Brazil July 2012--Day 6-7

Kids Day Camp...

Well, this post will include details from Day 1 & 2 of the Kids Day Camp since the internet was down yesterday.

Day Camp for the kids began at 9:00 am and ended at 5:00 pm, making for a very long and full day both days! Day 1 had about 75 kids attend, mostly consisting of kids that normally attend the 'Making A Difference' program, and Day 2 had approximately 60 kids. 

The Making A Difference Program is a program that is run out of camp ABECAR, where Julie & Leondro are located. (And where we're staying right now)  Most of the kids who attend are what they call 'street kids', not necessarily kids that live on the streets, but kids whose parents don't care about where they're at, and hence the kids are on the streets all day. Some of the kids were kids from an orphanage, and some kids came just through the advertisements of the Day Camp.

The Day Camp is very similar to what we do for a VBS or 5 Day Club in the States, where we alternated between a Bible Lesson, learning a Memory Verse, Music, Crafts and Games, and filled out the extra time with skits performed by our team members, free time on the field (they have a full soccer field, a court soccer field, a Volleyball court, and a full Basketball court, lots of swings, and plenty of room to run around. 

Father Abraham and Making a Melody were both songs that were big hits with the kids....playing Basketball, Flag Tag & Steal the Bacon were all games that were enjoyed by all, and of course soccer! Lots and lots of soccer!

Last night Conrad joined Pastor Leondro for a seminar teaching other ministry leaders about Leadership, organized by a local Korean missionary.  Conrad really enjoyed the privilege of sharing with them.

We enjoyed dinner with a family from church tonight, an Elder and his family from San Jose.  His wife is an English teacher and his kids joined us for the Day Camps.  We are looking forward to a full nights sleep tonight!  We are all pretty exhausted, but are really enjoying our time here with Julie & Leandro and the kids.

Tomorrow we will enjoy a little bit of time off, see a bit more of Mogi, then join a Small group tomorrow evening.