Well I’ve now been left the UK a whole
year now and today our team celebrated our first anniversary of being on the
road. There has been talk of
wanting to ‘finish well’ as well as some reminiscing. Our team is currently the largest it has ever
been at over 30 people and we are now down to 4 vehicles and no pop up campers
to use for storage or sleeping!
Downsizing once again is in progress…..!
The team is planning to continue similar work in the Caribbean beginning
in January 2013 after a break in December....for me I am waiting to hear from God
what He has for me next…I really don’t know at the moment!
We are currently in Rio on a campsite
having a couple of chill days before we go to work in another favela back in
the city. Two weeks ago we worked with a church in Cabo Frio, home to Carole on
our team. As part of our work there I
worked with a drug and alcohol rehab, helped lead a youth meeting as well as
doing airport runs for team members returning to the team (one took 12 hours on
Brazilian Independence Day..there were just a few extra people around that
day!!)
Last week the team was split between
working in the largest favela in Rio (Rocina) and helping at a church that has
recently started and comes under the umbrella of our organisation Iris. We were sad to learn today that 7 people lost
their lives in Rocina yesterday as part of ongoing gang warfare. The reality of life in Rio, the host city
of both the next World Cup and Olympics is certainly very striking and
contrasting!
Thank you for reading and for your
continued support and friendship. I will
hopefully see many of you in December! God bless you all lots x.
