Preparing for Mother's Day

May is just around the corner, and we are excited about the different outreaches to our very important Mothers of Living Stones children. Join with us to celebrate them:

You can donate here.

Generosity from the International School

The International School of Carpina is a wonderful, top quality, bilingual school that serves as a ministry and outreach in the community. Many of the future leaders of Northeast Brazil attend this school. They recently had a campaign to bring in chocolate eggs to be given to the Living Stones children--and even the leadership was overwhelmed at the great response of the children--180 eggs! Not only were we excited to receive so many eggs, but we are blessed by what God is doing and moving in these children's lives.

The egg campaign began slowly, but one of the quieter students, Lucas, brought in ten eggs one day. The other kids saw, and were inspired to bring in more themselves. Seventeen of the children from the International school were able to serve at the Easter party in Cajueiro Claro, seeing for themselves the fruit of generosity, and what it means to help those less fortunate than themselves.

Thank you to the children from the USA who also gave to make sure these celebrations happened!
*Note: the painted rocks in the video are the "eggs" that we hid for the Easter Egg hunt!

Soup Ministry Closed

It is with a heavy heart that we share that the soup ministry has been closed. Due to financial difficulty, the local restaurant, who has been giving soup daily for four years now, has had to stop.

Serving over 1000 meals a month in 8 communities, this was a meaningful and vital ministry, especially in rural areas. Please pray for other options and solutions to be found for those still ministering in these communities. We thank the Lord for the four years this ministry was able to serve! 

Preparing for Easter

Every year we have a special celebration for Easter, sharing the true reason for the holiday. Please partner with us to provide these children with something they will never forget. All the information is here

Needed for This Weekend

While most of us are getting ready for Valentine's day, things look a little different in Brazil. 

This weekend begins Brazilian Carnaval: and like most parties, you get what you pay for. 

Most of the churches plan their summer beach camp during this week, to get away from the violence and drinking that accompanies Carnaval. 

For the children of Living Stones Cajueiro Claro, this is their one option away from the Carnaval parties, which often exploit poor children. Unfortunately, they do not have the ability to pay for food, gas, and help in renting a beach house. Most of the families, even those better off, have not received their paychecks from December and January, due to corruption in the local government. 

Here are some of the children hoping for your help/scholarships to go to Carnaval Camp this weekend: please, if you feel led to give any amount, please do so now so we can let them know they can go. 

So far, no scholarships have come in. 

Donate HERE

Goals and Dreams for 2015

This is the first year we not only have a good rollover to begin the year, but also have two programs fully supported (Cajueiro Claro and Lagoa)! Caid and Rachel Ferguson will also be serving in Brazil, hoping to build up the programs in Mussurepe and Guadalajara. For your prayers:

For our different locations:

• Cajueiro Claro is supported monthly for food, salary, and transportation. We dream for a Music/computer teacher ($200 monthly), and uniforms ($150). 
• Lagoa de Itaenga is supported monthly for food, salary, and supplies. We dream for a printer ($200). 
• Mussurepe is beginning public school ministry. We dream to be a full program and receive monthly funding. 
• Guadalajara is building up/training youth leaders and getting the church leadership more involved. We dream to be a full program and receive monthly funding. 
• Belem is a weekly outreach. We dream for the ministry to be taken over by local leadership. 
• The trash dump has prayer support for local leadership. We dream to have training for local leadership.
• Lastly, we dream for other churches/church plants to expand their outreaches through Living Stones (training and resources) . 

For our Yearly Celebrations:

• January/February: Carnaval Camp ($100 a family, up to 10 families) wribrazil.com/carnavalcamp
• March/April: Easter ($100 per program up to 5) wribrazil.com/kitsforkids
• May: Mother’s day ($100 per program, up to 5) wribrazil.com/momentsformoms
• June/July: Trek for Transportation: wribrazil.com/trek
• August: Father’s day ($100 per program, up to 5) wribrazil.com/dayfordad 
• September/October: Children’s day ($100 per program, up to 5) wribrazil.com/literacy
• November/December: Christmas ($100 per program, up to 5) wribrazil.com/10forthem 

For things we always need:

• LOVE: provide a birthday party (wribrazil.com/10forthem)
• EDUCATION: Help us educate to eradicate poverty (wribrazil.com/literacy) 
• NUTRITION: For $1 you can provide a meal (wribrazil.com/5for5)
• DIRECTION: sponsor a child, plant a church, change a community (wribrazil.com/foundationbuilder)

Impact 2015: Timbauba

For the past couple of years, during summer break (early January), people (and many youth) from all of the Community Churches have gathered together for a time of training and then on-site application of Christian love, outreach, and evangelism. This year, their mission (IMPACT) was the town of Timbauba.

Whoever could camped out in tents or on the church floor in Timbauba, and during the days they would visit homes, do sports ministries, and serve. In the evenings, they set up street meetings, with mime, singing, and preaching the Gospel.

It was a lot of fun, a lot of work, and a lot of people. Seventy-seven people in Timbauba made decisions for Christ through this IMPACT. 

Thank you to all who served! This is such an important ministry not simply for Timbauba, but for the Community Churches, as they connect, get experience, and form lasting friendships with their sister churches. Praise the Lord for this unity!