Hello from Amazon! The Village team is here and we are so sorry for not writing sooner. Hopefully you're not too worried, however, I know there are plenty of moms and dads out there who have probably been checking this every day. Once again - so sorry!
We are loving our life on the boat. The traveling leading up to seeing the boat is exausting, but once you set foot on the boat and start to sail toward the villages there is an overwhelming peace that comes over each of us! It always takes a little bit to get accustomed to hammock life - but I think we're all there now. Although after spending the night in the Miami airport, I personally think the hammocks felt extra amazing. :) We are on day 2 and half of ministry. We stopped at Sao Benedito Village on Saturday evening after traveling all night on the river. There we picked up our pastor and got to to worship with him in his church. Such a cool experience to be in a true Amazonian town and worship in a believing church. Loved it! Jose Carlos (the pastor) and his family boarded our boat and we took off down the river to some of the villages that he is charge of pastoring. It has been so beautiful! Not just the scenery, (although the stars at night are probably one of the most breath-taking sights any of us have seen), but just being in these small and welcoming villages and getting to share the gospel with them. Last night during the church service we got to celebrate with a teenage girl and grade school boy as they decided that they wanted the Lord to be their Savior. Today we are in one of the sweetest and kindest villages! Its been fun ministering to them.
Well, for now, we're about to go finish our siesta. We're all safe and I think we're all having a great time. The Lord is ministering to all of us just as much as we're getting to minister to the Brazilian people. Please continue to pray for us and pray for those that we're getting to meet and love on. We miss you all and can't wait to see you on Sunday!
We'll write more tomorrow!
His,
The Village Team (plus a few orphans we brought on)
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