Week Ones End

Can you believe we left a week ago?

We cannot! We don't even know what day it is, or status of current events, but the kids try and tell us! Like US Women's Soccer?...

Tuesday's prayer service ended our day followed by our devotions.

Wednesday we were in Poton, a smaller fishing village to the south, next to the brand new port of Itapoa. The day went by faster I think because we did not wind up the kids before like at the project across town at Samambaial. This is the first time we had visited this project with kids. We saw the fish leather project on Monday, but not the children.

We played football and volleyball in the morning, followed by singing, story time of Jacobs Dream, and ladders to remind the kids who is close in Their lives.

We visited the fish leather project and bought items from the ladies for thier very first sale. They even had taken special orders...and we bought those items as well!

We then walked up the street a kilometer to a new lunch buffet and ate, again! We returned to the project and sat on the bay shore until the kids returned at 1:30. The afternoon we recapped what happened in the mornings And then told the lost sheep story. The older kids made the knot bracelets to bring back to the US and we gave them a bracelet made by the kids in some of our home churches.

We cleaned up the community center and said our "see you soon" to the kids and helpers, and Jezellea took us to the groves on the beach and we had a information session. This is diminishing and it was nice to see a little groves and habitat of ocean shore in SC, Brazil.

We headed home changed for devotions at the Samambaial project and went to dinner at a house on the ocean. With doors and windows open, you can feel the breeze, hear the waves and the food and fellowship was nothing less than perfect. Emotions have changed because we are parting soon...

We went to the Project for devotions and testimonies lead by Matt and Charlie, singing, special prayers and departing/thank you presentations.

There is so much love it hurts!

We then went to Sara and Juniors house for a cooking lesson of fried banana and ice cream! We played wii and shared fellowship and returned for a short nap before we have to start packing and cleaning in the morning...

We got 5-6 hours of sleep and are aching from restlessness and everything we are accomplishing.

Can we please extend our stay?

Will post this ASAP In Curtibia

CG