Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Happenings at the base

In May we started a new DTS on the base.
A couple of weeks ago the students had a week of history class about the generations and at the end they decided to make our usual Thursday night worship service a "generation service"where everyone had to dress up from a generation, like "baby boomers, generation "X"or "Y", etc. It was fun...

Mario and I also had fun participating. For some reason the "hyppie"generation was very popular!




 Look at Mario and Jonas!
 Last week the Terceiro Espaco kids had a party…the kids always enjoy a good swim on those days! Especially now that it's so hot and dry here.
 Lucas also had a great blessing!  Many months ago when Mario was preaching in a missions conference in the state of Cuiabá. We went out to lunch with a young couple who had a two year old son named Eduardo (Dudu). They shared with us that next year (now this year) they wanted to get pregnant again and that they were hoping to have a girl, they said that if they got their wish all of "Dudu's"clothes would go to Lucas! I was still pregnant at the time!

 Well, guess what?! They are having a girl….and Lucas got a whole suitcase full of new baby clothes!!!
They came just in time too cause a few days prior I had told Mario that I would need to buy Lucas new pants because his were all getting small! God is so faithful!

 Speaking of God's wonderful faithfulness…I have to mention that we have also been experiencing the same miracle of the widow's oil that never went out with Lucas' diapers! He is already 7 months and can you believe we have never had to buy him a single bag of diapers??? It's true look...
Last week I took Lucas for his first swim in the pool! The cute little speedo and hat were in the "blessing suitcase"
 He was a little scared at first…but over all I think he had fun…I sure did!

 It's very hard to Lucas to fall asleep on someone else's lap besides his mommy's…but he must feel very confident with Jonas 'cause look here:
 This past weekend we had about 70 people on the base for an arts seminar, featuring circus, dance and theatre. We had professional teachers come to teach each of these areas. Young people from many different churches came to participate.


 The opening worship service...

 My good friends Dayse and Adriana. Dayse and her husband are missionaries in Angola (but they are back because she is pregnant) and Adriana and her husband just returned from India with their 2 kids. They were missionaries in Goa for 5 years.



 The official opening of the seminar was Saturday morning with another worship time...





 Circus...

Theatre...


 Dance...

 The girl in the wheelchair is from the Terceiro Espaco ministry on the base. She fractured her hip in a dance practice the week before! She was so sad that she could not participate in the seminar! Pray for her!


 This is "Guida"she just arrived from Angola to do our leadership school (ETD). She is our first international student in many years to come to our base!
 We praise God for the many 'happenings"around here. It sure is keeping us busy!



Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Not the best of weeks

This has not been the best week for Lucas. He had a fever for two days and now diarrhea has set in! Poor baby. I think his upper teeth are coming in now!
It hasn't been too fun for mommy either. I was supposed to be in São Paulo right now with Mario and my parents to attend the annual ACTION retreat…but instead I am here alone with my sick boy. Not too fun! And daddy won't be home until Friday! It's going to be a long week! 
 Yesterday I changed 7 poppy diapers. Today Lucas got up at 4am with his first diarrhea diaper. It's 10:30am and he's already on his 3rd! This one here came out the top and there was poop all over his back.
 And as I went out to take him for a little stroll around the base (which he loves)…I saw that the ants got to my flowers last night!
 Look at the destruction! They took the only blooming flower too! NOT a good day at all!
And judging by this face, I don't think Lucas enjoyed his stroll too much today!

 Help!

 But just as we were going back home, look at the beautiful Toucan I spotted in a tree (there were actually two of them- they usually fly around in pairs).
Yeah, things will get better soon!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Jonas' 15th Birthday!

 It's hard to believe "little"Jonas is already 15!!! On June 22 was his birthday so we had a little party for him in our home. My mom made a beautiful cake and most of the staff were there to sing Happy Bithday. I think it was very special for him.








 Mario gave a word of encouragement and we prayed over his life...


 Since we just returned from Europe we were able to buy him a really nice set of goalie gloves (he is a goalie) and a pair of cleats which he loved.
 "You take good care of those Jonas!"


 It is always fun to watch Jonas play with Lucas. Jonas is really filling in the "older brother"role well!


We pray that the Lord will continue to transform this young man's life into a beautiful vessel for His glory!