DEMAIS | Team 2 Has Arrived

This blog post was written last night (3.13.10) but we were not able to upload until now. We will post more later.

“But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9, 10

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Team 2 greets you from Agua Viva this evening (Saturday, March 13^th). It is around 8PM where most of our family and friends are who will be reading this. There will only be an hour difference between us and you beginning at 2AM tomorrow morning due to springing forward for Daylight Savings Time in the States. Don’t forget to change your clocks and be assured we won’t forget while we are here because Brazilians don’t adjust time until February and October.

Much of our team has already descended to slumber for the night. There are a few who found sleep on the 9 hour flight from Atlanta to Sao Paulo a breeze. However, for others of us we are running on just a couple hours of sleep and pure adrenaline to be about our Father’s business during our ten days together. God’s presence has been thick with us as Team 2 had a few first time international flyers (but not anymore), we all made it through Brazilian customs and have successfully linked arms with our Brazilian counterparts to bring the Truth of God’s promise to be “DEMAIS” – ENOUGH, through WinShape Camps International Project.

There were a few moments we wanted to share with you in our initial post. A few moments worthy of catching on video or through photo …

1) The majority of Team 2 slept in the floor of the Sao Paulo airport. The seating in the terminal did not merit one to lay down on them, so our team decided to improvise and make the most of the layover time by making pallets through an aisle of seats at Gate 3. Our actual gate for departure ended up being Gate 9, but not before it became Gate 4… ask us about details on this story, it’s a good one!

2) The second moment can be understood more clearly after referring to a picture of J.D. (John David) napping on the ground between a window and a row of seats. Why he chose to sleep here, we are not really sure. I am thinking it is because he is so tall and because he thought this might keep him from getting in the path of a stranger. Little did he know…

The funniest part of this story is that fellow teammates, Chris and Alison, were sitting in the seats near the place where he lay. That is, until they moved and a Brazilian couple sat down. When J.D. woke up, he thought they were still sitting where they had been. He proceeded to tap (who he thought was) Chris on the shoulder… only to discover that Chris was not who he tapped on the shoulder at all! This was J.D.’s first chance to use his Portuguese word for, “Sorry!” (Desculpe!)

3) Last, but certainly not least was our opportunity to see TEAM 1 once we arrived at the airport in Brasilia. Everyone was anxious to know if we would have the chance to see them as they prepared to depart and we were scheduled to land in Brasilia.

Although it was a short reunion it made the top of everyone’s list for the day’s highlights! We love you Team 2 and we will continue to pray for what you were able to accomplish in the lives of children as well as their families through the Hope of Glory… Christ in you. You all were pacesetters for us and we all realize we are going to keep our running shoes on for the week! You are dearly loved and we miss you (and we know we aren’t the only ones) already.

4) Big day for our Team Liaison who celebrated his 25^th Birthday today… “Feliz Anniversario, Brent(che)!”

Family, friends and faithful WSC-IP Blog followers… this is simply an update to assure you we have made it safely to the place He predestined us for during this upcoming week. We are so grateful for your partnership in praying, encouraging and celebrating with us. We made it… we are here! Please stay tuned for more in the days to come (with pictures, videos, and updated status from each team member).

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