• Jul. 19, 2008 - Week at the Island
We spent most of this last week out on Treasure Island with the group of teens from NJ that are here for Aventura Brasil. The teens painted cabins, helped clear brush, and fix a stone wall. They learned some basic Portuguese and worked on getting ready for our camp with underprivileged children that will take place this week from the 22nd to the 25th.
The boys had a great time working along with the teenagers and getting to know them. All three boys will be campers this next week, but on-call if Papa needs them for other tasks!
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• Jul. 9, 2008 - Quick Check In
Hey HSB friends and family,
We are enjoying our summer here in Sobradinho. This Friday a team of young people from New Jersey arrive for the first ever "Adventura Brasil." It's a time of practical work and learning for young people from the States. They will even learn a little basic Portuguese. During part of their time we will be hosting a camp for underprivileged children from Sobradinho on the island. It looks to be a busy month!
Hope all of you are well and fine. I'll be on the island most of the rest of the month.
Lots of love!
M.
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• Jul. 1, 2008 - July 2008
Dear HSB friends and family,
We will be gone for most of July. A team of American young people will be on the island for one week painting cabins and doing other work as well as learning some Portuguese in a crash course. They will stay for another week and help as counselors for a free retreat for boys and girls from our little town of Sobradinho. Our boys will be highly involved in helping with translation, activities, and maybe enjoying some good times as well.
We plan on having a big BASH with the nearest missionaries this Friday for the 4th. Looks like we'll be watching the sequel to National Treasure and enjoying a traditional American cookout with hamburgers and hotdogs and all the trimmings.
Greyson is off from recorder lessons for the rest of the summer and the two big boys finally finished their last research project of the 2007-2008 school year. We will get started with our homeschool studies around August 11th (which is D's birthday).
Check back with us in August for more adventures from the land of Sobradinho in Bahia!
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• Jun. 27, 2008 - Summer Time
It's summer time and we are enjoying easy days at least for the time being. In a few weeks a team of young people from the States will arrive for two solid weeks of activities. Hopefully it will be fun for them, but it will be like work for us - with a little fun thrown in.
Yesterday we enjoyed a trip out to the island with another missionary family. We had an enjoyable day with little pressure as we looked around and considered what our team of teenagers will be doing on the island for two weeks. The boys did some hiking and took turns shooting the pellet gun. They tested the new paddle boat and took some quick dips in the very cold water.
Greyson has his last recorder/ music lesson this afternoon. That's him in the middle with MK friends on each side. William and Dalton finally finished all their lapbook research and turned in their books. Next week I'll post some pictures of each.
Here's to Summer Fun!
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• Jun. 20, 2008 - Summer Puppet Ministry
The boys have started using some puppets that we bought at our last regional missionary conference. This past week they did their first presentation - a rendition of David and Goliath - at our Saturday Bible Club. They are working on a dialogue about Daniel and the lions' den. They are practicing on their own and making their own scripts. The chief director of events (Papa) approves all plans prior to public showing. And the chief director of events is making plans for a better curtain for this next week (instead of an old sheet).
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