance!  I'll keep you updated!  We miss all of you!

Blair

 

[Blair is a Senior at Prestonwood Christian Academy.  This is her first mission trip to Brazil]