Going Away Party

Saturday was a day full of surprises - planned surprises!

The church folks decided to have a little going away gathering Saturday night after church.

Jana made this beautiful cake!

Here's a picture of most of the family - see if you can figure out who was missing :)

Ladies camp

Saturday Mom and 12 other Ladies from the Pedra 90 area headed out to Estancia Maranata for a day long Ladies Camp. From the report, it was a blessing to all there! Here's a few pictures from the Doolittles.

Sister Tereza dos Santos speaking to the ladies

a few of the ladies
For lunch the men made a meal and served it like a churrascaria
The Servers
Mr. Doolittle

Preaching at Peter Doolittle's church

Sunday we headed over to Peter Doolittles Church where Anthony preached Sunday morning and evening.

Anthony Preaching

Courter kids singing...
and then that afternoon we went to Estancia Maranata (the Doolittles home is on the Camp) and had lunch and went swimming!

Re-Inauguration of the Church at Cristo Rei

Saturday was the re-inauguration of Christo Rei. The church was packed with people!

The Duartes and us sang Veremos Cristo (We shall see Jesus)

Then Mr. Doolittle preached It was SO hot in the building! There were a lot of people standing outside the front door and sitting outside the side door.

Teen Camp 2008

Teen Camp 2008 - Saturday, Sunday & Monday April 18th-21st
April 18th-21st was Teen camp at Estancia Maranata. Daniel, Bekah, Aaron and I went along with the Duartes and 3 kids from church. Saturday night we came back home and had a service at sister Ilza's house, had service Sunday and then headed back to camp Sunday night.

We had a fun time there and made many memories together :)

The Camp Director - Peter Doolittle

Bekah and Gilmara having morning devotions

Cleaning for Youth Camp

Tuesday we went out to Estancia Maranata (Camp Maranatha) to help Peter Doolittle and some folks from his church clean Camp for the upcoming Youth Camp this weekend (April 18th-21st).

Dad used the tractor and cut the grass (and yes, it's even more dangerous than it looks!).

The Girls split up into two different teams - one cleaning the kitchen and preparing lunch for the crew and one cleaning all the bathrooms, dormers and other places used for the camp. Bekah and I joined the "dormer cleaners" while Esther and Mom helped in the kitchen that way Mom could be close to Anna.

Starting on a dormer...

The Boys Dorm

Scrubbin' floors brazilian style!

The boys worked on raking leaves, chopping trees down, hauling water for the cleaners and just about anything else! They were a big help!

Sunday Night Service

Singing together

Anthony preaching - Jedidiah interpreting