Wow! God is good!

I've just taken delivery of about 15,000 pencils for Brazil! Thank you fir your generousity Ron Swanwick! Wow!

17 days!

Whats the count down now Chris?

The Favella Map

This map of the various Favela's which are in Brazil. The team will be working in Capão Redondo and Ebenezer in Mooca...

Not long until the flight now!

Quiz Night

Thank you to everyone who supported the quiz night this evening. We had a great time together and raised approx. £300 after costs towards extras for the Mission Trip! Well done to the West Cliff Mens team who won!

3 Weeks Today

At this moment in time it is just 21 days - that's 3 short weeks - until we leave from Brazil! Not long to go but still so much to do!


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Jacqui Becomes A Blogger

Hello wolrd!

Norah Potts Becomes A Blogger

...and she doesn't even own a computer!!!

Claire Woods Becomes A Blogger

Greetings world!

World Mission Prayer Evening for Brazil Team..!!

Our World Mission Prayer Evening on Sunday evening will focus on praying for the Brazil Team and the forthcoming trip. Please do come along and support the team in this really important way.

When: Sunday 26th 2009
Where: West Cliff Baptist Church hall
Time: 6:30 - 7:30pm

Val Downham becomes a contributor!!!

Hello World!! I have just become an offical mission team blogger!!!

We're on the radio again this week. If you haven't got anything better to do on Thursday evening at 8pm then tune into Hope FM and hear some of the team talk about their preparations and feelings about the impending mission trip to Brazil.

Message From Maureen Allen

A message of Gods Blessing on the Brazil trip...?

I don't know about my camel knees, but I've got a gorilla arm following my yellow fever jab. My arms dragging on the floor!! Less than a month to go. Can't wait. we've got our interary through. Our time will be split between working in the pre school leading lessons, and doing social action activities in the favellas. Thanks everyone for your generous donations of craft material for the pre school activites

INSPIRED BY SHEENA DAYMAN

Whilst on Hope FM talking about the Brazil Mission Trip yesterday, Sheena Dayman called to say that she does not have knees like a camel!! Curious comment, but maybe we should have knees like camels...and if we don't...then perhaps we should pray more:

'James, the brother of the Lord, and the author of this Epistle, was nicknamed “Camel-knees” by the early Church. James had been so slow of heart to believe that his brother, Jesus, could possibly be the Christ, that, after he was brought to believe, he was never off his knees. And when they came to coffin him, it was like coffining the knees of a camel rather than the knees of a man, so hard, so worn, so stiff were they with prayer, and so unlike any other dead man’s knees they had ever coffined.'

From: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/whyte/pray.vi.iii.html

The Sands of Time Continue To Run Lower

One Calendar Month!

As you can see from the countdown...it's only one calendar month today until we leave for Brazil!

Yep they sure are yellow, we will definatley need our yellow fever jabs if were going to be wearing these!! We'll attract anything yellow for miles around.

The Shirts Have Arrived

They are bright, bright yellow!! Hope you have some sun glasses!! If you are part of the team, you can collect your shirt from my office!! God bless you all

Chris

Yellow Chris? But that'll clash with my hair colour.

Countdown

37 days...!

Inspiration From Sally Bedborough's Healing Service

There is no point going on a journey unless you learn the lessons of your travel and apply them...remembering your destination is not your end goal!

Team T-Shirts About To Be Delivered

Hello world!!

Thanks to the generousity of Simply Logos and Workwear, the mission team will be wearing some custom made t-shirts ready for the trip to Brazil!! They will be yellow, so people will see us coming!!!!

Gutten Tag Elaine!!!!!!

Welcome to the blog!

Better late than never...

Hurrah! I finally got in. I tried it from work, but it kept coming up in German. I may be fluent in Portuguese, but my German is a bit rusty.....

This is cool...Thanks Chris!

Elaine

Not Long Until Departure!

...43 days to be precise!

Welcome Shaun!

Great French in the comments under my post......!!!!

Welcome Stella & Richie!

Blogging is such fun!!

It seems 5 minutes ago there was 6 months to go, and now there's only 6 weeks to go. The suitcase is in the garden airing.
Lots of questions going through my mind these days. Where do I put the sleeping bag do I pack it in the suitcase or carry it as hand luggage? Does the freezer hold two weeks worth of food? How am I going to communicate in a language I don't speak? What has God got in store for me?
Now all I need is the answers, oh and my yellow fever jab

Welcome Revd. Burfoot

Revd. has become a follower! Splendid!! Welcome!

Welcome Mel

Wonderful to have you as a follower Mel!! Where's your profile picture?

God bless you

Chris

Thoughts on the trip so far

I must admit that before I went to Birmingham I did not fully realise the gravity of what I was getting myself into. That day away put into sharp focus what we were about to undertake, pressing home the reality of our impending venture. This did however intensify the excitement I feel about the trip, together with realising that I will need to rely more on God than ever before to use me in the way he best sees fit. I know God's plan has been in this from the outset, and the outpouring of money and generosity has more than expressed this. My prayer is that God will continue to enable us and prepare us mentally over the following weeks leading up to the trip, and that people would continue to pray for us.

Neil

Neil Maxfield Follows 2nd!

A very close second place Neil!!! Welcome!"

Christine Garnett is a legend!

Welcome to the world of the mission team blog Christine!! You win the prize for being the first follower!! (other than Meg...but she doesn't count because I asked her to test the site!)

Chris

PS: Your profile needs a picture!!!!

Something funny Norah or are you just keen to
show off your new teeth...?

(click the photo to see an extreme close up!!)

Not long now!

Unbelievably it is only 1 month, 1 week and 6 days until the team's flight leaves for Sao Paulo to begin the adventure of a life time! Praise God that all the fundraising is now complete too which is just the most amazing sign of God's hand on our trip.

Sally Bedborough said something in an evening service which seemed a great quote which remains a challenge for the whole team (even if we don't entirely understand it at the moment:

'There is no point going on a journey unless you learn the lessons of your travel and apply them, remembering that your destination is not your end goal.'

I wonder what God has in store for us!

Chris