I went to Brazil expecting to be ministering into these people’s lives but I am telling you I have been ministered to throughout the week. The atmosphere of Curitiba, Brazil is absolutely AMAZING . As soon as we arrived at the church we were welcomed with open arms. The services that we were in were AWESOME they were so hungry for God, and when you look into the kids eyes they are so full of joy and laughter no matter how they are living. I am proud to say that I was apart of this awesome experience!
Monica Berkley
The most important thing I learned from this trip was: It’s not the money you make or the things you have that are important. It’s the love and compassion of Christ that is in you and you are to pass on to others. That is what is important. We have to share the Love of Christ with everyone! No matter what they look like or where they come from. Douglas was a little boy that I connected with at the school in Villa Algi. He stole my heart from the very start. We played thumb war, sang songs together, and I was able to share the love of God with him. When it was time for his class to leave he gave me the biggest, tightest hug and told me he wanted me to go home with him. I wondered what kind of home life does he have, is there a mother, father, what does he go home to everyday? That broke my heart and yes I started to cry. Then he started to cry and that broke my heart even more. As the day went on he came by several more times and I would give him a tight hug and tell him that I loved him. Later that afternoon, we were driving through the village to see what conditions these people actually live in each and everyday. While driving through the worst part of the village we drove up on the house where Douglas lived. The tears started up again. God has put Douglas in my heart and I will pray for him daily. I pray that he will never forget that small amount of time he spent with us and the love of God that we shared with him. It is amazing how you go on a mission trip thinking you are going to change others lives when in reality it is your life that changes. You go and pour out only for them to pour right back into you. We came into contact with so many wonderful children and adults. Some were thankful for us coming and said we were answers to their prayers. Others just wanted to know all about our Lord. We have no room to complain because we are so blessed. These Brazilians have almost nothing material but they are so happy and open to the Gospel. We have so much that we have forgotten the most important thing….Faith in God is all that we need!
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