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-:- Mission Adventures Summer 2007
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This morning, joined by the New York team and some local Ywamers the team went on a boat trip on the Madeira river.
Some were fortunate enough to see the dolphins swimming.
Lunch was traditional Brazilian 'Churrasco'.
The waiters serve as much meat as you can fill, from chicken to chicken hearts. The side buffet is also 'all you can eat'.
Served with Brazil's favourite drink Guaraná.
This evening the team went to Filadélfia Baptist Church 'Igreja Batista Filadélfia'. About 250 people filled the church.
Bill however was invited back to preach at the 'Igreja Do Porto' Church of the Port.
The worship lasted one and a half hours with only three songs. Then with only 20 people Bill stepped forward to preach, as the room filled to 700 people. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/6/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The team rested this morning.
After lunch Manuel the bus driver drove the New York, Pennsylvania, and some of the Ywam Porto Velho team to town.
Traditional Brazilian hammocks and Havaianas flip-flops were eagerly bought.
The team were also introduced to a traditional Brazilian dish 'Açaí'.
This evening the team joined the Ywam base in a typical country Hootenany party.
It was an evening of much fun and laughter, of eating, dancing and trying to climb a greesed-up pole to reach a cash prize.
However no one was able to conquer this challenge.
Several of the girls from Ywam, Porto Velho's Projeto Marias 'Maria Project' were there also. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/6/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 4 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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Today the team worked at the Indian Hospitality House, a place run for native Indians. However living conditions were poor.
Duties were split between the team, inluding clearing the trash, cleaning out the toilets and making the showers usable again.
Bill was invited, along with Joe, Missy and Hannah to Ywam's evening DTS. In attendance there were about 10 students, with people listening from outside. After worship Bill preached for two and a half hours on prayer.
Later this evening, about 10:30pm some of the Ywamers came to the team's house to wish April a Happy 19th Birthday.
A chocolate and coconut sponge cake was also gratefully received. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/5/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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This morning, along with the New York Team and some Brazilian Ywamers the team went to Porto Velho's Pitagoras school.
About 150 students were present at the Chapel service.
Some dance and dramas were performed, then Rubens prayed for about 50 students to receive Christ.
For dinner this evening John from the New York team cooked Chicago style pizza.
A number of the team have been feeling unwell today. Two of the team stayed back this evening to rest.
The rest of the team went out for evening ministry downtown Porto Velho. A combination of dances and dramas were performed by the New York and Pennsylvania team.
Then Allesandra from the DTS gave a message and call to receive Christ.
About six people were ministered to and prayed for tonight. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/4/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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Day Three at the Indian Hospitality House. Joined by the New York team and Brazilian Ywamers the group totaled about 45 people.
Finishing work included clearing the remaining leaves and trash, and digging a trench for water.
The New York team performed a dance and gave a testimony. Then Fernando, the Cheif's Son thanked everyone for the work.
A few other people from the tribe also thanked us and one gave testimony of faith in Jesus Christ.
The tribe then danced and sung for us, and the Pennsylvania team responded with a few songs of worship.
The bus was filled with singing all the way home as everyone was so happy.
This evening Ywam Porto Velho had its weekly worship service. A multi-cultural service in Portuguese and English.
About 150 to 200 people filled the room, of which about half were Ywamers. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/4/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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Day Two at the Indian Hospitality House. A Government Indian Agency.
Today the team met Fernando, the Cheif's Son.
Work included cleaning and washing, and painting the outside of the main living area.
Rubens was very pleased that the team had finished three days work in two. So he told the team that tomorrow would be a day for ministry.
This is an opportunity Ywam Porto Velho did not expect.
Adam Zimont went bee hive chasing and fruit picking this afternoon with the kids on the base. He quoted "I felt like a kid again".
This evening a team of 17 from Long Island, New York arrived on the base.
Another two chocolate Birthday cakes were made for April. After dinner everyone sang Happy Birthday, First in English and then in Portuguese.
Later this evening a few of the team went fishing on the Madeira River 'Rio Madeira'. Two Catfish were caught. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/4/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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Today the team had a full morning evangelizing in the town. Clowns ,led by the team's missions host Rubens drew the crowds.
About 40 people gathered as the dances and dramas were performed and two testimony's were given.
Bill gave a short message and invitation to receive Christ. Six people were prayed for wanting to know more about Christ.
The team then headed to the bus terminal to continue evangelizing. The same order was followed, except Edlene (from the Ywam base) brought the gospel message.
About 50 people in total gathered and eight were prayed for to receive Christ.
After a quick bite to eat the team headed back to the base. The rest of the day consisted of much needed chores such as washing and cleaning, and team time.
The team are making a great impression, trying hard to learn the Portuguese language and communicate with the locals.
Unfortunately the team received news today that Lauren did not receive her visa. Therefore she will be staying in Florida with Sandy for the remainder of the trip. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/1/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 2 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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This morning the team took a flight from Manaus to Porto Velho, Brazil - the destination of the next 11 days of mission.
Jodi Bunn welcomed the team's arrival, and they set off for YWAM 'Jocum' Porto Velho.
The surroundings became apparently different from Manaus, as Porto Velho is deeper into the rainforest of the Amazon.
After arriving and settling at the Ywam base, and after an appetising lunch Jodi briefed the team for the schedule ahead.
After an adventurous afternoon involving tarantulas, eating wild fruit and a game of soccer dinner was served.
This meal was topped off with much laughter dancing and playing games with the teams new found Brazilian friends, Vagner and Rafael.
Team time this evening was lively and Amanda, who had an ear ache after the flights was healed. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 8/1/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The Cycle Six team from Houston, Texas arrived safely late last night after soem car trouble and a very long drive. They settle in to their dorms and rested before their first full day. Today they have teaching and team building games. Stay tuned for some photos of their training before outreach. | Posted By: Kristen Anderson on 7/31/2007 - 1 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The team from CFAN (Church For All Nations) has had a busy few days. On Sunday the 29th, the team took part in a local church service doing dramas, testimonies, and childrens ministry. The CFAN team helped the kids make some arts and craft projects. While at the same time telling them some bible stories. It was a great time for everyone.
Later Sunday night, the team was invited to go to a local church. It was a nice break from ministry and it was pleasant just to sit through the service. After the service the whole team went to a local mall with some of our new friends to have dinner.
Monday the 30th was a day for working. CFAN was invited to help out a local church with some work projects. The church wanted a flat space for a basketball court. This meant that the team had to carry rocks and gravel from the river to make the spot flat. It was a long, hard trip. Buckets were the only thing that the team was able to find to use. But no matter how hard the work was, not a single complaint was heard from the team. Everyone had a great attitude and enjoyed the work, even though it was very demanding.
Today (July 31) is our last day of ministry. Pray that everything goes well. | Posted By: Mike Anscomb on 7/31/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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Today the team drove to Tampa, FL where they helped out with the All Nations Church's ministry. They performed their dramas, and Maddie, Lexie and Tommy Corcoran gave their testimonies for about 46 children at the George A. Bartholomew North Tampa Community Center. After spending time talking and playing with the children on the playground, the team went flyering door-to-door in the neighborhood surrounding All Nations Church. They handed out fliers about the church's service and ministry schedules, prayed with and evangelized to about 170 people total. Praise God for one woman, Betsy, who accepted Christ today through door-to-door evangelism! | Posted By: Courtney Wong on 7/30/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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Yesterday the team led an evangelistic outreach barbecue with families in the Trilby Baptist Church (TBC) neighborhood. They ministered to both adults and children through soccer, football, frisbee, playing in a rented moonbounce, face painting, conversation and prayer. The team also led a program that consisted of worship, dramas and testimonies from Bridget, Grant and Kelly. About 23 people came to the barbecue and praise God for the 4 youth who accepted Christ for the first time last night.
In addition, that morning the team performed one of their dramas for the TBC community. Maddie and Mariam also shared their testimonies with the congregation.
On Saturday, the team helped fix up the house of a TBC church member. The house was in extreme disrepair with mold, spider, and cockroach infestations, missing flooring and garbage/clutter piles--some of which had not been cleaned in years. The owner is a 35-year-old single mother of 2 young daughters, whose life has been plagued by tragedies of divorce and family deaths since her early 20s. The team dove right in to work, scrubbing mold-infested surfaces, clearing out numerous bags of trash to bring to the dump, sweeping up piles of dirt and roaches and fixing up the lawn. They diligently worked on this ministry for a few hours in the morning and afternoon/evening. | Posted By: Courtney Wong on 7/30/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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For ministry today the team joined with the Discipleship Training School (DTS) from the base. They were briefed by Rubens for their day at the 'Vila Princessa' Dump Community.
After a broken down private bus, walking to the nearest bus stop was the only option.
The group totaled 32. Lunch was served at 'Vila Princessa', then ministry began.
From the team Donnie, Amanda and Stef stayed behind and played games with the kids. Whilst the rest of the group broke into groups of three to go visit and pray with families from the neighborhood.
The team performed their clowns skit and dance. Joe and Adam Zimont gave their testimony's. Then Vagner, from the DTS gave a gospel presentation. About 20 children came forward for prayer and to receive Jesus.
For the rest of the evening the team had free time.
Everyone is well in health and strong in faith. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 7/30/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 3 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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This morning the team led the youth of YWAM Porto Velho. 12 youth between the age of 12 and 15 years attended.
Stef brought a word on 1 Timothy 4:12 about being a young leader. She also perfectly addressed the issue of gossip.
After another tasty meal the team relaxed for the afternoon and went swimming with the youth.
Before dinner the team joined the local YWAMers for worship and prayer on the slip of the river Madeira 'wood'.
This evening Reinaldo and Braulia Ribeiro, the base Directors took the team to a youth service at Igreja Do Porto (Church of the Port).
The team were also able to perform their dance and drama, and testimonies were shared by Adam Ortlieb and Donnie.
The church's youth Pastor Anderson told us at least 50 youth attended. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 7/30/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The team from Church For All Nations arrived yesterday in Costa Rica after a crazy day of traveling. The group had to deal with many delays and one of the staff missing their luggage (ahem, Jamie). But everyone went with the flow of things and made the best of the situation.
Today the team traveled to a local orphanage to present their dramas and to hang out with the kids. It was a great time for all. Many on the team wanted to stay. And many of the kids wanted to go with us. Earlier today, everyone went on a prayer walk around town. A rain filled walk around town. It was an awesome time!
| Posted By: Mike Anscomb on 7/28/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 3 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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After a two hour and forty-five minute flight, the Friend Church team arrived in the Dominican Republic yesterday and were greeted by authenic Dominican music.The team then had a four hour ride to the mission house. When the team arrived at the mission house they had a brief orientation,dinner, and headed to bed.
Today the team was sent out to a Haitian Refugee Village where they spent time with the adults and children of the village.Despite language barriers,the students fell in love with the children. After the time in the village, the team traveled to another village where they had a time of singing with some of the villagers and then did "milk ministry". The team passed out milk,bread,candy, toys, and school supplies for the children and families. The students have really jumped into the ministry and are enjoying their time in the Dominican Republic. | Posted By: Aleah Duren on 7/28/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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Adam Zimont from Michigan and Neil Fowler from Jersey, UK are the YWAM hosts for this trip.
Joining them is a youth group from Morgantown Community Church, Pennsylvania. This group is being led by youth pastor Bill Wright.
With Bill is Sandy Bressler, Donnie Milton, Joe Wilds, Hannah Rodriguez, Adam Ortlieb, April Oberhaltzer, Christy Milton, Amanda Kramlich, Missy Baldwin, Stef Cummings and Lauren Gossler.
Unfortunately Sandy and Lauren are remaining in Orlando at this time.
Lauren is still awaiting her visa.
The team arrived safely in Manaus, Brazil. Their accommodation is the hospitality house 'O Ninho' (the Nest) - part of the 'Asas De Socorro' (Wings Of Help) ministry. This was started by Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF).
Dinner was at Ghiotto's Pizza. The specialty was chocolate and candy pizza. | Posted By: Neil Fowler on 7/28/2007 - 1 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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After an hour and a half drive from Orlando, the Vienna Presbyterian Church team arrived safely in Ridge Manor, FL--about an hour from Tampa. At the Trilby Baptist Church, they had a time of worship and evangelism teaching. Following this, the team was sent out in groups to pray over the people neighboring the Trilby Baptist Church and to invite them to an outreach barbecue that will be held at the church on Sunday. In total, the team invited and prayed for about 30 people. | Posted By: Courtney Wong on 7/27/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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All four teams performed their dramas yesterday at Olde Town. All performances went very well and the crowd loved the program!
The final teams left for outreach this morning, keep them in your prayers as they travel to their destinations!
Check out the photographs from the past several days by clicking on the flickr link below. | Posted By: Kristen Anderson on 7/27/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 2 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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All four teams (Church For All Nations, Vienna Presbyterian Church, Morgantown Community Church, and Friend Church) arrived safely to the base yesterday and enjoyed a lasagna dinner. Today all teams participated in team building games and are also learning the dramas they will take with them for outreach. Check out the photographs by clicking on the Flickr 1 link below. | Posted By: Kristen Anderson on 7/24/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The Force team was welcomed back Saturday night from a week long outreach in New Orleans. They were excited to be back here in Orlando with us and they had an amazing time ministering in New Orleans.
Saturday night the Force ministered to people in the downtown area of Orlando where two people committed their lives to Christ.
Sunday, the team went to church at Master's Touch then performed their dramas at a neighborhood cookout.
The Force worked hard on Monday to fix up someone's home in the Parramore area of Orlando. They scraped off old paint, painted with new brighter colors, and also washed a dog.
Today the team travelled with the Orlando staff to the Titanic exhibit here in Orlando. We were all given the opportunity to walk through the exhibit and pray for blessings over it. Be sure to checkout all the photos from this weekend and also from New Orleans by clicking on the flickr link below | Posted By: Kristen Anderson on 7/17/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The Force youth group from Boston is doing well ministering in New Orleans. While in the "big easy" they will be doing mercy ministry (gutting houses), and also evangelism in the French Quarter and the downtown areas. Keep the group in your prayers while they are working hard to share the love of Jesus! | Posted By: Kristen Anderson on 7/10/2007 - 3 Comment(s) - 0 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The Force team has been working hard preparing for outreach by learning dramas and practicing how to give their testimonies. Yesterday we all went to Olde Town in Orlando and the team performed their dramas for the first time. They all did well and gained more excitement about their outreach in New Orleans. The team leaves tomorrow morning for their outreach and will be back in one week for an outreach here in Orlando. Check out the Flickr photographs by clicking on the Flickr link below. | Posted By: Kristen Anderson on 7/6/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The Mission Adventure team from Boston arrived safely yesterday and were excited to begin training for their outreach to New Orleans. They had their first session and team meeting last night and took part in team building games this morning. Check out the photos from the past 24 hours by clicking on Flickr 1 below. | Posted By: Kristen Anderson on 7/3/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The team visited two elementary schools where they performed their ministry program of dramas, testimonies and a dance. In Barrazza, they ministered to about 421 children in grades kindergarten through sixth at the Amador Guerello school. In Chorillo, they ministered to about 320 children in an outdoor gymnasium at Justo Arrosemena school. The team battled fatigue and heat to perform their program five times today. | Posted By: Courtney Wong on 6/25/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The team returned today from the village of San Juan de Pequeni after a 2 hour canoe ride. They spent a day and a half at San Juan ministering to the people through dance, drama, testimonies and a children's ministry with balloon animals. Ben, Lee and Ethan shared their testimonies with the nationals. The team put on two ministry programs; each program had an audience of about 40 people. At the closing of the first program, 4 people requested prayer for their families.
Part of the team traveled to a neighboring village to perform a similar program, but were caught in a heavy rainstorm on the way. They continued their ministry, however, through playing soccer with the local children.
| Posted By: Courtney Wong on 6/24/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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After a journey that began with a 4:45 am drive to the airport, the team arrived safely in Panama at 9:15 am (central time). At the YWAM base, the students recuperated from the early start of the trip, went through orientation and packed for tomorrow's trip to the village of San Juan. They also practiced their testimonies and received feedback for the evangelical presentation in the village. The night ended with a powerful time of worship led by Corey, Frank, Ian and Pascale. | Posted By: Courtney Wong on 6/22/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 1 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The Cityview and Trinity Episcopal Church teams were sent off tonight in prayer after having a time of worship and prayer over the major strongholds in Panama. After the Trinity team arrived Tuesday evening, they witnessed a passion play. The teams spent Wednesday undergoing creative arts training (dramas and dances), evangelism training and interceding for the water crisis in Africa. That night the students participated in a commitment ceremony in which they spent time alone with God in worship and were individually lifted up in prayer by staff members and leaders. Today the students had their first outreach ministry experience at Old Town--a tourist attraction in Orlando. Meredith, Sarah, Corey and Nick shared their testimonies with the crowd and each of the drama and dance teams performed their pieces. | Posted By: Tony Kim on 6/21/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 2 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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The Cityview Team from Pennsylvania arrived at the base safely yesterday afternoon. They were greeted by swarms of YWAM staff and interns eager to meet them. The students were exhausted from their trip but still had enough energy to play some ice breaker games and participate in the opening worship session.
Today the students worked together in a few team building exercises including a trust fall. It was definitely a stretch physically, emotionally, and spiritually for them. They surpassed the obstacles of frustration, fear and Florida heat to employ cooperation, communication, listening and trust. The YWAM staff and Cityview team are particularly proud of Hope; she overcame a huge fear of heights to fall from a five-and-a-half foot platform into nine of her team members' arms.
For pictures of the past two days please click on "2 flickr" below. | Posted By: Tony Kim on 6/19/2007 - 0 Comment(s) - 2 Flickr - 0 Picture(s) - 0 Audio(s) - 0 Video - 0 Other File(s) |
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