Bocaria and Shopping

It's been a few days since the last time I was able to post, and in those few days we've done quite a bit. On Friday, all six of us went to a place called the Bocaria. It has a cool name, but it's the city dump. There are many people that live at the bottom of the trash mountain and during the day, they climb to the top or dig through the hill looking for things that can be recycled or used for the different businesses they have. It was Heidi Bakers first church when she came to Mozambique. Five of us went to the top and prayed for many adults and children. Brieonna went with the other half to pray for people in the community surrounding the dump. I prayed for one lady who was searching for fake hair that was thrown out. She was putting it all back together to sell. Others wanted prayer for their families or their businesses. It was heartbreaking to see how they lived and what they did every day. When a new dump truck came in, many would run to it to be the first to go through it. Brieonna got to pray for a man that could not walk. Once the team was finished praying, the man stood up! We then went back to the little church and sang worship songs, introduced ourselves and said something that was encouraging to the kids and adults. We also gave out bread and beans to the children and baby clothes to the little guys. Most of us are going to back this Friday. Iris does many of the things that we've done on a weekly basis so we will get a second chance to do some of the ministries.

On Saturday we got to go into the city to some shopping for our friends and families. I guess you'll have to wait and see if you're one of the lucky ones :)  We also got to eat down by the beach. It was great to eat chicken and french fries. It was a change from the rice and bread we've been eating most days. We also go to put our feet in the Indian Ocean. That was pretty neat!
Saturday evening we attended a weekly youth service. They really know how to dance and get into the spirit of worship. We all worked up a sweat following along with the others that already knew the moves.

Sunday was church and then we just hung out with the children jumping rope and coloring. It was a nice relaxing day.

Today, Anna, Keisha and I helped pack 68 boxes of food and supplies for families in the community. They get a new box every two weeks. It has 2 bags of rice and sugar, 1 bag of beans, washing detergent for dishes and clothes, cooking oil and soap. It was hard work, but I can see how this project blesses those in the area. The girls have been having a blast just hanging out with the kids. Cheyenne has taken a liking to the nursery and has been playing with the little babies, feeding them and putting them down for naps.

We are all growing in our relationship with God in different ways!

Prayer Requests:
I have a small sinus infection that I would like to not have.
Anna's hands - they are improving but aren't 100%
Car sickness when we travel to the different ministries
Continued growth and risk taking
Deeper positive interactions with the kids at the base
To get as much out of this mission as we can in our last week here

Thanks for your prayers and support! We love and miss you!
Crystal