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Dear Prayer Warriors,
With Mary Gibson returning this Saturday, this will be my fourth and final update for this year! It has been a blessing for Viktoria and me to share with you what God has been doing this month. Please continue to pray for Mary as she finishes out her time in the U.S. with friends and family. Our desire is that the Holy Spirit has refreshed her soul and given her body much-needed rest, that she has enjoyed time with family, and laughed until the tears came with friends. We are excited for her return and eager to hear about her trip.
First, the exciting news! Meghan and Joacir are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl! Isabella was born Monday night and is doing well. The doctor said that she is strong and healthy, weighing in at 7.2 pounds. Meghan plans to bring the baby home on Wednesday and her mom will arrive on Thursday night from Canada. Please continue to pray for the entire family.
Amanda and Jake have jumped in with both feet to meet the daily challenges of CLM head-on and with a smile. Jake has whipped our computers into shape and has integrated software to help protect the kids from wandering into inappropriate websites. He has also implemented a schedule to provide times for our students to do research, as well as age-appropriate games. His knowledge and skills will provide a valuable resource to our kids. Amanda has done a great job of filling in the gaps with homework during Mary's absence. She has also organized the clothing rooms, made sure that each child's clothes are labeled, and that each has a sufficient amount of clothes that fit. With 30 children, you can imagine how time-consuming this task is! They have also been in charge of Family Nights this month and planned bonfire with s'mores and hot chocolate, and other fun games. Please continue to pray for their adjustment to the culture and language, relationships with the kids and other missionaries, as well as God's continual blessing on their marriage.
The entrance to CLM has changed dramatically in the past month. Not just with the cutting down of over 100 large pine trees, but with the planting of hundreds of flowers that were donated by friends, Rose and Anton from the Colony. We also plan to plant new trees in the cleared area within the next week. Joacir and Sergio, two of our older boys, worked during the past two weeks collecting firewood, clearing brush, and cleaning up the debris that had been left.
We were blessed with a surprise visit from Valdicleia and Paulo's new family this week! We had not seen them since they were adopted last November so it was wonderful to hear them share about their new home and school. Their adoption was finalized last week and they came to the Colony for their last documents. They are returning soon to spend a day with us. Please pray for this precious family.
Berenice found an apartment and is planning to move at the end of the month. Instead of living alone, she is planning to live with two other girls from her church in Curitiba. It will be a new experience for all of them. Please pray for Berenice during this time of planning, making decisions, and moving. Please pray for development of deep relationships among her roommates, as well as their safety in their new home.
Lucilene's visit with the specialist in Curitiba went well, however, the diagnosis of her exam is very serious: her spine has a 49 degree S turn. The doctor's opinion is that it will get worse in the future, and will affect her inner organs and respiratory system. Their advice is to have another exam in mid-December with the surgeon and then schedule the surgery after the new year. Please pray for God to guide the doctors as they deal with Luci's situation. Also, pray for Luci, that she would be prepared for the operation in every possible way, and she would feel His peace taking away any fear. May God be in control of all!
Luiz, Aninha, and Natalia are so thankful for Carrie and all that she has done with the children at Turvo. They would like to ask for prayer that all goes well during her return trip to the United States next week. They also ask for prayer for Allan, that God would bless him with a job. Luiz also asks specifically for prayer for wisdom with all of the jobs that need to be done at Turvo. They praise God that Letricia's arm is healing well after her accident at school. Thank you for praying for CLM Turvo.
Please join us this week in lifting these other requests to our Heavenly Father:
* Lucao: for making better choices and learning responsibility
* Fran and Aline: for their struggles relating to others
* Josiele: for God's rich blessing on her life, continual growth in her relationship with her Savior, leading towards being baptized
* Maria Joanna: for her to control her anger and aggressive behavior when provoked
*Cristiane: for a skin rash from an allergic reaction
*Mike: for an ear infection that has caused hearing loss in his left ear
*Juracy: for a qualified and caring person to care for her
*Loeci: for development of her final wedding plans
*Vera: for continued healing of her knee (she is walking around slowly after her surgery last week)
*Kate and Andy: for the last two documents needed for their visas in order to come to Brazil in November
Ephesians 3:20 "Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think."
AMEN!
Mary Cochran
