Hammocks in an Orphanage

We just heard from the group; they did make it safely to their base camp (just east of Belem, Brazil) and are resting from their long trip south. Apparently their second connecting flight was very similar to the first (a quick turn-around time with hurried legs in the airport). That's the kind of stuff that makes traveling very exciting.

Their home for the next few days is a building that's currently being turned into an orphanage. There are no beds, so each member of the team was given a hammock to sleep in (please take a moment to ponder the awesomeness of this; it makes me want to go buy a hammock).

The organization that LIFT will be working with for the next two weeks is called Project Amazon (PAZ). Their mission is to glorify God, fulfilling the Great Commission by planting nationally led churches, emphasizing:

• The making of disciple-making disciples
• The training, equipping and sending of nationals
• Ministering to the whole person: spirit, soul and body
• Focusing on the Amazon Basin

Tonight, the group will relax and recoup with some orientation meetings.

Tomorrow (April 4), they will be going to the local dump to feed the poor who work there, then they will be leading a service for the youth in the evening.

Sunday (April 5) they will pack for the next leg of the trip (ten days on the river) and go to church.

Please pray:

• That the students will recover quickly from traveling so they are rested enough for their Brazilian adventures.
• That they would become acclimated with the culture sooner than expected.
• For wisdom and discernment for the LIFT directors as well as the PAZ missionaries.
• That in their excitement, they would remember that all good things come from the Lord and they would be finding their stability and identities in Christ alone.
• That as they minister, that the light of Jesus Christ would be allowed to shine brightly.
• For the people that they minister to, that their interactions with the LIFTers would push them toward a deeper relationship with Christ.

I could make a list of prayer requests that is 3 pages long, but I'll refrain for now. I'll also have more specific requests soon.

This is all I know for now. Posting will be light for the weekend, but be sure to dig around the Project Amazon website for more information on the Amazon basin.