Three, Two, One

Three. Sunday marked our countdown of how many more meetings we will have before we leave for Brazil. After Sunday's meeting we only have 2 meeting left.

This past Sunday we worked on our skits and ate food. We also reviewed the songs we have learned in Portuguese and added some new words to our vocabulary.

As the date gets closer, we all get a little more excited. It is important that we all start to focus on what is ahead and prepare ourselves for ministry.

I would also like to thank everyone who helped in the Silent Auction. We raised a total of $370. I hope that in the near future I can give a report as to how close we are to reaching our total goal for this trip.

Silent Auction on Saturday

I know I've posted about this before, but this is just one last reminder.

This Saturday, April 22, FOCUS will be having our silent auction during the AWANA Grand Prix. There are some great baskets to pick from. Come check them all out. There might be one you like.

I'll give a quick run down of what will happen.

First, we will be located somewhere by the shed. Our exact location is yet to be determined. Bidding will open promptly at 12pm.

In order to bid, you must see me, Renae Pleima. I will be right by the baskets and be wearing a name tag incase you do not know who I am. I will ask for your name, bid and phone number. I only need the phone number if you will not be at the church after 3:30pm.

Then I will have a runner update the bidding price by the basket.

We have this system so that the bids are kept totally anonymous.

Once the Grand Prix starts, we will move all baskets to the gym. Bidding will close promptly at 3pm and the winners will be announced shortly after the close of bidding.

Please be aware that once you place a bid, you are committed to that bid. Bids cannot be recalled.

Attention FOCUS Team

Andrew Comings has informed Pastor Daniel that he would like a prayer request from each team member to give to the youth group in Brazil.

If you remember from our meeting on Sunday, Andrew discussed how he was going to give our names out to the youth group so we can start to form a relationship. This is another step in the relationship building process.

So let Daniel (fbcpastor2@verizon.net) know your prayer request so he can forward it on to Andrew.

We can see you!

This week we had another internet visit from our resident Brazilian missionary, Andrew Comings and his family. This time we were able to see live video feed of them and they could see us. Mikey introduced us to Sharkbait and Tassie complimented Shanna on her highlights. Andrew gave us a brief Bible lesson and then we talked about our visit.

After we talked to the Comings', Daniel passed out some new dramas that we needed to learn. One drama is silent while the other is a true missions drama. If you are in Lakeland or Brazil, you will probably see these dramas at some point.

Finally, we received an internet call from our northern FOCUS member, Jeremy (JC) Chiano. It was fun to be able to include him in our activities and bring him up to speed on a few issues. He also found out what we are doing in Florida to raise the money for Brazil. Jeremy also did a presentation at his church last night explaining the trip to Brazil. He later informed Shanna that the presentation went well.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers. The next big event will be the silent auction during the AWANA Grand Prix. We will be presenting some dramas as well as auctioning off our baskets.