We just finished a wonderful week (March 29 – April 5) with seven very special people from First Baptist Church in Minden, LA – home church of Alana’s parents, Bill and Jerry Ichter. One thing that made it wonderful is that we stayed on Pinheira beach, where we are helping start a new church. The early morning walks on the beach, gathering sand dollars, seeing a beautiful double rainbow, and hearing the sounds of the waves at night were special treats for everyone! But the ministry done all week made an impact for eternity as these volunteers touched many lives and really showed God’s love everywhere they went. The day they left, the hotel owner and the restaurant owner came to bring everyone gifts. Their ministry consisted of Bible Clubs for children in Pinheira and Maciambu, ladies’ teas in Pinheira and Maciambu, blood pressure and blood sugar checks and distribution of reading glasses at two local supermarkets, visits to schools in Pinheira and Morretes, visit to the Women’s Drug Rehab Center (NURREVI) while the men visited the Men’s Drug Rehab Center in Estiva, a CHURRASCO (barbecue) for the men in Pinheira and evangelistic services in various homes in Pinheira. I’m sure the volunteers were tired when they left – but very happy to have been part of what God is doing in Pinheira.
Team Members: Pat dePingre (Alana’s aunt!), Virginia Fox, Jenell Kidd, Leah McKillips, Mary Ann Sawyer, Carolyn Raley and Bill Crider. (ALMOST everyone was wearing their t-shirts which were a gift of the Papagaio’s Restaurant!)
Bible Club at Pinheira
Bible story time in Maciambu
Early morning walk on the beach – there was actually a double rainbow this morning, but it was hard to capture it on camera!
Blood pressure and blood sugar checks, distribution of reading glasses at supermarket in Pinheira
Ladies’ Tea in Pinheira
Visit to Women’s Drug Rehab Center
Visit to Pinheira School
Men’s CHURRASCO
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