Thanksgiving 2010 and a Funny Story

My kids reciting their poem.



My kids doing the motions to the poem.


My kids holding up what they are thankful for-morning, rest, shelter, food, love, and God!

Lindsey and David's last day in Brazil. How sad! She was a student teacher in second grade at AVA.

One of my kids holding up shelter

3rd grade Thanksgiving Chapel Program

5th grade Thanksgiving Chapel Program

5th grade singing

3rd grade teacher Mrs. Littlefield saying what she is thankful for

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Well, I have a lot to be thankful for--Salvation, God's grace, my family, my friends, my mission family, food, shelter, my class, my ministry, my health, etc. My kids presented a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson for Thanksgiving chapel--

For each new morning and its light

For rest, and shelter of the night

For health and food

For love and friends

For everything thy Goodness sends

I thank God for every blessing He gives and sends!

Please pray for my health..I have another intestinal infection, scabies, and a head cold. Some of my dear missionary friends brought over Thanksgiving dinner to me because I was too sick to go to dinner! They are a blessing!

Something funny:

This month, the Physical Education classes are having swimming lessons. We have a pool at AVA. Well, I took my students up to the pool and dropped them off. All of my students had clothes when I dropped them off. Well, when I returned one of my students lost his clothes. All he had was a bathrobe, his underwear, and his sandals. I asked, "Where did you put your clothes?" He said, "I don't know!" The P.E. teacher did not know either. We looked everywhere! I looked around the pool and in all the other kids belongings! I still don't know where his clothes are. Luckily, the office had extra clothes! This experience will be added to my list of crazy experiences of Brazil and of teaching!

"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms."

Psalm 95:2

Thankful for His many Blessings,

Nova

Dancing at Zion Camp 2.wmv

Intro to Camp video.wmv

Email is back!!

Hi everyone,
My dad helped me and my email is back after 2 weeks! Thanks, Dad!!!!

Nova

Zion Camp pictures and Videos

Not a picture of our Zion Camp shower but I got these flying insects in my shower! Not once but twice! Halloween surprise!!


People beginning to dance at Zion Camp 2010



A goat on our way back home to Belem

Anna, Christie, Luciana, and Nova

Travel\Tourist theme

Men praying at Zion Camp 2010

Luciana and Nova

Fish Themed Breakfast--Mom, this reminds me of all the teacher's luncheons--all the themes

Nova and Evellyn

Beach goers for Tourist Night

Anna wearing a mask for our masquerade ball


Zion Camp 2010

Wow, what an experience! Where do I start? When we got on the bus, it was the most crowded bus I think I have ever been on. So many people jumping that I thought the bus was going to tip over. We got there and had some awesome worship music! Brazilians know how to have a party!! We danced and jumped and praised the Lord for 3 days straight! We had 5 hour sermons, theme parties and balls, rice, beans, acai, beef, chicken, and did I mention the acai? We were awoken to whistles and drums. We had cold showers on some really hot days! Great sermons! Great Fellowship!! Awesome devotions! Bondfires and Testimony Time! I love Brazil!! Christie and Anna had sports time with flower, water and spoons in their mouths. I think you get the idea! Oh yeah, 3 hours of sleep and total Portuguese!! I grew in my language last weekend! Thanks God for answering that prayer!!! Okay okay acabe!!

Awesome Time that I will never forget,

Nova

Email Problems

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Extension

Hi everyone,
I wanted to let you know I got my extension to stay an extra 3 months to finish the school year. Praise the Lord for His Provision!!! I am so excited and blessed! Please pray for me as I grow as a teacher. He is stretching me in a good way but nevertheless stretching. The Lord spoke to me in John 21:15-17-

"So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him,"Tend My lambs." He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love you." He said to him,"Shepherd, My sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to Him, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep."

I am following God and tending my sheep! (my class) I am going to follow Him wherever He leads! I praying that God will open more doors for additional ministry to the wonderful Brazilian people too. I have also started helping one of my Brazilian friends learn English too. I pray that she will learn not only English but also that I can lead by Christ's example.

Following The Great Shepherd,
Nova