Our time is going very well, I am not doing the painting in the music room, we decided against it, but the construction is coming along very nicely. Our work in the favelas has been awesome. Our arms are constantly full of children, older kids walking arm in arm with us… Our hair is ALWAYS touched and our cheeks kissed 1000´s of times a day. We feel very loved. They run to the bus at the different stops, like they were waiting for us. Crowding around the opening door, they call us “Aunties” and “Uncles”, they grab our hands and have a million things they want to say to us, show us and ask us. Even those on our team that do not speak any Portugese, get talked to as if they understand everything. The kids love looking into our eyes. I have some beautiful pictures of them. They love to sing and really belt out the songs that they are familiar with. I have been praying whom I should leave my art supplies with and God has given me 2 boys that have shown great interest and ability, so I have encouraged them a bit and have divided the supplies that I brought among them. They seemed quite pleased. I pray that God will bless their hands and abilities and use it for His honor and glory. Both boys are older and help out with the younger kids. Whatever it takes to keep them around and out of drugs! Atleast one of them has really struggled off and on with it, he was a dealer and involved with drugs himself.
Tomorrow is the most dangerous favela that we will be visiting. It is called Vila Rosa. One of the volunteers at Restauraçao lives in this favela and we will be able to see her home. We are excited to meet and bless the kids that live there day in and day out. Our whole group will be going to experience this, previously we have been spitting up to work on the music room and work in the favelas. It will be a great time, I am sure!
Meantime I am still trying to get some pictures on here… bear with us…
Amy 
