This is a short video clip of our the Children's Day Celebration at our church… as you can see, you don't need to be a child to celebrate – Anna can be seen on the far left edge of video.

One featured holiday in Brazil that exists in a unique form when compared to North America is Children’s Day.  This is celebrated on October 12^th and is marked by special events for children by the community, the family and the church. 

Our church has celebrated this event for several years by having a kid’s camp during this weekend.  This year, there more than 60 kids at the weekend camp and three of those kids were ours.  It was a great time for the children to worship, learn, pray and play together.  Too often we overlook children in the life of the church, prioritizing most of the other programs with talent and finances. 

                We really appreciate the effort and time that people put into the children’s ministry at our church.  One of those special people is a friend of our family, Lica.  I had the honor of walking Lica down the aisle and giving her away when she was married recently.  A couple of months ago, she broke her hip in a motorcycle accident.  She has convalescence ever since, using a wheelchair and she was still using crutches when she spoke at the children’s camp last weekend.  She shared on the power of God to change our situation and when she was done, some of the children spontaneously began to prayer for her to be healed.  They kept on until she started to dance with them and run around the auditorium!!  She laid her crutches down and is walking normally.  Totally a God moment. 

                So watch out because you never know when someone will believe what we teach.  And, when they do, it is an awesome thing because God delights when we give Him freedom to work in our lives. 

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I had the honor to give Lica away at her wedding – walking down the aisle with her earlier this year