The Last Official Blog

This is it. The last one. My last blog of summer project. I am excited, yet very sad that I have to leave Brasil. It has given me such a different perspective of missionary work and it broke my heart for this world. I've met so many great Brasilians and wish I could stay and talk with them to get to know them. It was hard to say good-bye, but it was cool to see so many people cry. Truly showing that we had an impact on this campus.

Stats of the year:

Number of students we shared the Gospel with: 503
Number of students we saw accept Christ: 43
Lasting Memories: Priceless ( I know, lame. Deal with it)

We also went to a flavella (poor area) and showed the Jesus Film. That was a fun experience because all of the kids were so wild and crazy. They all just wanted piggy-back rides from the Gringos. I was really tired by the end of the night. If you showed them that you had candy, they came at you in swarms. It was fun and the kids really appreciated it. We saw a lot of people from the community come, which also was very good. It was very sad walking through the area though because of the close quarters and crappy conditions these people have to live in. The injustice is unbearable. I saw a 14 year old kid who had a 1 year old daughter (though I am sure you can find that on shows like Maury in the States). It was really sad. But it is a reality, which is why I was glad we were there. We don't know if anyone accepted Christ. The best we can do is share His awesome love with these people and let them decide.

So now I am going to describe what I liked and what I am looking forward to at the end of this trip.

I liked:
-Rice and beans
-Taking the shaky bus to campus everyday
-How open and willing to talk people were here
-Our awesome community
-Attempting to explain things slowly and with a lot of gestures
-Poli campus
-The breakfast at our hotel every morning
-X-burguer Egg
-Guarana
-Saying Nao falla portuguese (I don't speak portuguese) and seeing everyone giggle
-The people from Alpha e Omega
-Talking to students everyday about God
-The STINTERS
-Attempting and failing to surf

Things I am looking forward to:

-Family and friends
-Kevin (my cat)
-Perkins
-Resting for about a week before I seriously look for a job
-Running
-Fresh air
-Not having to throw my toilet paper into the trash instead of the toilet
-Working out
-Reading different books
-Finding a new community in a new place (hopefully the cities)

So there you have it. The last blog. Thanks for everyone who read it. I greatly appreciate the comments and e-mails that I have received. They were very encouraging. I can't wait to come home and share with you what I have done this summer. Hopefully that will be sooner than later. So until then. Ciao!