Wednesday Morning in Londrina

The hotel internet connection was down last night, so I could not get updates posted.  Here are the visits that I will fill in when I get a few minutes between activities:

Monday:  Sao Jorge creche and the community center at Joao Turquino (both in very poor favelas); visit with friends at the South American Theological Seminary

Tuesday:  Refugio Ministry, a growing church in the nearby city of Cambe led by a young Presbyterian pastor named Marcio.  The church concentrates on outreach programs, such as Tae Kwan Do instruction for children, street ministries for prostitutes and transvestites, and a government sanctioned foster care program.  Nuselon Foster Homes, a group of four houses that cares for small children that are homeless, most likely with mothers who are in prison.  Rev. Jonas Creche, a downtown creche that serves the children of domestic workers from the favelas.

We are piling up the pictures, and I will get some of them posted for you as soon as I can.  We are leaving now to visit with leaders from the Londrina Central Methodist Church.  They will be taking us to three creches on the outskirts of the city.  These will be some of the poorest areas that we will see on this trip, and we are looking forward to meeting the children.  We will be giving the children the T-shirts made by the Christ Church children in Vacation Bible School.