Brazil Day #2

Me and Jessica with some kids from the school

6-16-2010
Today the day started at 6:45am when we got up to get ready to leave for the church! We had a breakfast of bread of all different kinds and little squares of peanut butter. Then we got things ready for puppets and painting stuff and waited for the bus. The bus ride wasn't very long, We went to the Mission church which is still being worked on and is like a branch off of the church that's hosting us. Once at the church Brian lead us in a short morning devotion. He talked about how the little things we do and the few people we reach is part of the greater things God talked about in John. Then we had some prayer and tried to figure out what we were going to do at the school. Then we headed to the school around 11:30am and performed songs in Portuguese and English, skits, and puppets to a group of 300 kids. The kit I was a part of was the story about when my Aunt Kristen accepted Christ as a little girl. At the end most of the kids raised their hands to accept Christ! Then the kids sang a song to us about Zaccheus and about inviting Jesus to come into their hearts. We had a lot of trouble planning what to do. First the computer broke down then the puppet kits didn't work, but God knew what He wanted for the service and I believe it was done how He wanted it! Then we went back to the mission church for a lunch of pumpkin and meat, beans and rice, salad, and jello. All the meals are provided by the people from this church! Everyone is so hospitable and ready to serve. I feel so thankful and blessed! After lunch we practiced our songs and headed back to the school for children's ministry for another 300 kids! This group was a little rowdier and more chaotic, because they were younger. I pray that with this seed planted kids will seek God out, and that they will always remember the things they saw and heard today! A few of the teachers sang along during the worship songs and that brings me hope that they will be able to answer the kid's questions and help guide them in a relationship with their savior! On leaving the school we went back to the church to have dinner, a meeting, and then attend a Wednesday night service! At the meeting we talked about all the hope we saw throughout the day. The service was done in English and Portuguese. It was wonderful!! Most of their music is a samba style with dancing! It's very fun, joyful, and exciting! They let us sing some songs and they were all very excited to hear us singing in their language. I believe it will be like this in heaven with all nations joining together in worship! Then we had tea and bread and a few of the girls tried to teach Amanda and I how to samba dance! It was so much fun! All the people are so sweet! They all give hugs and kisses on the cheek. One of my friends is Jalile. She is very good and English and is going to New York next week to work with the salvation army! I love my brothers and sisters in Brazil! It will be hard to leave them. I can't wait for heaven where we will all be together worshipping our Lord in the same language!
Love,
Miranda

My team doing music at the school with 300 kids!