Aug 5--last day in Brazil. We went to Itacoatiara. Rick gave us a tour. We headed back to base camp.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Heading back to camp and home
On August 4--We did a VBS at school, toured our construction sites we headed home to Rick and Kim's base. We started on the Uraria River, crossed the Amazon River to Urubu River. This is a ten to twelve hours trip by boat. We made it to base and it started to thunder and lighting plus down pouring rain.
On August 5-At 7am we had our last breakfast on the boat. We helped load our luggage into a truck which drove our items up to Rick and Kim's house. We took two vehicles to Itacoatiara which is twenty minutes from base. Rick gave us a tour of Itacoatiara. We did some shopping for souvenirs. We stopped at a restaurant for a coke. Rick took us to a grocery store. We brought Brazilians items to bring home. We drove back to base. We had lunch with the whole team. After lunch the team took showers. At 30m we said goodby to our new friends and headed to Manaus. This is a 3 hour drive. Rick took us to a Brazilian steakhouse. This was our last meal in Brazil. We drove past the stadium where the Olympic soccer games were played at. Rick then took us to the airport. Our flight left at 11pm. We had the red-eye flight to Miami International Airport. This was a five hour flight.The team tried to sleep but we could not. We watched movies instead. We arrived at 420am. We went through immigration and customs. We had breakfast in Miami. Our flight to Charlotte left at 820am. This is a 2 1/2 hour flight. In Charlotte, we had a fast turnaround. We left for Greensboro at 1110am. We made it home at noon time on August 6, 2016.
On August 5-At 7am we had our last breakfast on the boat. We helped load our luggage into a truck which drove our items up to Rick and Kim's house. We took two vehicles to Itacoatiara which is twenty minutes from base. Rick gave us a tour of Itacoatiara. We did some shopping for souvenirs. We stopped at a restaurant for a coke. Rick took us to a grocery store. We brought Brazilians items to bring home. We drove back to base. We had lunch with the whole team. After lunch the team took showers. At 30m we said goodby to our new friends and headed to Manaus. This is a 3 hour drive. Rick took us to a Brazilian steakhouse. This was our last meal in Brazil. We drove past the stadium where the Olympic soccer games were played at. Rick then took us to the airport. Our flight left at 11pm. We had the red-eye flight to Miami International Airport. This was a five hour flight.The team tried to sleep but we could not. We watched movies instead. We arrived at 420am. We went through immigration and customs. We had breakfast in Miami. Our flight to Charlotte left at 820am. This is a 2 1/2 hour flight. In Charlotte, we had a fast turnaround. We left for Greensboro at 1110am. We made it home at noon time on August 6, 2016.
Fun times
Everyday we went swimming in the Uraria River. We jumped in to removed sawdust, dirt and sweat. We worked in 90 degree plus weather everyday. After our first day of construction, some of the team played volleyball with the villagers. Some of the Brazilian team played soccer.
Monday night after supper, the team went gator hunting. It gets dark fast. We hunted from 7pm to 930pm. Dave and Dixie got their gators. Along the Amazon River, villagers are allowed to hunt gators for food. Gator meat taste like chicken.
Monday night after supper, the team went gator hunting. It gets dark fast. We hunted from 7pm to 930pm. Dave and Dixie got their gators. Along the Amazon River, villagers are allowed to hunt gators for food. Gator meat taste like chicken.
Friday, August 12, 2016
Construction projects
Our light construction projects included building walls, making windows for a dormitory and an addition to Jairo and Deborah's house. They are the missionary couple that lives in the village where we worked at.The ladies of our team got to learn how to use a saw. Our measuring had to be correct or we had to start over. Several of us had to make repeats. The ladies of the team did a lot of nailing--we did what the guys did but we were slower. The Brazilian construction crew and our group worked well together. Most of the Brazilian team knew some English plus we used lots of hand signs. Very thankful that the teams had patience with each other. Part of the Brazilian team worked on building the bathrooms for the dormitory the other half started framing the addition to the house plus putting on roof. On Day three and four, we framed walls and put boards on the walls. Day five was Sunday. We went to church -in the morning and evening. Day six, we continued to put up boards on the dormitory. Late in the afternoon, we started putting slats on the boards. Slats are a thin narrow flat strip which covered the holes between the boards. We completed putting the slats up on the dormitory. The Brazilian team continue to work on bathrooms plus started to hang doors. Late afternoon our team started working on the addition. Day seven we all worked on the house addition. We helped frame windows, frame walls, plus put boards on the walls. On Day eight, the Brazilian team continue to put up doors on addition and dormitory. Our mission team wen to a school to put on a VBS.
One member of our team was sick for two days. The Parkers thought she had heat stroke. We worked in 90 plus temperatures everyday. It did not cool down much in the evening. The evening that we headed back to base camp, we had a thunderstorm and rain. It was loud plus down pouring rain. This was the afternoon and evening of Day 8.
One member of our team was sick for two days. The Parkers thought she had heat stroke. We worked in 90 plus temperatures everyday. It did not cool down much in the evening. The evening that we headed back to base camp, we had a thunderstorm and rain. It was loud plus down pouring rain. This was the afternoon and evening of Day 8.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Brazil/Amazon/Parkers/VBS-2nd lesson
Our 2nd VBS was done Aug 4 at a school. We took a boat ride. We had to be at school at 9am.
The Greatest Journey was started by having children pull items out of a backpack. These items are what a person would take on a trip to town. Unpacking for Heaven
Package of tissues-There will be no sadness, pain or tears. God will wipe away our tears.
Money-The streets are made of gold, and the foundation of the city is made of jewels. We will not need any money or treasures.
Flashlight--There will be light all day long, God will be the light.
Water bottle-Where we are going, there is a river of live.
Bandages and medicine-Where we are going, there is a tree with leaves that heal every hurt or sickness. There will be no sickness there.
Picture of Jesus-We will not need a picture or reminder of Jesus. He will be right there with us.
What do we need to pack??Nothing. God has provide it all. What we will need is faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior.
Wide and Narrow Gates Skit--We had two tunnels, each had two adults from our team plus five pairs of children for each tunnel.
A man is on a journey. This person is walking along doing normal things that kids and other people might do. (Swimming, horseback riding, playing tag, going on a picnic with family etc)
The person comes to a crossroads. He can take the wide easy road...(Notice the wide gate. Notices the comfort. See people enjoying themselves, money, antyhing that attacks our interest).
...or takes the narrow, more difficult road that looks like it is going in the right direction. The person shows lots of indecision about what to do.
The man chooses the narrow road (climbs through the tunnel made by students.)
Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it."
The Jesus Plan-God loved us so much he sent his only Son Jesus to die on the cross to pay the price for our sins to be forgiven. Everyone sins. Sin keeps us from coming to close to a holy God. Sin keeps us from eternal life. When we believe in Jesus, asking im to forgive our sins, he saves us from what we deserve for our sin. 1 Corinthians 5:21 "God made him who had no sine to be sin for us so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
After VBS, we handed out suckers, toothbrush and toothpaste, crayons and a coloring page to 50 students and 20 adults.
The Greatest Journey was started by having children pull items out of a backpack. These items are what a person would take on a trip to town. Unpacking for Heaven
Package of tissues-There will be no sadness, pain or tears. God will wipe away our tears.
Money-The streets are made of gold, and the foundation of the city is made of jewels. We will not need any money or treasures.
Flashlight--There will be light all day long, God will be the light.
Water bottle-Where we are going, there is a river of live.
Bandages and medicine-Where we are going, there is a tree with leaves that heal every hurt or sickness. There will be no sickness there.
Picture of Jesus-We will not need a picture or reminder of Jesus. He will be right there with us.
What do we need to pack??Nothing. God has provide it all. What we will need is faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior.
Wide and Narrow Gates Skit--We had two tunnels, each had two adults from our team plus five pairs of children for each tunnel.
A man is on a journey. This person is walking along doing normal things that kids and other people might do. (Swimming, horseback riding, playing tag, going on a picnic with family etc)
The person comes to a crossroads. He can take the wide easy road...(Notice the wide gate. Notices the comfort. See people enjoying themselves, money, antyhing that attacks our interest).
...or takes the narrow, more difficult road that looks like it is going in the right direction. The person shows lots of indecision about what to do.
The man chooses the narrow road (climbs through the tunnel made by students.)
Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it."
The Jesus Plan-God loved us so much he sent his only Son Jesus to die on the cross to pay the price for our sins to be forgiven. Everyone sins. Sin keeps us from coming to close to a holy God. Sin keeps us from eternal life. When we believe in Jesus, asking im to forgive our sins, he saves us from what we deserve for our sin. 1 Corinthians 5:21 "God made him who had no sine to be sin for us so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
After VBS, we handed out suckers, toothbrush and toothpaste, crayons and a coloring page to 50 students and 20 adults.
Brazil/Amazon/Parkers/VBS
Scene 1: Thanks to Melanie Arthurs planning and organization, the VBS went well. We did the Good Samaritan twice--Sunday morning at a church 10 miles down the river. We took a bout ride at 730am, church was at 8am. The second time was Sunday evening at the Philadelphia base came
Scene 1: The traveler is attacked by robbers. He is robbed and left in pain, unable to walk or get help for himself.
Scene 2: The priest walked by. He is a fine and proud person. He sees the man and hesitates. He then turns up his nose in disdain, walks to the other side of the road and continues on his journey.
Scene 3: The Levite walked by. The Levite is a religious teacher and he walks proudly down the road. He sees the man and hesitates. He then checks his watch, turns up his nose and hurries on his way.
Scene 4: The Samaritan cared for this man. The Samaritan is walking down the road with his donkey. He is a plain person. He sees the wounded man and stops. He checks the man. He sees his wounds and shows concern and care. He cares for the wounds. He puts the man on the back of his donkey and takes him to lodging where the man can rest and heal.
Jesus taught the importance of love. "Which man do you think was a neighbor to the man?" The one who helped. Luke 10"36-37. "The one who had mercy on him". Jesus told them "Go and do likewise". We should love others in need. This is what Jesus did for us. Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sin and to be forgiven. He took the punishment that we deserved. He did this so we could be healed of our impossible sin problem. Jesus saw us and came to help. He did not stay far away. Jesus love for us is amazing. Jesus followed his own command and loved us with the best love ever.
1 John 4:9 "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him".
After the skit, we handed out suckers, tooth brushed and tooth paste, crayons plus a coloring sheets.
After the church service, Cayla Veech and six other people were baptized in the Uraria River. Cayla has been a believer for a little over a year.
Scene 1: The traveler is attacked by robbers. He is robbed and left in pain, unable to walk or get help for himself.
Scene 2: The priest walked by. He is a fine and proud person. He sees the man and hesitates. He then turns up his nose in disdain, walks to the other side of the road and continues on his journey.
Scene 3: The Levite walked by. The Levite is a religious teacher and he walks proudly down the road. He sees the man and hesitates. He then checks his watch, turns up his nose and hurries on his way.
Scene 4: The Samaritan cared for this man. The Samaritan is walking down the road with his donkey. He is a plain person. He sees the wounded man and stops. He checks the man. He sees his wounds and shows concern and care. He cares for the wounds. He puts the man on the back of his donkey and takes him to lodging where the man can rest and heal.
Jesus taught the importance of love. "Which man do you think was a neighbor to the man?" The one who helped. Luke 10"36-37. "The one who had mercy on him". Jesus told them "Go and do likewise". We should love others in need. This is what Jesus did for us. Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sin and to be forgiven. He took the punishment that we deserved. He did this so we could be healed of our impossible sin problem. Jesus saw us and came to help. He did not stay far away. Jesus love for us is amazing. Jesus followed his own command and loved us with the best love ever.
1 John 4:9 "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him".
After the skit, we handed out suckers, tooth brushed and tooth paste, crayons plus a coloring sheets.
After the church service, Cayla Veech and six other people were baptized in the Uraria River. Cayla has been a believer for a little over a year.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
We made it to Parker's. We got settled into our hammocks around 230am. The Parker's boat headed out at 4am for a 10 to 12 hour ride to Philadelphia camp. The river by Parker's home was the Urubu River. We sailed The Urubu River to the the Amazon River then to Uraria River which is where the Philadelphia camp was. After a short sleep and breakfast we gave the Parker's the items we brought down. We had time for devotions. We arrived at Philadelphia camp. Rick took us thru the village and showed us where the construction site was. Dave, Taylor, Cayla, Dixie and Rick swam in the Uraria River our fist night.
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