Time sure flies!!!!! One of the good things is it won't be long until Grandma and Grandad come and visit. We keep getting excited about different things we want to show them, particularly some great eating places and some of the greasy burger bars.
The DTS teams have left on outreach trips now. One team is travelling to 2 places close by and working with Churches, the other is travelling right up to the Northeast (which is often named 'Brazilian Africa'). The Northeast will be a big challenge, there is a lot of poverty, drought, despair and need. The team have collected a lot of donations (clothes, toys and money to buy foods) and because of transporting the donations they will be travelling 50 hrs by bus, because they cannot take them on a plane. I really admire their desire to bless these people and the sacrifice they are making. Our boys were also blessed, as the team had to sort through all of the donations and check everything was suitable to take (being unable to waste precious space on unsuitable clothing/toys). So, when they decided that the lego bag had pieces that were too small and would probably get lost, and thought it was better to give it to Josiah and Gideon, our boys were thrilled. They were very happy at how God had replaced their stolen lego. It really helps them to see how He is at work in lots of little ways. Josiah and Gideon also wanted to use their tithe (they had been saving it for a while, uncertain as to where it should go) from their pocket money to help fund the transport to the Northeast. They were certain they had done the right thing when they discovered that what they had given was EXACTLY what they were lacking. It all helps to make us sure He will provide everything we need, we don't have to continually make back up plans in case God doesn't deliver.