Oi Todos,
\nFirstly, thank you for your kind emails encouraging me; it\u00b4s hard to express how much they mean when you are here. I’ve managed to borrow a dial up modem for a few minutes so can email but prayer for more internet contact would be useful please :o)<\/p>\n
We are all okay. \u00a0Phil’s still a bit off colour and my stomach starting playing up 2 days ago but I can manage to carry on. We had a good day yesterday, with a long team time as there were some things that needed sorting out. It\u00b4s amazing how a trip like this makes people feel vulnerable and also not aware of cultural differences. However it’s all part of the experience; we are all ok and we are all laughing a lot as well which I think is a good safety valve!<\/p>\n
Yesterday we went to the project and gave out food parcels, then 2 hairdressers came and cut hair for free – they do it twice a month, Loads of people came, especially boys who want a short cut with lines shaved in. The people doing it took a lot of care and gave a great service. We prepared more English classes and talked loads to kids. Phil helped some of the men with some physical work so he was very happy.<\/p>\n
Then at lunch time there were 13 for food, as I met Cicero and his secretary who I’d met in April. He is a politician who helps Elias a lot. He was really pleased to see me again, but was a bit confused\u00a0and asked where Edmilson was for the translation and even more surprised when I said “I’m it”, ha ha. We managed to chat though and he was really complimentary about my Portuguese …. which if you knew how much I knew would confirm God is at work, ha ha. Then we went to look at the football project for a bit. In the evening we went to church for the mid week service which again was great, loud and long! It was a very busy day o everyone was shattered.<\/p>\n
We are still being looked after amazingly and escorted everywhere, which is good! \u00a0However you are soon reminded that this a tough place. We met a 15 year old yesterday who had been involved with drug trafficking.\u00a06 months ago he was\u00a0shot by them (not sure why) 5 times, twice\u00a0in the head and is now blind and traumatised. He also has a huge dint in his head. Very very sad. \u00a0It’s so tough to be disabled here. \u00a0Elias also showed us\u00a0yesterday the place where again 6 months ago a 16 year old was killed, it was on the dangerous side of the Favela.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday a \u00a0TV crew came to record some stories from victims & families and show what needs doing and what the Town Hall are failing to do. It should be on TV next week. \u00a0It’s by a channel I watch at home so it might be on in the UK!<\/p>\n
The whole area has so much need, but the church has a big vision, a big heart and works with passion and commitment, again reminding me of KK and Metro NY. I do love it here, I can’t help it, I do think it’s God.<\/p>\n
A good prayer point would be for some time with Elias & Edmilson together as obviously I need a translator for the very detailed stuff.<\/p>\n
Today we are going to Belo Horizonte to try to get more money out of a bank and show the others a quick city tour, then this afternoon there is a women’s church service and then in the evening there is talk of pancakes :o)<\/p>\n
Thank you for your prayers and emails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oi Todos, Firstly, thank you for your kind emails encouraging me; it\u00b4s hard to express how much they mean when you are here. I’ve managed to borrow a dial up modem for a few minutes so can email but prayer for more internet contact would be useful please :o) We are all okay. \u00a0Phil’s still […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news","category-trips"],"yoast_head":"\n