Day 5 - May 10

Hello Everyone,

Day five snuck up on all of us, before we knew it was one o'clock in the afternoon! At two o'clock Jenny and Brittany headed out to teach dance to some kids at a 15 year old girls home named Francine. It took them an hour to walk there because on their way they stopped to say hello to everyone they knew on the route they took! Jenny and Brittany choreographed a dance for the kids 10 and under. They had a great time and the kids were very well behaved!


Meanwhile, Michael went to soccer practice. He was able to share from Psalm 1. He used the illustration about Kaka and Renaldo, two brazilian soccer heroes, their opposite lifestyles and urged the kids to heed the Pslamist instruction to "not listen to the counsel of the wicked, stand in the path of sinners and to not sit at the feet of scoffers....but rather to delight in the Law of the Lord".


Jenny was able to teach an English class at the church later that evening. Those who attended all learned the song "I am a C" and introductory phrases such as "Hi, my name is____" They were all delighted and showed off their English skills to Michael, Jason, Sammy, Marcia and Brittany.

Our last event of the day was the largest one. As Jenny describes, "Saturday night was the big `youth event´ at the church. By ´´youth´´ it meant everyone from the community showing up." Kicking off the night was a Brazilian band with Samba music. It's rhythmic smooth sound quickly won the crowd over! Next up was Michael with some country music. It was a great blessing to hear him lead out with songs like "I saw the Light" and "Amazing Grace" while everyone danced along.
In the back of the hall were some fundraisers, amidst them were the little caps for sale that Jenn Terk taught them how to make during the 2007 trip! The kids performed dance and drama for the crowd which also were taught by the 2007 team! Then Jenny challenged the crowd. She spoke about how Paul wrote to Timothy while he was in jail, encouraging Timothy to stay strong in the very faith that had cost him everything.

Day 5 was much more than just giving some Bible speeches or proclaiming the gospel. Like Paul, who not only imparted the gospel, but his own life as well, because they had become very
dear to him (1 Thessalonians 2:8)..we feel the same way about Bom Retiro Do Sul.

On behalf of the team,

Brittany Wurst & Jason Spence