Post by Peter Taylor

I have been in Brazil since July 1^st, I was a part of the medical group, and now I am a part of the Youth Conference and the construction of Tele’s house. The First days after the arrival of the 2^nd group of Americans on the 10^th were very busy and jam packed with stuff we had to do. It has made me realize how much I need to not rely on my own strength, but on Gods. The first two sessions of the Youth Conference have been completed and the Seminars that we had prepared have gone great. I am looking forward to the next two days and the sessions we have prepared for them. Go God!

Youth during the evening session
Forrest and Peter helping with the night game

BE YOUNG BE BOLD

The Youth Conference Started today.
The 26 High Schoolers from Brookville Rd Community Church are teaching sessions such as:

Christian Worldview
Quiet Time(How is your prayer life)
What is my Purpose?
Worship
Holiness
It's Your Turn to Be Bold and Courageous
Walking in the Dust of the Rabbi (Jesus says come Follow Me)
Reliability of the Bible
How Does God View the Homosexual?
Creation
Dropping Your Guard on Moral Purity (Story of Samson)
Every Man's Battle
Captivating

All This plus General Sessions with Pastor Paul Romoser and Pastor Hubert Nolen,
Games, Local Outreaches, and more.
The Conference will last until Sunday July 16th.
There will be Youth from all the Community Churches here in Brazil attending this conference so please be praying for God to be moving among them.

Post by Stephanie Hubbard

I have been so blessed by this opportunity. Coming from Northwest Kansas it was by God’s hand alone that I was led here.

Each day I spend here I fall a little more in love with Brasil and its people. It almost makes me wish I didn’t have to go back for awhile but I’m not ready for that, just yet!

My first few days here were spent with the medical group. The best part was getting to meet the people. You could never have guessed that these people were lacking in anything. In a way they aren’t. To them it is just how life is and always has been. These are a people that waste nothing and find joy in everything.

These last couple days we have been preparing for the youth conference. I have never met a group of teenagers that are so on fire for God. I have been blessed by meeting them and getting
to know them. You see the love that they have for God in everything that they do.

Once the Youth Conference is finished it is on for English Camp. This is what I am looking forward to the most. It will involve the younger kids which is my main interest since I am an Early Childhood Education Major. At K-State by the way….Go Wildcats!

My time here is definitely one of those defining moments in my life. I have grown so much while I have been here. I am only hope that the lives of those I met were as blessed by me as I was by them.

The Short-term Missions group as arrived safely in Brazil

Friday they start the Youth Conference then Monday is the week of the English camp.
For now they are busy preparing and doing some construction.

Community Church of Acacias

The Community Church of Central Carpina

has moved to
Alcance Brazil
(The Seminary)
and had their very first meeting this last Sunday as



Community Church of Acacias
(Acacias is the fruit that is prevalent on the property)

Pastor Hubert Nolen Preached in James 2
for the first service of CCA

Please be praying for this move and the continual growth of this church.

Rachel Winzeler sang with the Band in Portuguese

Written Wednesday, July 5th

Post by Lacey Fisk

Praise God! I have now officially been in Brazil five days and I have had an experience I will not soon forget. I came with the intention of blessing others in God’s name and yet feel as if I am the one who God has poured His blessing upon.

The people of Brazil are beautiful, inside and out. I have never realized that by doing something as simple as taking a pulse or weight would spark such love and thanksgiving from the heart of a stranger. But then it hit me. God sent me here not only to provide care, but to share my love with my brothers and sisters, not strangers.

God has opened my eyes to another culture – His creation – that he loves just as much as He does me.

It’s amazing to think back and see the journey that I have made in my life. By God’s grace I grew up in a Christian family and knew the Lord at an early age. I have been God’s hands several times, leading my friends to Christ. But something was missing. I didn’t think of God as a friend and our relationship was lacking. Upon this realization, I re-committed my life to Him and asked Him to use me in any way he chose. And now I’m here on my first mission trip, I am content in knowing that I have a purpose and that I am becoming more like Christ. I am where I’m supposed to be. I continue to pray for the people of Brazil and that God would continue to bless them and be with them. I am leaving Sunday morning but I know I’ll be back. I’ve had an amazing time and thank God for the opportunity.

BABY TIME

Rebeca Luiz Silva

7.6 lbs
Born on 7-7-06 at 11am
Congratulations Pastor Ricardo and Kattia

post by Daria Macy

Our first couple of days at the clinic have been significant days of kingdom work. Over 360 people were seen. Our first day the guard [of the school where we were] turned people away but it was as if God was easing us “first timers” into things.

The second day, busier than the first, left me with faces that continued to go through my mind as I tried to rest, the two small boys with despair ridden faces brought in by their 16 year old sister; the woman who lived on $6.00 a month that worried about being able to buy firewood to boil water in order to wash her linens & then blessed us by saying, “It’s a gift from God that you are here,”; and the woman whom we didn’t have medicine to put in her hand but showed love as we were privileged to pray for her physical healing.

The “team” itself is inspiring and encouraging watching each whether its shaking a hand, landing a smile, driving a combie [a VW van] to & from the clinic, interpreting, handing out medicine, or seeing patients… It all goes back to Him, and each day I want more of Him & less of me.

Seli Deo Gloria!

Post by Edna Chestnut

I thank God for providing everything I needed to be able to come on this mission trip. (Philip 4:13 I can do anything through Him who gives me strength.) The support letter I sent out provided the funding for my trip! My husband is disabled so I needed care for him. His sister retired last summer so he is staying with her while I am here.

Our trip down here was good. We changed planes in Miami and again in Fortaleza with two stops in between. Each time the plane took off they fed us. So we definitely did not go hungry. We went through customs at Fortaleza and they kept four of our crates that had the Tylenol and vitamins in them. They thought we might resell them. We thought Dr. Taylor could pick them up when he came through on Sunday, but they took him through customs at Belem instead. So we’re still working on getting the crates.

Gabe was the first face I recognized in Recife. He, Tele, and a few local men picked us up at the airport.

The evening we arrived was the semi-final game of soccer in the World Cup between Brazil and France. Everyone was watching the game on TV.

Before the game, Tele took us to the Café/print shop in Carpina for dinner. The Coxinha [a fried meat and mashed potato snack] was very good.

The print shop will be printing the newsletter that we will take back to the US to mail to supporters.

The Alcance is Beautiful!

They let us sleep in on Sunday to recuperate from the trip! We took advantage of the pool around 10am. The water was chilly but very invigorating.

The food here has been delicious! Everyone back home told us the fruit and juices were good. They understated it! They are awesome!

Everyone has made us feel so welcome! I was a little concerned about the language barrier but that has gone very well.

Jeff and Lindsay took us on a tour of the Alcance, inside and out.

We had devotionals just before lunch. Most of us just laid around the rest of the afternoon.

We went to the Church at 7pm in Tracunhaem. It was so filled with the spirit! We couldn’t understand what the pastor was saying but we could feel the presence of the Lord. The children sang a beautiful song. It just really made me realize how blessed I am. What we take for granted in the US is a real luxury here.

God is sooo good!

-Edna Chestnut

July there will be a medical group and an English camp/ Youth conference group coming to Brazil.
We will be doing updates every other day while they are here.
SO CHECK BACK OFTEN IN JULY