Back from Paraty
Greetings from Brazil! We're back safely from a crazy week of war in Paraty!!
On Monday, we got the opportunity to take a ride in a boat of one of our students! It was sooo nice to relax and enjoy the scenery and the warm water! Definitely a break from the craziness of the previous few days. The Lord is teaching me over and over again how He is the only One in whom I can rely on--He is my consolation, my strength, and the reason behind everything I do. After being here for a month, it's suddenly dawning on me how absolutely alone I am, separated from my family and friends by oceans and continents. But it's when I get to this point that I learn that the Lord is my portion, and He is more than sufficient to supply both my spiritual and physical needs.
As I promised, here is the picture that I took at the Indian reservation with the lady who helped translate the Bible into Guarani, their native language.
Thank you for all of your prayers! Yesterday the team sat down and praised the Lord for all that He had done throughout the week. Even though almost nothing went as planned, God was in charge of it all. Sometimes it felt like we were totally helpless in situations, but we knew we just had to keep perservering in obedience. The quote of the year came from Pastor Joelison on Friday night, who said, "I don't know what God is doing, but we are in the middle of it!" The Lord was constantly affirming this week that we were in the center of His will, no matter what strange things were happening around us.
Monday night was our last church service, and we invited our students. Some of the boat people came to receive their Portuguese-English New Testaments! Laura Gale and I also recorded and burned practice CDs for the students with important phrases in Portuguese and English. It was humbling to see these big, burly, hard men of the sea shake hands and give hugs as they received their Bibles.
I have 10 more days in Atibaia before the group from BRCC comes and I join them for 2 weeks in Campinas and Vitoria. In these last few days, I will be continuing giving private lessons, helping Paul make a video to report our trips back to the church, and writing some more arrangements of Brazilian praise songs. At least, that's the plan for now--we'll see what else God has in store! Thanks again for your prayers!
Hugs, Joy
On Monday, we got the opportunity to take a ride in a boat of one of our students! It was sooo nice to relax and enjoy the scenery and the warm water! Definitely a break from the craziness of the previous few days. The Lord is teaching me over and over again how He is the only One in whom I can rely on--He is my consolation, my strength, and the reason behind everything I do. After being here for a month, it's suddenly dawning on me how absolutely alone I am, separated from my family and friends by oceans and continents. But it's when I get to this point that I learn that the Lord is my portion, and He is more than sufficient to supply both my spiritual and physical needs.
As I promised, here is the picture that I took at the Indian reservation with the lady who helped translate the Bible into Guarani, their native language.
Thank you for all of your prayers! Yesterday the team sat down and praised the Lord for all that He had done throughout the week. Even though almost nothing went as planned, God was in charge of it all. Sometimes it felt like we were totally helpless in situations, but we knew we just had to keep perservering in obedience. The quote of the year came from Pastor Joelison on Friday night, who said, "I don't know what God is doing, but we are in the middle of it!" The Lord was constantly affirming this week that we were in the center of His will, no matter what strange things were happening around us.
Monday night was our last church service, and we invited our students. Some of the boat people came to receive their Portuguese-English New Testaments! Laura Gale and I also recorded and burned practice CDs for the students with important phrases in Portuguese and English. It was humbling to see these big, burly, hard men of the sea shake hands and give hugs as they received their Bibles.
I have 10 more days in Atibaia before the group from BRCC comes and I join them for 2 weeks in Campinas and Vitoria. In these last few days, I will be continuing giving private lessons, helping Paul make a video to report our trips back to the church, and writing some more arrangements of Brazilian praise songs. At least, that's the plan for now--we'll see what else God has in store! Thanks again for your prayers!
Hugs, Joy
posted by Joy | 12:50 PM
2 Comments:
I'm glad you're back home safely, Joy. What a trip! And the way you described it!! Praying for you daily.
Eu te amo,
Mom
Hi Joy!!
I'm so glad to hear that God is giving you such experience in BRazil. I'll keep praying for you.
Deus te abencoe muiiiiito minha irmanzinha gringa-brazuca-guarani!
Marley
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