The Pumpkin Patch Parable at Brazilian school

Here I am with Priscila sharing the Pumpkin Patch Parable. I am the farmer and the kids are all at my pumpkin patch. I have one real pumpkin and the rest are paper. You will notice too that my pumpkin is very green and little orange but can not be picky here. I had five classes to share the story with so instead of cutting five pumpkins we cut out the pumpkin the first time and then put the pieces back into it and the inside too. It made it very easy

This is Stephanie's class all the girls. You see Stephanie is a little taller then all of them

In Brazil it is very hot so we can not leave a cut pumpkin out. It gets rotten very fast and gets full of bugs!! Now it is in the refrig and I need to make something with pumpkin.

Soares Family on Saturday Afternoons

On Saturday afternoons about 3pm we all are at the club for basketball. The little kids all come and play a while. Then about 5pm the older kids and some other older players come for English classes. Then the older kids play basketball for a couple hours. Some Saturdays we have other games or activities! These are some of the olders boys helping. Timothy is always willing to be around and help.

This is Priscila sharing with some of the kids.

Girl's Team

This is Stephanie and Jessica's little team that had their first game the other day. Some new girls that we get to ministry to and share Jesus' love with. We are all excited to have some new girls involved but none of them know how to play basketball. Rogerio is lucky to have his teo daughters and Tais one of the older girls that helped him during this game. Jessica is number 8 and Stephanie number 5

Rebeca During the Day

So what does Rebeca do during the day????

Rebeca is telling the big kids what to do. Rebeca is working on the climbing wall

Rebeca is playing with Priscila.

Rebeca is sitting with Priscila's dad.

Rebeca is haing her hand painted

Some of the Stations the Kids passed through during the day.

Group game at the end of the day. Station that the kids heard about Jesus and received a bracelet with the colors beads on them to remember the plan of salvation. Priscila did a great job at this station.

Basketball Station

Tetherball Station

Lunch Station-hot dogs and soda Water balloon volleyball with sheets. If you have not played this game you need to it is really fun!

Wall climbing and box climbing

Story Station

Relay Stations

Some of the People involved with Children's Day

This is a group from the city that passed by and gave out games to all the kids! Our Friend Marcos from Sao Paulo

Group of teachers that does projects helping kids.

Some of the boys helping Thank You!!

Children's Day Event

Rogerio is having a meeeting here with all the kids who were helping with the event. Half of them were Timothy's age from his team and they did a great job!!! Priscila and Simone what a blessing they are to the ministry and the kids!

As the day began here are the kids that were there. Then more kept coming durig the ret of the day.

Here was the group that Jessica and Stephanie were in. Tais as their leader and she did awonderful job. Tais starting playing basketball when she was about Stephanie age 10 and has been with us ever since. She is getting ready to finish high school in December. She is praying to go to college. We would love to be able to give her a scholarship to go. She would help Rogerio with the basketball during the day and go to college at night.

Ping Pong

We made a great purchase the other day! We found this ping pong net that will stretch over any table any size. Our group had great fun playing Tuesday night after our Chilren's day activity. We had a simple tournament and Otavio with the broken wrist won!! It was cold outside so we used our table inside insead of oe of the outside tables.

Tiago at School

Here is Tiago at school. He is working hard learning to read and write in Portugues. I think he finds it easier then English! The words are said and written like they sound. Tiago has a wonderful Christian teacher who is a blessing in a really hard class with many disobedient boys. Tiago and I pray for her everyday! Tiago's teacher Isabel reminds me of Linda Young from Geneva Tiago's teacher last year in the US. We are so thankful for these two special teachers and the work they are doing or did with Tiago, a little boy that would much rather be playing sports then studying.

Morning View

This morning I was outside reading while I was looking around I realied how different it was here then my Washington view. This is a huge banana tree in back of our house. Banana trees grow like weeds here in Brazil. Then a flock of wild green parrots landed on the tree making lots of noise. They are a beautiful green the light and my picture taking skills are not good.