Mark your calendars for June 7th, 2014. At the beautiful Southeastway park (5624 S Carroll Rd, New Palestine, IN 46163) at 10:00am, we will have our annual 4k run/walk to raise funds to maintain the Kombi that we purchased for Living Stones last year.
Information and forms are all located at the Trek website. You can donate online if you cannot attend yourself. Our goal is to raise $5,000 this year!
Rachel has been coordinator of Living Stones since 2009, and Caid joined her in 2013. Together they serve to connect Brazilian leaders with resources and American churches with opportunities to get involved. They run the blog, sent out e-newsletters, various paperwork, and visit churches/individuals interested. When they finish training, they are praying about where to go full-time. Please write us if you are interested in hearing more about Living Stones (amobrasil99@hotmail.com).
On May 1st, Alcance Brazil celebrated 20 years of ministry and partnership with World Renewal International. Many of the original people who helped begin the ministry flew down to join in the celebration. Jeff and Lindsay Turner also returned after their time in the States.
Here is the post from the celebration: http://wrbrazil.blogspot.com/2014/05/20-years-of-world-renewal-brazil.html
Here is a short video and history of the 20 years:
Let’s invest in those who have spent their lives investing. Help Living Stones celebrate these women
who give so much every day. Your donation will enable the local churches to
have a special Mothers tea: http://www.wribrazil.com/momentsformoms/
For the month of April, Living Stones will be the ministry highlighted by World Renewal International. For those who didn't know, Living Stones works directly under their respective churches to reach out to their communities--but the organization as a whole is under the direction of World Renewal Brazil, led by Tele Moraes. World Renewal Brazil is part of World Renewal International, who has chosen this month to update and inform all of their supporters about Living Stones.
How exciting! We hope you follow us on Facebook, and if you want to join in on the sharing about Living Stones, please contact us.
Also, if you would like to meet/greet Tele Moraes:
WRI Brazil Leader Tele Moraes Indianapolis Open House
April 5th will be an open house in Indianapolis with Tele Moraes, Steven Turner, Jeff Turner, and Lindsay Turner. Come fellowship with us and learn more about the exciting thing going on in Brazil this year. Families welcome!
Open house will be 10am – 5pm EDT on Saturday April 5th
Easter is coming quickly, and we want to make sure that each of the Living Stones programs can have a celebration for the children in their community. We need your help to be able to do this.
All of the information to get involved is here: Kits for Kids
Also, if your church or small group is open to it, Caid and I can come share about this opportunity to share the Gospel and about Living Stones, or prepare you for a simple way to raise awareness about Living Stones Easter celebrations through passing out Easter eggs. amobrasil99@hotmail.com for more information.
Who doesn’t like a good party? Brazilian Carnaval is the
biggest party in the world. It is foundational to the culture, and every
Brazilian is affected by it. There is much laughter, much fun, and much
exploitation.
Northeastern Brazilian Carnaval is made up of “Blocos,”
groups of people who parade down the city streets. There is a lot of music, a
lot of drinking, and a lot of sexuality. For some, this is fun. Some of the
Blocos are “clean,” with a focus on children or even a church group that wants
to reach out to their community. It can be a time of coming together and
enjoying time off: no one knows how to relax or celebrate like a Brazilian.
But is Carnaval just for the rich? You get what you pay for.
Those who cannot pay are catering to those who can—sometimes in dangerous ways.
Carnaval in Brazil is the highest rate of tourism, prostitution, and alcohol
consumption (and the resulting violence) for the whole year. And what about the
children?
The poorer children in Brazil cannot afford a colorful
costume. They are not carefully monitored by their parents to have a safe time.
Parents are often working or drinking during Carnaval, making them mostly on
their own. Many sell candy or beer during Carnaval. Some wander around, looking
for fun. Some are exploited, or put into dangerous situations.
Most Brazilians are careful about Carnaval, and monitor it
to their taste: some getting away to a quite beach, some going in safe groups,
some in careful participation. But most of those in poverty do not have that
priviledge.
Help us give the children another option: many of the churches in
Brazil are planning Carnaval camps. Please consider donating to Living Stones to help with costs for these children to attend the Carnaval church camp in safe beach locations, where they can enjoy themselves and grow, while being surrounded by godly influences and
families who care about them.
