Living Stones is excited to focus on literacy this fall. We have begun by having every child/family fill out a yearly registration form and getting their picture taken.
Many home visits, lost papers, blinking eyes and muddy shoes later, we are about half-way there.
Next, we are working with writing and letter recognition,
as well as common literature, basic reading, and of course, tongue depressors as book marks
Our next step is individual reading assessments, as well as letter writing and a collaborative writing project. We are excited to be able to do this in each of the 5 Living Stones programs! Join us for Phase 2 of our Literacy program next month, as we provide Literacy celebrations/Children's day parties for the children, giving each child books of their own. Help us at http://www.wribrazil.com/literacy
Our goal is for every child to be able to read. We want to make sure that each one of the kids owns their own book(s). This fall, Living Stones is focusing on literacy. We will be evaluating each of the children individually and visiting homes to make sure to accurately assess the educational needs.
October 12 is Children's day in Brazil, where toys and candy abound, but only for those who can afford it. Help us to provide Literacy Celebrations for each of the Living Stones programs: Cajueiro Claro, Mussurepe, the Trash Dump, Lagoa de Itaenga, and Guadalajara. These include each child receiving a book (s) and having a fun time as a kid. We are so grateful for the children from Lifepoint church, who at VBS, raised money to provide for 100 children: we have 100 more waiting! Give at http://www.wribrazil.com/literacy
To provide for a program that regularly provides the
nutritional and educational needs for 30-50 children, it costs $1000 monthly,
or around $1 a day. Our child sponsorship program, giving $1 a day, provides
the costs for one child. We currently
have 10 faithful sponsors, and are surviving month to month off of personal
one-time gifts and the creativity of the Brazilian churches.
Our current needs are great: we have two full-time programs
running, and four programs that are doing the best they can without any
funding. Giving to special programs such as birthday parties, trek for transportation,
and literacy has been fantastic: but if we do not have faithful sponsors, we
cannot continue. Living Stones in Guadalajara is currently on hold because the
man running the program does not have enough money to ride the bus to get to
the church.
We currently have no
churches regularly supporting Living Stones. Our dream is to have churches
from America partner with a church in Brazil to get them started in making a
difference in their communities. Imagine, 30 people from your church signing up
and being able to support your own program in Brazil. Each program has a blog, videos
on Youtube, and a monthly e-newsletter to see and be informed. Missions trips
can be planned. People can be connected with children and families in their
sister church, and God’s glory can be multiplied.
