Our gracious and heavenly Father,Protect our team and families as they travel to Brazil to do your work. Open their hearts, their eyes, and their ears to learn more about You.
Father we thank You for the opportunity to serve.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen
Have a great trip!
ReplyDeleteHey dad!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to tell you have a great trip and I can't wait for you to tell me all about it. I love you.
Love,
brittany
a.k.a. "the princess" :)
Hi Desi,
ReplyDeleteHope the flight was uneventful and y'all have arrived in Brazil. Will be praying for your team every day and those who will receive your message. Love you!!
"Aunt" Cathy, Ronnie and Cameron
Hey Melissa,
ReplyDeleteHope the trip to Brazil went well!! Everything here is going fine. We are praying for you and the rest of the team. Have a great trip!!
Love,
Team Ayers
Hey, everyone, we arrived safely after our long flight and literally passed Lesly in the airport. We were entertained with a churrasco by one of the church members this afternoon, it was so nice and we were so blessed by their time and hospitality. Tomorrow we will be going into Novo Mexico and visit within their community.
ReplyDeleteBecky
Hope everything is going well. Good luck tomorrow! Maybe when Desi gets back we can go to Americas so I can have a churrasco too :-)
ReplyDelete-Kent
Hi, Desi,
ReplyDeleteGlad everything is going well. Be careful and enjoy the experience. Love you a lot!
Mom
Tuesday Update -
ReplyDeleteWe woke up by 8am and ate a hearty breakfast at the house then shared a devotional before heading to the favelas for family visits. The GSUMC team was separated in three groups and each team had a translator to speak to the Brazilian families. The walk to the favelas lead us through Santa Barbara and into the hills. Each team met with cell families and discussed their situation. Each team had opportunities to pray for the families and share the love Christ offers us. The meetings were very emotional.
After lunch, we returned to the hills for a cell meeting with favela families. Renato introduced the team to the attendees and read scripture from the Book of John. We were offered the chance to pray for the Brazilians and the line formed. Each member placed their hands on the person and took turns praying. The last Brazilian, in line, asked if she could pray for us. She let her heart out as she prayed.
We returned to the house for dinner followed by the nightly debriefing.
Tom
Cindy -
ReplyDeleteI cannot get to AOL email. All is well here and the snacks you picked out are a hit. I miss you, Britt, Taylor, Sandy, Ava and Troy.
Love,
Tom
I am glad everyone is enjoying the snacks. Hope Bill liked the new skittles.
ReplyDeleteIt's been pretty comical around here. You haven't travel in so long I guess we are lost. I had a Brittany moment with the car. Called AAA all for nothing it was funny. Then of course today the car over heated.
I am sorry I just found out today Troy is having surgery in the morning (Thursday). He is having the tubes put in. I better get to bed I have to be up early. We miss you!!!
Love,
Cindy
XOXO
Cindy -
ReplyDeleteSorry for everyone to read our chat, but AOL mail is still not accessible. It was a long day/night yesterday and the emotions are high. I have lots of questions from the note - Troy´s surgery, Britt´s car, the vacation, etc...
One quick reminder - leave the car and Jeep key at home and not in your purse. Huge Troy for me and I am always thinking of you.
Love you guys.
Tom
Tom -
ReplyDeleteSounds like things are going good there as usual, I am glad. Troy is done and did wonderful. He was VERY mad when he came to but they said that was normal for his age. Britt's car is fine it was mine. I should hear from Ralph today on it. Things are fine here so don't worry about us. You just do God's work there and can't wait to see you on Thursday.
XOXO and love always,
Cindy
heyy dad (tom),
ReplyDeleteSo let me fill you in on what happened with mom's car! oh my gosh. I took her to lunch the other day, and we ate and as we were coming out. The car wouldn't start, it made no noise so we knew it wasnt the battery. We assumed it was because we were on low gas. So taylor brought us gas AN HOUR after we called him to save us! And well, of course that wasn't the problem! So mom calls Gdad and he says i guess call AAA and we can go from there to figure out the problem... Mom goes to meet the AAA guy at Chili's and leaves the car keys at home. I had to rush them up to her fast so the AAA guy wouldn't get mad. And when i get there the guy tells her he will drop the car off.. and he gets inside the car and yells out MAM! I think i know what the problem is! And of course mom got all excited and was like WHAT! :) and the guy looked at her and said you have to have it in PARK to start the car!! She of course turned red and died laughing. So now i have been calling her blondey. :) i just wanted to share with you, so you could have a good laugh. I love you dad. TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES, you can never have too many!
Miss you lots.
love,
brittany
Cindy and Britt -
ReplyDeleteThings are fine and glad to know Troy did great. Will he be well enough to fly on Sunday?
The camera battery is not charging, so I am getting no pictures.
Love you guys.
We distributed food baskets today at Santa Barbara Church. There are currently 26 Families on the food basket program. Food baskets are received once a month. It was a pretty cool day!
ReplyDeleteTom
ReplyDeleteThe Dr. said he will be fine to travel. We are leaving at 6 am and I am still not pack. I knew that wouldn't surprise you :-) Love you and will write again when we get there.
Love,
Cindy
Hi Tom,
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work. We look forward to seeing you in Colorado.
Love you,
Mary and Don
Cindy and the rest of the family,
ReplyDeleteHappy July 4th! We are planning a busy day with family/home visits in Santa Barbara this morning and youth activities this evening.
Hopefully, you are enjoying the driving to Colorado. Love you guys.
Tom
Yesterday after our breakfast and devotional we had an opportunity to visit a couple of the local beaches before lunch. It was an overcast morning but the mist covering the mountains along the coast just made everything so beautiful. As we were leaving the first beach the sun came through the fog and Christ the Redeemer came into view in the distance. The second beach we went to was a little more on the comical side as we had a security escort...funny story but a bit long.
ReplyDeleteAfter a nice lunch in town, we went back into the favela to visit with the cell group families again and then stayed for their group worship time, which is always a wonderful experience. We sang songs, Tom and Melissa gave wonderful messages and we all felt the love of Christ in an amazing and different way. I can´t wait to experience what the Lord will show me next!
In Him,
Desirie
Just checking in for updates and to let you all know that the GS Staff is keeping you in our daily prayers. We can't wait to hear how God has worked in and through each one of you.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless,
Jenn Sedita and the GS Staff
Becky
ReplyDeleteHey girl been thinking of you and keeping you all in my prayers. It's really hot here. Looking forward to hearing all about your trip. Stay safe and have a good trip home. Do say hello to Melissa and Joan Tell Melissa her husband did a wonderful job preaching on Sun. she would have been very proud, and the boys were sooo good and I know they were very proud of their Dad. Blessings and love Sheila
HEY DAD!(Tom)
ReplyDeletewe miss you! I can't wait for you to get here with us! Were waiting to go white water-rafting when you get here! Either friday or saturday! Tomorrow we are going horseback riding for 2 hours. I am excited. I have taken over 200 picutes. So you will have alot to look at. :) I hope yall are safe and doing everything yall can to help everyone. I will check this again soon to hear from you. Troy misses you almost as much as me! :) love you lots.
love,
britt
Good morning Britt.
ReplyDeleteWe are in our final day in Brazil. The trip has been great and another round of life lessons learned.
The rafting sounds fun and I cannot wait to see everyone in Colorado. Tell Tommy I will check with him tomorrow concerning the flight on Thursday.
Becky checked the weather in Houston and it looks like we may get some rain - awesome news for the yard. We arrive in Houston around 5:30am tomorrow, so I should be home by 8am.
Give Troy and Ava a hug for me.
Love you guys.
Tom
Tom
ReplyDeleteHi, Sounds like things are going well. That doesn't surprise me with the awesome team. We just got back from horse riding and Ava did wonderful. Taylor is waiting for you to go extreme hiking with you (sorry). We all can't wait to see you. The kids have been GREAT! Oh, Troy (Rocky) got a black eye but he is fine
Love always,
Cindy