My Prayer for My Life

I encourage all of you to adopt this as your own...

"I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed. My present makes sense and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, applaud, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, lean by faith, live by prayer, and labor by power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my God remains reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the approval of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, or burn up until I have preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go until He comes, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He stops me. And when He comes to get His own, He will have no trouble recognizing me. My colors will be clear."

-written by an African pastor the night before he was executed

"Everything" skit

This is our very first performance of the "Everything" drama at a small church in Porto Alegre.

Jesus: Josh
Girl: Corinne
Romance: Zak
Money: Tiffany
Drugs/Drinking: Tim (one of our interpreters)
Image: Catherine
Death: Bekah

Clouds in Brazil Video

"We are the Impact"

A video from our last days in Brazil...just goofin' off, having fun with our interpreters! We were singing any song you could think of, from Christmas music to Disney tunes!

Brazilian Church Service

This was the very first Brazilian church we went to. They sang a lot of songs in Portuguese that we knew in English too. Here is a video of them singing "Come, Now is the Time to Worship" in Portuguese...

Singing at Train Station Video

This was part of our ministry in Porto Alegre. We would hand out tracts and invitations to the evangelism night that weekend, as well as performing wordless skits and singing worship songs. We had many opportunities to have conversations with those passing by, and a few of us were able to share out testimonies too.

Pictures from Brazil at Aqua Viva

#1. My first mango in Brazil, but definitely NOT my last
#2. Little bananas
#3. Typical Brazilian meal
#4. Aloe plant

Pictures from Brazil in Brasilia

#1. Jack Bauer is EVERYWHERE!!! Even in Brazil (this picture is only funny to those of you who know my obsession with 24)
#2. Our crazy van rides everyone we went in Brazil
#3. Many fruit juices we drank (L-R: passion fruit, pineapple, watermelon, strawberry)
#4. Statue in Brasilia (this was taken on our tour of the city)
#5. The delicious pizza we ate down there (this one is banana and chocolate)
#6. My face after just drinking very strong and extremely sweet Brazilian coffee (I had accidentally put WAY to much liquid sweetener in it)
#7. The Temple of Goodwill: syncretism at its finest
#8. The I360 team in front of the presidential palace in Brasilia

Pictures from Brazil at Palavra da Vida Camp

#1. When the campers arrived at the camp, each member of our team was split into different cabins to stay with the campers and assist the counselors. This picture is my cabin at breakfast the first morning
#2. Singing worship songs with the camp staff (Day 1 of our 17 days with them)
#3. A trip to South America would not be complete with a tarantula sighting
#4. Drinking chimarroo! (Brazilian tea)
#5. Praying during one of our team meetings
#6. One of the ways we got to know the Brazilian counselors more was by singing songs with them (they knew everything by Hillsong)
#7. After an intense mudhike
#8. We had various jobs around the camp, including doing dishes after meals
#9. Playing tug-a-war
#10. Brazilian cook-out
#11. During the mudhike
#12. Us girls at the waterfall at the camp
#13. We had the chance to give the morning messages to the campers. Here is me giving the first one...the message is posted below
#14. Picture of our team, taken at the camp, being silly (something we're very good at)

Pictures from Brazil in Porto Alegre

#1. Giving my testimony at a church in Porto Alegre (this was just one of many speaking opportunities we each had)
#2. The team with our interpreters by a train station in Porto Alegre
#3. One of our ministry projects-painting the inside of a church
#4. Home visits
#5. One of the many wordless skits we performed-this one called Sinchair
#6. Street Evangelism
#7. Performing the "Everything" skit (see video above)
#8. Outside a shopping mall in Porto Alegre