Missions in Brazil

[janice alvear]

Some pictures of working with the children.

 

[Blazin Bones]

What is this picture from? It looks like somekind of Boyscout type thing.

 

[janice alvear]

Yes, it is little village boys that we taught. A local army man came and taught them how to march. salute and simple little things. It was real sweet to see what they have learned.

Brazil has millions of street children!

 

[Caroline H]

Are these boys "street children" or do they have families? What else do you teach them?

 

[janice alvear]

Sáo Paulo has more people than New York City.

There are 17 million kids, ages 10-14.

Children decide to live on the street, because home life is not good, they need to find other ways to get food, or they are orphans. Before living in the streets, they existed in favellas, the most impoverished of slums, dug in garbage dumps for food, and encountered family violence because of the stress of poverty.

Living on the streets is dangerous. Kids are subject to police brutality, rape, violence, and being forced into prostitution just for food or to stay alive.

Street children face serious health problems ranging from malnourishment to lack of sleep, to no healthcare, to exposure to the elements. They are merely trying to survive so will not have access to education and things we often take for granted in the United States.

In many cases, kids start to do extremely dangerous things, like sniff "glue" -- an easily accessible product-- to help them forget about their situation or stave off the hunger pains.



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[janice alvear]

Are these boys "street children" or do they have families? What else do you teach them?

Not all are street children. This was just one of our classes.. I will post more. I have worked as a christian missionary for over 40 years in Brazil. During this time have worked even at a leper colony! I just though I would get on a few forums and encourage people to reach out and help others. It has been rewarding to live my life on the mission field. I love missions and have never lost the wonder that He called me to be a missionary.
Thank you fo your interest and many blessings to you.

 

[janice alvear]

playing games with the children.

 

[lovely]

Janice, thanks for posting. My children have taken Spanish lessons from a woman who was a missionary, with her husband, for many years. She has classes for home educators to promote missions work among the families. She had us pray the last time for the street children of Brazil. I will show the children when they come in from their chores with the animals.

The Lord bless you.

 

[janice alvear]

Janice, thanks for posting. My children have taken Spanish lessons from a woman who was a missionary, with her husband, for many years. She has classes for home educators to promote missions work among the families. She had us pray the last time for the street children of Brazil. I will show the children when they come in from their chores with the animals.

The Lord bless you.

thanks...I raised street childen in my home! Two of them now pastor churches here in Brazil. One woks in the jungle area.