You will seek me and find me...

...when you seek me with all your heart!

Jeremiah 29:13

Flavia, Ana Laura, Daniele and
Samara with their new Bibles.

  This past week has been a week of such blessing in my life! Last  Friday (May 20th) we were able to give Bibles to each of the teenagers in our discipleship class. All 26 of them! They were all so excited to get their very own Bible (a very cool one at that!) and many of them told me later on that their families liked the Bibles as well. Throughout the last week, several of them have come up to me, sharing all that they've read that week. I am more than overjoyed to see the hunger they are having to read their Bibles and seek God!

Wandrerlan and Yuri showing the inside cover
of the Bible: their names and a Bible verse.

  We also dedicated each Bible specifically to each one of them. We wrote their name in the front cover, each in a unique and artistic way, along with a Bible verse prayerfully chosen for them. It has been incredible to see that the verses we wrote in the Bibles were perfect for what many of them are going through right now.

Marimar and Mikaele

  Several of the teenagers are also volunteer teachers at the project. They teach math and Portuguese and so on to the younger children. It is also a requirement for those over 12 to be a part of the discipleship classes, especially if you are a teacher. One of the volunteers had been refusing to come to class. She always seemed to be either sick or busy every Friday (these were just excuses.) While I had been dedicatin the Bibles the day before, I noticed that there was an extra Bible. I saved it for her, hoping that she'd eventually join our class. Friday morning, one of the students said they tried to convince her to come but she didn't. We were surprised (but very happy!) when she walked into our classroom! And there was one Bible left, just for her! It's amazing how God was working this all out!

Nando and Joao Filho

  This week the discipleship class went very well. Everyone brought their Bibles and we studied about purity. They all seemed to respond well. On Saturday, I taught my dance and drama class and it also went very well. This is a very fun group to work with and I hope they are enjoying it as much as I am!
  One last story: I am always asking the kids what the time is to make sure that I am not going over time. One of the girls offered to give me a watch her mom had gave her that she'd never used. On Saturday, the girl gave me a wrapped birthday gift (since today is my birthday =D ) and told me she wasn't able to find her watch so she bought me a new one! She is so sweet! Now I have a way to know the time, all the time!

I am so blessed!!

Thanks to all that helped to make this all possible! May the Lord continue to bless you as you bless others!

THANK YOU!

Our wonderful afternoon class saying THANK YOU for their gifts!

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