Team UPDATES!

Please click on the link on the right to go to the missions page at Bountyland Baptist Church for audio updates during the trip.

Packing Night

It is always exciting but a little intimidating to tackle packing up our supplies for a mission trip.
We met last night to get our shipping crates ready for the trip. Our chore is to pack everything into the boxes so that all the crates weigh less than 50 lbs. We were able to accomplish this by picking and choosing what would go into each crate, weigh it and shift things around until the weights are correct.
Upon entering the supply room, several of the members were thinking there was no way to get all that into the crates. It all worked out perfectly and we have 15 crates ready to go. Thanks to the team for working so hard last night.
After going over some last minute details last night we are ready to depart at 6 pm Thursday.
The team members are getting excited as well as the missionaries in Brazil.

Prayer Guide

Brazil – 2008
Bounty Land Baptist Church
Prayer Guide

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving – Colossians 4:2

Departure – July 24 – 7:00 p.m. - Pray for safe travel to Atlanta
July 25-
· 8:45 a.m. - Pray that the team will arrive at Atlanta airport on time
· 10:45 a.m. Pray for safe departure from Atlanta and arrival in Miami
· 6:15p.m. Pray for smooth pass thru security at Miami International
· Pray for safe travel to Fortaleza

July 26 – 6:45 a.m.
· Pray that team and all materials and supplies will make it thru Customs
· Pray for energy!!!!
· Pray for team as we greet old friends and begin to make new friends
· Pray for health and safety of the team

July 26 thru August 2
· Pray for the team as we work with the kids at the LAR
· Pray for God to prepare the hearts of those we will be working with according to His will and purpose
· Pray that we will be an encouragement and a help to Mark and Paige
· Pray that our families will be well while we are away
August 1st
· Pray for us and for the kids as we leave the Davis LAR

August 2, 6:45 a.m.
· Pray that we will arrive at the airport on time
· Pray that we will make it safely and smoothly thru check-in
· Pray for safe travel to Miami and a smooth trip thru Customs
· Pray for us as we spend the night in Miami

August 3, 6:30 a.m.
· Pray for safe travel as we prepare to leave Miami for Atlanta
· Pray for us as we arrive back home in Seneca

July Newsletter

This will be our “final edition” of the Brazil newsletter before we go to Brazil. What a fast paced and exciting ride it has been to arrive at this point! It’s hard to believe that we leave in only eighteen days. In this morning’s worship service, Bounty Land Baptist Church will commission the Brazil team to go out on mission. This is a critically important occasion for this team and it’s important to understand what “commission” means. One of the many definitions in the dictionary, and the most appropriate says the word means, “to authorize; send on a mission; the act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty; a special assignment that is given to a person or group.”

The Brazil mission team will be going out to fulfill God’s calling to serve at the Davis Lar under the authority of Bounty Land Baptist Church. We thank you for granting that authority and making a commitment to pray for the work of this team. Just as you make a commitment to pray for us, we also commit to pray for you each evening during our devotional time.

We are all tremendously excited about this mission and we look forward to seeing God at work as we travel to Brazil and enjoy building relationships with Mark, Paige, Matt and Rachel Anderson and the kids at the Lar. We all offer heart-felt thanks for your prayers, your encouragement and your financial support of this team. You are the best!

Materials/Supplies
Thank you all for the materials and supplies donations we have received. You might be interested in how we intend to use the items on the list.

Scrapbooking - We have almost completed the advance preparation work we needed to do for the scrapbooking but if you have materials that you intend to donate, please do go ahead and bring them in. We know that we will find a use for them.

Painting equipment – some of our team members will be doing some painting on the children’s houses. We tried to work last year with Brazilian equipment and it was difficult to do a good job. American equipment is much sturdier so we’ve discovered it is best to take these items with us rather than buy locally.


Embroidery floss/Bobby pins – Nerick will be working with the girls at the LAR to help them learn how to make jewelry. The girls do occasionally have an opportunity to sell small items and they get to keep the money they make.

Photo paper – we will be taking a LOT of photos for the kids to use in their scrapbooks so can use all the photo paper we can get. We will have two photo printers with us so will use a lot of this paper.

Sunscreen/Sunblock – Marciliane, one of the young girls at the LAR, has Vitiigo, a condition that results in loss of skin pigmentation. The skin areas that have lost pigmentation are very susceptible to painful sunburn so she must use high SPF sunscreen or sun block at all times. The Brazilian products are not very good so they can always use as much American sun product as possible.

Miscellaneous – Items such as Tylenol, vitamins, band aids, school supplies, etc., are expendables that are much in demand in a community of 70 children. They can never have too many of these things.

Additional items – these requests have come in since materials list was created

Stuffed “Critters “ - in addition to the items on the posted list, if you have a child who has outgrown their SMALL stuffed creatures (i.e., Webkins, Beanie Babies, etc.) we will gladly take them. They should be small and lightweight. They can be stuffed around the other materials as padding in our packing crates. Each child at the Lar gets some kind of stuffed animal or doll when they arrive at the Lar and as these wear out, they get new ones so they always have a need for them. These can also be used for ministry in the surrounding communities.

Game Room – Mark and Paige are creating a “game room” on the boy’s side of the LAR to give them some outlet for their energy. They need games such as dominoes, checkers, etc., that do not require that the kids have a knowledge of English language. They have a ping pong table so replacement paddles and ping pong balls would be good. They would also enjoy having some posters to decorate their walls.

Team Travel Schedule
We will be traveling for over 24 hours once we leave Atlanta so please pray for the team: for patience with the inconveniences of air travel, for energy, and for safety. Also pray that the team will truly represent Christ and look for opportunities to share His love as we travel.

· Depart from Bounty Land Baptist Church at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 24th.
· Depart from Atlanta airport at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, July 25th.
· Arrive in Fortaleza, Brazil at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 26th.
· Leave Fortaleza, Brazil at 8:25 a.m. on Saturday, August 2nd.
· Arrive in Miami, Florida at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 2nd.
· Depart from Miami, Florida at 8:10 a.m. on Sunday, August 3rd.
· Arrive at Atlanta airport at 10:05 a.m. on Sunday, August 3rd.


Getting to Know The Team
Michael Schrader

Michael has been attending BLBC for 7 years. He is married to Nichole and has a son Grayson (age 8) and a daughter Linley (age 4). Michael began traveling across the US on missions trips when he was 6 years old. He has been on approximately 25 mission trips.
Michael is a full-time firefighter/paramedic at Clemson University. He will be using his skills and training to teach CPR and first aid to the staff at Davis Lar. This will be his first overseas mission trip.

Deloris Campbell

Deloris says her greatest job is that of wife, mother of 3, Nana of 8. She became a child of God when she was 32. She loves being with children. She says, "God called me to work with the kids at the Lar in Brazil to help give them a history of where they are. Pray for me
that the language will not be a problem and God will be honored in all I do."

Roddy (Pops) Campbell

Roddy is 62 years old and has been married to Deloris for 41 years. He has 3 sons, 3 daughters-in-law and 8 grandchildren. Roddy has been a home building contractor since 1964. He accepted Christ as his savior when he was 9 years old and has been a member of BLBC for 26 years. Roddy has been involved in organized missions trips for more that 35 years having been on youth trips to several states, construction trips in New Jersey and
South Carolina. He has also been on 3 trips to Africa to build bush churches. This will be his 5th trip to the Davis Lar in Brazil.

Final Team Meeting Report

We had our last team meeting today to go over our plans for the trip to Brazil. We have folks working on planning our dedication service, the first aid/cpr training, scrapbooking and other activities.

We are very thrilled to see that all team members are fully funded for the trip. A big thanks goes to all the folks that participated in our fund raisers and made donations to provide the money for the team members.

We are receiving donations of supplies for our various projects at the orphanage.
Our next major step is the processing of our visas. That has been in process for several weeks now and hopefully will be completed soon.

June Newsletter

Thank You

Thank you again for your tremendous support for the team. Thanks to those of you who brought your dirty cars to the car wash. We made a little over $ 600 and saw a great example of the team working together. We have received approximately $ 500 in change plus a large quantity of uncounted pennies. Thanks also go to the folks that are raising money and purchasing supplies for us to take along.

Progress Report

May has been a very busy and productive month.
Airline tickets have been received and checked.
The three minor birth certificates which were rejected have been redone and are either in the hands of the document service or are on the way.
We continue to have loose change coming in and are presently nearing $500. In addition we have a large quantity of uncounted pennies.
Our materials list is posted and we’ve already had people committing to provide some of the items.
Commissioning service is being planned.
Rooms have been booked in Atlanta for night of July 24.
Packing crates are here and Greg is preparing them.
Nancy has secured a manikin for the CPR training.
Nerick has found a source for the seed beads she will use in the “jewelry making” sessions with the girls.
· We are very close to having all team members fully funded and we are truly grateful for that.

Prayer Needs

Spiritual preparation: Preparing our hearts to serve as a team in whatever way we can.
Travel arrangements: Pray for our visas to be processed without further problems.
Work in Brazil:
Ø Clarity in planning – knowing God’s will in what He plans for us to do
Ø Supplies and materials for the work we’ll be doing
Funds:
Ø Fund raising efforts
Ø Keeping trip expenses low

Answered Prayer: Our airline ticket prices did not go up. Fundraising progress.


Fund Raising
‘Change My World’
We will continue to accept change (and bills) until we leave for Brazil.


Getting to Know The Team

Bethany Ashton Simmons

Bethany is the daughter of Eddie and Cheryl Simmons. She was born in Seneca on Oct 10, 1990 and has been attending BLBC since she was 7 months old. She became a Christian when she was 12 years old. Bethany has 3 older brothers. Bethany is a rising senior, class of ’09 and will be attending USC Upstate and majoring in Nursing (RN). Her favorite color is pink. She is a varsity & competition cheerleader and honors chorale member at Seneca High School.

Hannah Smith

Hannah is 15 years old and just finished her freshmen year at Oconee Christian Academy. She has grown up in Seneca and has attended BLBC as long as she can remember. This is her first foreign mission trip and she cannot wait to see the amazing things God has in store for our team. She says, “I know that we will be used in mighty ways.”

Alan & Susan Hilliard

Alan(57) and Susan(54) are active members of Taylors First Baptist Church, with a commitment to local and world missions. Alan is sales manager of Palmetto Plating Company in Easley, while Susan is a K-5/first grade special education teacher at Brook Glenn Elem. School in Taylors. Alan and Susan grew up in the Greenville area. He is a graduate of The University of South Carolina and she is a graduate of Furman University. Both are excited about the opportunity to serve in Brazil.

Eddie & Linda Schrader

Eddie was born in Six Mile and Linda in Pickens. They lived in Six Mile for 26 years and raised their two children there. In 2002 they moved to Fort Mill, SC because of Linda’s job with Duke Energy. They moved to West Union in 2006. Eddie is retired from Clemson University and works part time there. He also does video engineering work as a contractor and is an artist and teaches art at Blue Ridge Arts Council. Eddie and Linda have been involved in local and national missions work, having been on a mission trip almost every year since 1981. They have been doing mission work at orphanages in Feira de Santana and Fortaleza, Brazil since 2004. They believe they will be serving in Brazil for extended periods of time after Linda retires.

Why Scrapbooking?

Have you wondered why a team of people would travel 6000 miles at substantial expense to “scrapbook?” It might seem a frivolous thing to do but there is a very valid reason behind the idea. Most of us take for granted that we can go to a photo album or a CD of digital images and see tangible items that reflect our family history. We have mementos that we have collected through the years and some of us can even trace our families back many, many decades or even centuries.
That is not the case with the children at the LAR. Many of them have no idea of their history, they don’t know their parents, grandparents, or siblings. They show up at the LAR with only the clothes on their backs and sometimes even those clothes must be destroyed. They don’t know their birth dates nor do they have any items that help them to recall their history. At the request of Paige Anderson, we will be helping the children to build a record of their history at the LAR thru the use of scrapbooks. We will be working with the children to create their scrapbooks, we will take with us photos of past trips to the LAR and we will have the capability of printing photos while we are at the LAR. The scrapbooks will be very scalable and over the course of the next few years, we will be able to work with each child to build their own tangible history and as they grow up and leave the LAR, they will have a history to take with them wherever they go.



Brazil Team Blog Created

We have created a blog to help keep you up to date on what is going on with the team before, during and after the trip. During the trip, if technology works, we plan to do daily audio update featuring one of the team members. This will be posted on the blog so you can click on the update icon and listen to that update. We will also post written comments as we have internet access.

The blog address is:

http://blbcdavislar2008.blogspot.com/




Questions About The Trip

Trip: Linda Schrader 638-8940 Fund Raising: Deloris Campbell 882-4595

Visa processing challenges!

Linda received word from the travel agency that the Brazilian embassy had rejected the application of 3 of our teens because their birth certificates did not meet their requirements.This means the parents have to get new BC's and reapply for the visas. Pray that this will happen quickly and the visas will be approved.