Brazil July 27, 2011 11:47 a.m.

I apologize for the lack of blogging but Internet here is touch and go. I also apologize for the circumstances my first blog from Brazil is written in. I’m not sure when this will be posted but I’m typing it on July 27 at 11:47a.m. I woke up this morning to some pretty heartbreaking news. Jacqueline, for those of you who don’t know she completely stole my heart the first time I came here and I have made it my responsibility to be her prayer warrior, she comes from a reapply broken home and has some unthinkable habits for a 12 year old girl. This morning I found out that in the middle of the night her mom passed away. As if that’s not bad enough she doesn’t have a father or an relatives so at this point we have no idea what will happen to her and her older sister Jessica. Shorty after I heard the news of Marly, Jacqueline’s mom, Pete told us that Claudio, another little boy who along with his brothers have a huge piece of my heart has run away yet again. His mom has lots of boyfriends who abuse the children and Claudio who is only 10 has a new found habit of running away and honestly who can blame him? He has been picked up by child services on multiple occasions so last week Pete decided that it would be good for Claudio to spend a few days with all of us here at the Shakura. Needless to say Callie and I along with the rest of the AMO team loved having him around. We were sad to take him back to his house or lack there of but we had to. That same night we took him home he ran away and as of now his where-abouts are in question. During are devotion time Anderson received a phone call that his brother is in trouble with the law again. So I would just ask for you to please be in prayer over all of these things. Today and all of it’s happening have the potential to tear us down, make us angry and resentful, and question are faith but they also have the ability to have a positive effect in the long run if we let them, glorify God, and strengthen our faith. Today has already been heartbreaking and emotionally draining but as always God has an amazing and intricate plan that is far bigger than we can ever imagine. Thank you for all of your support and prayer, I love and miss you all!