Day 6 in Brazil

We continue with our efforts.  Today is the last work day at the school.  We are finishing up the various projects.  The cabinet making will have 12 cabinets completed by the end of today.  The mural will be finished and the roof supports will all be in place.  Praise God that so much was accomplished.

Yesterday we went to a slum area in Sao Paulo.  It was incredible to see how these people live.  The govenment supplies the water and electricity.  Mail service is provided too.  I took lots of photos while we were giving out bags of groceries. We presented several households with a care package containing sugar, corn meal, salt, beans, milk, cookies and rice.  We gave out small toys and candy to the kids.
We were able to see Roberto in his element.  He ministered to the parents and had so much fun interacting with the kids.  His face glowed with the joy he felt within.

Slum Housing in the valley

When we returned to Roberto's home for the evening, the electricity was off.  It remained off for about 4 hours and came back on as we were finishing up dinner.  Dinner was prepared on the gas stove and the outdoor grill.

This morning, the water ran out because the sistern was not filled up yesterday due to the power outage.  Chris got the worst of it as the water ran out right in the middle of his shower.  He had to rinse off with a bucket of ice cold water from outside. 

The children in the school as wonderful.  Many show up early to interact with us.  There were more children than chairs set up in the classroom today.  Dee is so apt at reaching them with english words. 

Pam and Sandy have made many friends with people walking down the street.  They are able to show others the love Jesus has for everyone.