Blog Entry 2 .....A day in the village

Village families visited the schoolhouse where we had set up a makeshift dressing room/triage. The girls got together and unpacked the donated clothing we brought from home and the from the Helping Hands program at our church and we were able to clothe several villagers. Every girl ran a section of the room and we allowed one family to come in at a time. This was a perfect task for our CCWC women, we were able to play "dress up" with these adorable Brazilian children. The villagers had a blast as well. Each child ended up with three new outfits. And every adult left with 2. It was a blessing for ALL of us.

While the girls played doll house, the men where outside working on the foundation of a new church. As of right now, the villagers gathered each service and sat on the ground or pieces of wood. But God wants them to have a church!

Medical treatment was also provide to the families as they came in. From skin infections, warms, serious wounds, malaria and lice..... everything in between was seen and treated.

Ceiling fans were installed in the schoolhouse to bring some relief from the hot, muggy air inside, and safety fencing was put up on the railing of the stairs.

After a hard days work , we went to the boat to eat dinner . After we cleaned up from dinner, the villagers walked down to the boat and watched our team perform the CAGE drama.

We also showed the Jesus film in the Portuguese language! We brought film projector and hung up a big white sheet and we set up a theater type atmosphere. It was so neat to think that this was the first time that they saw the gospel presented in such a way!

It ended up cutting out right before the crucifixion scene!!! Pastor Dave did what he does best..... Picked a team member to step up and explain the ending ☺ .... Angi explained, while Pastor Antonio translated, that Jesus Christ was crucified on that cross.....sacrificed for our sins and explained about the glorious hope we have when we put our trust in Him.