So...how are we doing? Well...Josiah and Gideon seem to be getting used to home schooling quicker than we anticipated, praise God. I think they have realised that actually they are getting it easy as they only do about 2 hours school work a day, although it is pretty intense for that time. We, too, are getting used to schooling them. Please pray that it will continue to be a smooth ride with this type of learning / teaching as we do have quite busy days and this really helps lighten the load on us. Beckie and I have been learning about what the Bible says about pleasing God as well as examining what motivates our actions...Hmmm, tough stuff and very challenging.
We would send you pictures of the streets around this area but we have been advised that it is not safe to take photos in case we 'accidentally' get a shot of one of the drug gang members and end up having to hand our camera over at gun point. So, for now, no closer photos of the favela.
Josiah is getting into his street hockey (skating around with a big stick) and has also managed to do some 'grinds' with his skates along a broom handle lying on the ground. If you have no idea what I am going on about then don't worry.
We have been helping to clear out some of the workshops here and in doing so came accross an old drum kit (no cymbals, high hat or bass-drum pedal), which Gideon has now claimed. We spent most of this afternoon cleaning it up once the school work was done and have so far only cleaned 2 drums! However, he's loving it and has also been offered an underground room for practicing.
Beckie has spent the last 2.5 hrs learning a Brazilian dance, it's really hard to make your legs and arms co-ordinate like they are supposed to do. We need to learn lots of dances and dramas ready for the outreach phase of our DTS, so we'll be working vey hard.
I thank God for his endless kindness as he seems to be pouring out blessing upon blessing. He knows what we need, ranging from inner peace to a battered old drum kit. Psalm 37v4 reads: "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." Go on...delight yourself in Him.