Tuesday, August 4, 2009

FBC and Prestonwood - City of Parintins Day 1

Mon Aug 3
 
Before coming on this trip there were three things that concerned me: the bugs, the heat and the hammocks.   I decided that being eaten up with bugs, overwhelmed by heat and lack of sleep was a small price to pay for serving God, so I trusted He would see me through it.   So far we have not had any bugs, well, a couple of tarantulas at the village and these hugh ants at the school, most of us are getting plenty of sleep in the hammocks and . . .  well, two out of three isn't bad.
 
Today we went to the Good Samaritan school in Paritins.   This Christian school is funded by the government and has three separate groups of students, morning, afternoon and evening.   Out of the rows of blue buildings we saw faces standing in the doorways waiting for our arrival.    Soon the auditorium was filled with yellow tshirts and excited children.   Once again, Julie did a fantastic job of organizing the presentation to the elementary students, Ken and Tom were our star performers and Priscila controlled the bunch with children's Bible songs.
 
 
While the little ones were having a great time, Clayton spoke to the teenagers, some who were former gang members, and played ping-pong.   Sue and Nadyr painted the older girls fingernails while talking about Jesus, school, and, of course, boys.   We had a great time and the students asked us lots of questions about the Bible, our families, and things in America.
 
 
After lunch and a nap, always a welcomed repreve, we returned to the school to experience once again the joys of the morning.   One of the interpreters overheard a young boy saying negative things about Jesus, so she and Vi found a salvation bracelet and shared Christ with him.   After they were finished, he turned and gave them a big hug and a smile.   Who knew that planting seeds in a hot and humid land could produce so much fruit! 
 

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