In Sao Paulo....

We arrived in Sao Paulo Saturday evening. We were greeted by 13 very happy I360 students who had been in Porto Alegre for the past 2 weeks. I think our girls thought when we got on the plane in Brasilia that we were headed home. However, when we got to Sao Paulo and they saw Miss Mary Michael they were very happy. An update on the week - we spent Monday - Wednesday working in a Spirist orphange doing some painting in the girls dormitory. I had a totally different perspective going to the orphanage now being a mom. I realized even more how blessed I am to have the parents I have. There was one girl in particular named Carolina who would just find me and want a hug and for me just put my arms around her. The children are starving inside for someone to love on them. On Friday we went back to the orphanage just to play with them and to share the gospel. I was blown away at how open the people at the orphange are to allow us to come in and share the gospel. One girl named Natalicia accepted Christ. Please pray for her as she begins her walk with the Lord in a very dark place.

Now like I said we are in Sao Paulo. The girls and I are staying with some very close friends of ours while Trent and the rest of the group travel to another town 6 hours away by bus to do some work their. They will be back Tuesday night. The girls are taking a nap right now - very much needed. Like I've said before they have been troupers! Last night they were beging me to take them to bed. I wish that were the case every night! Ashlynn was talking to Trent the other night and said "I am ready to go home because I think I am speaking so much portuguese that I am forgetting English". This morning we got in church and Anna Kathryn starts saying "My tummy hurts...I am hungry...". Well I didn't have anything for her. The rest of the time she kept complaining! I just kept praying please dont get sick here on me. For lunch we had McDonalds (by the way much better in Brasil) and boy she was a different child after we left.

Love,
Joy

PS - When Trent gets back we will update the pics!