As always, the time passes too quickly Seems like we just arrived and tomorrow we return.
Today we had a retreat with some lids from the Mission and teens from the church. Morgan and Becca talked about dating and relationships among teens and did a great job. One aspect they talked about was a Purity Covenant that is made in the early teen years and serves to guide relationships later in life to remain pure before marriage. We broke into two groups after the talk...guys and girls. We had 12 guys make a Purity Covenant right then and there...it was great to see the conviction they had to take it seriously. After a big lunch we played games...dominoes and spoons as we distributed Atomic Fireballs as a treat...was fun to see the big eyes as the hotness set in!
Before our dinner we had another session and talked about Suicide and how to recognize if someone is considering it. It's quite a problem here and we wanted to draw some attention to what to do if a friend is having problems with it.
We had our lost Team debrief session tonight with our Brazilian Teammates and, while many words were spoken in both languages, the word LOVE/AMOR come up over and over. Many spoke of the love both given and received by our new friends and the Agape Mission where 55 kids are cared for and steered in the right direction in life.
We start home tomorrow...back to the mission on our home turf.
Today we had a retreat with some lids from the Mission and teens from the church. Morgan and Becca talked about dating and relationships among teens and did a great job. One aspect they talked about was a Purity Covenant that is made in the early teen years and serves to guide relationships later in life to remain pure before marriage. We broke into two groups after the talk...guys and girls. We had 12 guys make a Purity Covenant right then and there...it was great to see the conviction they had to take it seriously. After a big lunch we played games...dominoes and spoons as we distributed Atomic Fireballs as a treat...was fun to see the big eyes as the hotness set in!
Before our dinner we had another session and talked about Suicide and how to recognize if someone is considering it. It's quite a problem here and we wanted to draw some attention to what to do if a friend is having problems with it.
We had our lost Team debrief session tonight with our Brazilian Teammates and, while many words were spoken in both languages, the word LOVE/AMOR come up over and over. Many spoke of the love both given and received by our new friends and the Agape Mission where 55 kids are cared for and steered in the right direction in life.
We start home tomorrow...back to the mission on our home turf.
Do these bananas look ripe to you?
That's Pastor Tarcisio after a big lunch
PRAY for the city of Pianco (pop. 15,000)...God is up to something BIG!
Don and his new friend, Geraldo
Hammock Hi jinx
Becca and Morgan making a Rachel sandwich after our Team debrief
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