12 months ago we began our work in Santos Dumont, Brazil. Our goal: to help a church of a little over 100 members become a major influence and source of hope in this community of approximately 45 thousand. Last week our team began year two of our partnership with Pierre's church. Mark spoke to over 400 businessmen about "the secret of a winning team." We also took part in the graduation of 90 students from our Care Center's first computer class. We worked in an extremely poor neighborhood of Santos Dumont distributing food boxes, cutting hair and offering chiropractic help. The response was phenomenal. One of the judges in town asked to visit with us. He invited us to help him fulfill a vision he has to deliver people from the hopelessness of poverty and joblessness.
It is exciting to see how this little church is becoming known in Santos Dumont as a major catalyst for change, a major source of hope. God has allowed us to be a part of this because we have chosen not to parachute in for a week of meaningless activities that do nothing but create "warm fuzzy" experiences for our team. Instead, our teams build on the work of previous teams as we show this little church that they are not alone and that together we can make a difference.
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