Today we returned to Campinho where we have ministered many times with one of our Brazilian partners, Juliana of Atuacao Voluntaria. Today we went with two of our three interns, Cody and Leah, and they facilitated the children's program. Jake was unable to accompany us as he had a 2-1/2 hour phone interview for a possible internship this summer.
We taught about making good choices in our lives today that affect our whole lives. We had the children memorize Proverbs 13:20, which says, "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm." Cody shared how he has two older brothers-in-Christ that are teaching and discipling him.
As well, we brought letters, each with a picture of a student, written back to the children from a church in Washington. The children enjoyed learning about these children in the United States; their favorite foods, games and about their church.
We spoke about being missionaries in other places in the world and how they could begin now to learn other languages and how they can study now to be able to go to college some day.
I was blessed to have a conversation with a woman leader in the program who shared how two years ago she made the conscious decision to break the tradition in her family of the women not being married to their boyfriends, but just living together. She was the first woman in her family to be married. She has begun to teach this to her 14-year-old daughter, as well.
We had a wonderful afternoon ministering together in Campinho about making good choices in our lives!
Blessed to be serving,
Diane and Jeff
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