After lots of preparation, prayer, and taking time in the classroom to learn about teams, today we are off to Brazil!!! Finally, the time has come!!! Below is the itinerary for our team (I am on Team B)...
Entire Group
1/9/09
Depart Atlanta: 8:40pm
Arrive Rio de Janeiro 1-10-09: 9:20am
*Local time is 3 hours ahead of EST.
1/10/09
Depart Rio de Janeiro: 12:50pm
Arrive Brasilia: 2:30pm
*Stay at Aqua Viva - John and Trudy White's retreat center until the 14th.
Team B
1/14/2009
Depart Brasilia for Porto Alegre
Depart: 9:40am Arrive: 12:20pm
*Working with a summer camp and a local church until Feb. 1.
Team A
1/25/2009
Depart Brasilia for Campinas
Depart: 10:00am Arrive: 11:25am (bus into Bauru)
*Doing construction projects and possibly working with an orphanage until Feb. 1.
Team B
2/1/2009
Depart Porto Alegre for Sao Paulo
Depart: 9:50am Arrive: 11:27am
Team A
2/1/2009
Bus from Bauru to Sao Paulo.
*Teams back together. Spend night in hotel near partnering church - Memorial Baptist Church.
2/2/2009
Bus to Aracaiba.
Depart 11:00pm Arrive: 5:00am
*All students participate in Aracaiba ministry project. Depart evening of Feb 2nd, drive thru night, arrive Feb 3.
2/5/2009
Bus back to Sao Paulo
Depart: 2:00pm Arrive: 7:00pm
2/6/2009
Depart Sao Paulo for Atlanta
Depart: 10:50pm
Arrive 2/7/09: 5:45am
One prayer request we have already for out team is for one of our team members. Due to unfortunate circumstances involving health, one of our team members is having to stay behind. She was the leader of my Team B, named very appropriately "Team Dynamite." Please pray for her to get plenty of rest and be fully restored by the time we get back.
My IMPACT360 team also has a blog that I will be contributing to throughout the time in Brazil. Check it out at http://www.impact360inbrazil.blogspot.com. Thanks again for all your constant prayers, support, and reading. The next time you hear from me I will be in Brazil! Bom dia!
4 comments:
To the teams of impact this is Austin Kelley. you do not know who i am , but i will be praying for the teams going on this journey to Brazil. I wish you all God speed and God bless. I will pray for y'all daily just let God move and just be transparent to the people there. God bless and God speed.
P.S. Josh Whitson LGLP
I am so excited for you! We will be reading the Impact blog everyd ay!
This message is for Zak Ellison. Zak Granddaddy and I are very proud of you and your participation in Impact360. We are glad you arrived in Brazil safe and sound, as well as your travelling buddies, too. You are in our prayers and we can't stop telling all our friends about you and your faithfullness to the Lord. Be safe, enjoy, take lots of pictures, and journal everything important and not so important to you during your "tour of duty". Love and hugs, GD & GM
This will be a life time experience for you. Listen to the team, the leaders, those with whom you work, and those you are serving. Plus listen to the Holy Spirit as the meanings of this journey.
Further, have some fun and enjoy the food.
I'll be praying for you each day.
I'm Chelseas grand father. EA
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