Bom dia from the Amazon! We all arrived safely by God's Grace. All of our bags made it and we moved easily through customs. I have always wanted the chance to see the team from Trinity Christian Academy but they usually have all departed by the time we arrive. We have been praying for their team and reading their daily blogs. Today though we had the chance to have Dave Delph (TCA Headmaster) and some of the TCA students as they came on board to send us off from Manaus. Dave has been a faithful leader of trips to the Amazon for many years. Both PCA and TCA are so blessed to have headmasters that have a passion for world missions! TCA and PCA compete in many areas such as academics and sports but on the mission field we are all pursuing the same objective - to make Christ's name famous.
All of our PCA mission teams were commissioned before we left Dallas in a powerful message given by Mike Fechner. He asked us to:
1) See People Through The Eyes OfChrist - Mike said that when Christ came to earth He didn't come on a mission trip - He came to give us life!
2) Love People As God Loves Us - Love unconditionally as Christ loves us. When you love someone you don't leave them the way you found them.
3) Be The Hands And Feet Of Christ - Mike reminded us that Jesus said that we would be able to do even greater works than Him!
We ask that as you follow the blogs that will be written mostly this week by our students that you voice a prayer for us as you read about our day. Thank you for the sacrifice you each have made for us to be on this wonderful journey with Christ! Tomorrow we will most likely work in the Invasion Zone - a very impoverished part of the Island City of Parintins.
A few lines from the band Unhindered that played at Freedom weekend recently -
"Father wont you come and open up our eyes. Fill us with your heart, Renew us with your life. Consume us with your majesty. Glory, Honor and Power Belong to You!"
Christ Is Life! Johnson Ellis
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