Chime dois started the day bright and early this morning, ready for camp. We of course began our day with a declicioso breakfast, which included a new drink made of avocados. We packed up and loaded the bus ready for the bumpy, rollercoaster ride to Sao Sebastio.
We got to the church and prepared to meet the wonderful children coming to camp today. As the children came this morning we greeted them with nametags bracelets of the color of their teams. We enjoyed bonding over four square, Brazilian hand/foot games, and some futbol before starting grande grupo. Our friends Elena, Marnie, Mauricio, and Niel did a fabulous job getting the campers excited for the bible story and lesson for the day: “
As we lined up to head to oficinas cheers for our teams echoed in the church: “Azul e cor to seu, azul e cor to mar, azul e cor du chime que vai a ganar”, “Yellow, Yellow, Amarello”, “Un avion escrita que verde e campeon!”. We were excited to see the children getting into the spirit of camp. During oficinas our Brazilian teammates did a fantastico job!!! Jaiane got the campers creative minds going for arts and crafts, Andrea made Octopus and Hot Dog tag the funnest games around, SuSu made the meninas feel beautiful as the made their headbands, and Niel had the boys making popcorn with a parachute. We are so blessed to be working with such wonderful friends.
The children were excited to end the day with one final round up before heading to school. Their rock and roll silly bands made their way to their arms quickly, and they were so excited to see the different shapes. We are so excited to see them again in the morning!
Well, the children are beginning to arrive for the afternoon camp, so we better get up and ready for another fun camp session!
A te lago,
Nicole Riley
LB- enjoyed delivering presents to two children from last year. Valeria and Pedro say hi Jessica and Jon.
Kayla- another beautiful day in Brazil! She is enjoying giving her silly bands to the meninos and meninas. And to her family “te quiero mucho!”
Ashlyn- is excited about doing her secret handshake with Carlos again in the morning!
Born- drank the wrong water today.
Haley- didn’t realize how much she missed doing the round up!
Danielle- is in love with Marnie’s Brazilian sky.
Stephanie- Chime Verde, Chime Verde! She also liked making headbands with the meninas.
Megan- really liked hearing John Bieber’s performance last night (Marnie). THE CAMPERS ARE HERE!
Kari- thinks she loves the Brazilian mountains more than the Irish hills.
Caleb- thinks even on another continent camp is awesome!
KT- it was awesome seeing the campers from last year and to hear that they were still connected to this church a year later.
Norma- Brazil still makes her hair flip out.
Katie- trying to learn her colors in Portuguese, but the kids just laugh.
Mark- is deeply grateful.
Will- all the children laugh when I speak Portuguese.
Keenan- loved doing rec with some fun Brazilians this morning.
Nicole (me)- loved meeting the children this morning and can’t wait to learn some more fun hand games from the girls.
Larissa- likes Round up.
Marnie- Round up Rocks!
Brent – I have a hard time speaking with a translator… Rosetta Stone… Why have I abandoned you?
2 comments:
Praying for you all! It's fun to see places and faces from the same spot we were at last year! Haley and Lauren, it's 2:00...ready for our meeting? :)
Katie Unsworth! If you can learn Hebrew and Greek, I have faith you will be successful with Portuguese by the end of the week! =)
Will Marshall! So glad to read everyone loves the Round Up! Be sure to teach it to a One Week staffer so I can do it this summer!
Katie Vines
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