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Cristoval Afternoon Games

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A hightlight of Cristoval, for the last four years now, is the “Tea Game”. Everyone is divided into teams with equal amounts of children and youth on each team. Then they have to scour the 14 acre property looking for six ingredients, wood, matches, water, tea, a tin can, and rubbing alcohol. They cannot start their fire until they have everything. The first team to boil a pot of tea wins.
Other highlights include the Jail (25 cents to put someone in, 25 cents to get someone out), the rocket contest, throwing an American football and kicking an soccerball through tires, a pellet gun, a tug-of-war with water balloons, and a three-person race.
The winning team from all the days got two boxes of chocolate, and 4 2-litres of pop.
Of course, lots of good food is also a highlight. And we have some great cooks in our midst!

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Cristoval Day Services

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Most of the kids ran hard all day. They hardly slept at night. Breakfast at 8:00…hot chocolate, bread and cake for the most part. Then from 9-11 there was a service, followed by more games, food, games, etc. Exhaustingly fun for all those who never seem to run out of energy.

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Faces of Cristovál

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Cristovál: A great community-building event!

This is Rebecca, smiling at me.

This is Ferreira, who works with Keith and Marsha in Pacajá.

This is Cesar, and Emily.

This is Nailson, whose foot got healed during the event.

This is Fernanda, who works with Keith and Marsha in Pacajá.

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Cristovál Kickoff

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Last night we kicked off our Cristovál Event. The three-night sleep-over for families and youth will start tonight, Sunday. It is our alternative to Carnivál, a celebration of excessive sinning for the most part. If you look in these photos you can see some of the excitement, especially among the youth. 
Chris and Jane Wiens, and Joanne Dekkers, all flew out for the week-end. Chris and Jane were were missionaries with the Xingu Mission for 6 months in Altamira. After moving back to Canada they were key in forming Xtreme Mercy Canada. Joanne Dekkers is also on the Canadian board, and the person you communicate with if you have any questions about donations and receipts, etc.
Other XMC board members include Dan Thiessen and Jim Stevenson. Art Rae and I are non-voting members because we live in Brazil.

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Engagement Party

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Our church is 4 1/2 years old, and we have our first engagement announcement! We are very encouraged to see Eliel and Aline set this example for our community. Our dream is that one day we and our neighbours will go to more weddings than funerals. I took the opportunity to preach a great sermon on some myths and truths about marriage, engagement, and couples. It was a fun Sunday.

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Betânia Training Site

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Many years ago we dreamed up a training facility for our property about 3 miles from the city of Altamira. That area is called Betânia. Now the Altamira churches use it very frequently. The week-end we were there the Mutirão Vineyard church, one of the congregations from Altamira, was having a leadership training week-end. They asked Clenildo to speak on Saturday night. Deanna and Bella and I drove out to see how it was all working.