Monday, August 23, 2010 - The Rest of the Story
Our focus this week in on the kids of Parintins. We forget that the teachers, principals, and other support staff of the schools all come out to see and hear us. The schools operate year-round in Brasil and get time off from just before Christmas through January. The kids go to school for half a day rather than a full day. Because of this schedule, the principals work 10-12 hours a day for six days a week. At one of the assemblies today, after the gospel presentation and after the kids returned to their rooms, the principal of the school expressed that she was burdened about the school. She asked us to pray for the school, for the kids, and for her. A group of us gathered around her to pray, and as we started praying she fell to her knees with her hands raised. Even though the principals see these kids and their living circumstances daily, they can become overwhelmed with the hopelessness that surrounds them and overwhelmed with the needs of these kids.
Tonight, a principal at another school came to us and also asked for prayer. After we finished praying for her, she was sobbing because she was overwhelmed with the needs of these kids.
Please pray for these principals and teachers who answer a call that goes far beyond making sure these kids get a good education. For most of these kids, the teachers and principals are the only role models they have. These teachers love the children in their schools, and it becomes a huge burden to know that they can't help every child out of their circumstances.
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