Building Living Stones: Uniforms for Cajueiro Claro

Building Living Stones: Uniforms for Cajueiro Claro: Pastor Flavio was able to have uniforms donated for the children at Cajueiro Claro Living Stones. Having changed the program to be both i...

Building Living Stones: 5 Things You Should Know About Carnaval

Building Living Stones: 5 Things You Should Know About Carnaval: 1.             Spelling = Carnaval. That isn’t a typo. If you haven’t heard of it, don’t let the Brazilians know. It is their claim to fame...

Building Living Stones: Cajueiro Claro January

Building Living Stones: Cajueiro Claro January: (Mercia, with some of the food baskets that were donated) Pastor Flavio and his new wife Mercia enjoyed a lovely honeymoon and vacation...

Building Living Stones: Cajueiro Claro January

Building Living Stones: Cajueiro Claro January: (Mercia, with some of the food baskets that were donated) Pastor Flavio and his new wife Mercia enjoyed a lovely honeymoon and vacation...

Building Living Stones: Thank you by Numbers

Building Living Stones: Thank you by Numbers: Living Stones is going into 2012 with a small surplus--thanks to God working through people like you. Please take a couple of minutes to see...

Building Living Stones: Flavio and Mercia: Married

Building Living Stones: Flavio and Mercia: Married: Before After We are so glad Frank Penna could join us in celebration! the church in Cajueiro Claro Congratulations Flavio...

Building Living Stones: Two Year Anniversary!

Building Living Stones: Two Year Anniversary!: Celebrating two years in Cajueiro Claro! Praise the Lord!

Building Living Stones: Children's Day at Cajueiro Claro

Building Living Stones: Children's Day at Cajueiro Claro: It is fantastic to see when a church planted through Living Stones begins to take responsibility and provide for the children. Sandra, one o...

Building Living Stones: Beautiful Soup

Building Living Stones: Beautiful Soup: “I keep spare newspaper in the trunk to help with this,” Flavio says as he removes the soup covered paper. He is carrying 5 large container...

Building Living Stones: July in Brazil

Building Living Stones: July in Brazil: July is Winter break in Brazil, and Pastor Flavio assured me he would take some time to rest, but during his break he also decided to build ...

Building Living Stones: June in Brazil

Building Living Stones: June in Brazil: June was a busy month, celebrating Sao Joao (St. John) and having groups from the United States come and give a special Birthday party for J...

Building Living Stones: Mid-year Updates on our Three Living Stones Progra...

Building Living Stones: Mid-year Updates on our Three Living Stones Progra...: Cajueiro Claro Cajueiro Claro now has an official cook! While Pastor Flavio and I did a decent job cooking last year, EVERYONE involved...

Building Living Stones: A Car!

Building Living Stones: A Car!: Pastor Flavio, who was miraculously saved from harm during his motorcycle last month, was able to trade in his motorcycle for the downpaym...

Building Living Stones: Happy Mother's Day

Building Living Stones: Happy Mother's Day: Happy Mother’s Day! While it is hard to find specific statistics on rural Brazil to try to give you a picture of how things are for the m...

Building Living Stones: Indian Picnic Day

Building Living Stones: Indian Picnic Day: Indian Day (April 19 th ) was a good excuse to have a picnic, and enjoy some special times together at Cajueiro Claro. We have enjoyed the ...

Building Living Stones: Motorcycle Accident

Building Living Stones: Motorcycle Accident: Driving a motorcycle in Brazil can be dangerous, but having the motorcycle has increased Pastor Flavio’s ability to get around and get e...

Building Living Stones: He is Risen Indeed!

Building Living Stones: He is Risen Indeed!: Our Easter party was a blessing to all, including over 20 children from the International school, 26 children from Mussurepe, 25 children fr...

Building Living Stones: Passover

Building Living Stones: Passover: This Easter I focused on the Jewish holiday of Passover ( http://rwinzeler.xanga.com/760822179/passover-in-5-questions/ ) , and how it ties ...

Building Living Stones: Getting Ready

Building Living Stones: Getting Ready: The children from Cajueiro Claro helped prepare for our Easter party, including cleaning up the church area and getting our “eggs” for the E...

Building Living Stones: Floss those Teeth!

Building Living Stones: Floss those Teeth!: Living Stones Cajueiro Claro and Mussurepe are doing great, learning about the character qualities of kindness and generosity, and focusing ...

Building Living Stones: Second Annual Pool Party

Building Living Stones: Second Annual Pool Party: Bam bam—they banged on the door. “Pastor, it is time to get out here—we need the tools for the yard!” They remarked impatiently. For over a ...

Building Living Stones: Picnics and Parties

Building Living Stones: Picnics and Parties: Cajueiro Claro continues to go well. Here are some pictures from our day to day activities and fun times: Flavio is redoing the bathrooms:...

Building Living Stones: Back to School in Cajueiro Claro

Building Living Stones: Back to School in Cajueiro Claro: Summer break in Brazil ended last week, and we began Living Stones Cajueiro Claro with much joy and laughter. We are so excited to now have...

Building Living Stones: An Amazing Year

Building Living Stones: An Amazing Year: God has so blessed Living Stones this year! Here is quick look: ·          2500 meals served to needy children and their families ·       ...

Building Living Stones: Christmas Party

Building Living Stones: Christmas Party: December 9th was Cajueiro Claro's Christmas party, celebrating an amazing first year of the Living Stones program and of the church plan...

Building Living Stones: An Invitation

Building Living Stones: An Invitation: My cousin Lillian came to see me (Rachel) in Brazil. It is my pride and joy to show people around Living Stones, and after giving out countl...

Building Living Stones: Celebrating a Wonderful Year!

Building Living Stones: Celebrating a Wonderful Year!: Over one year ago, Flavio began making the four kilometer walk to Cajueiro Claro, often more than once a day. He invited the children to par...

Building Living Stones: Children’s day (October 12) wasderful time with ov...

Building Living Stones: Children’s day (October 12) wasderful time with ov...: Children’s day (October 12) was derful time with over 15 children fro Children's day (October 12) was a wonderful time with over 15 chil...

Building Living Stones: Like a Family

Building Living Stones: Like a Family: Living Stones functions much like a family, complete with me (Rachel) saying “You need to listen or I will go tell Flavio,” which normally w...

Building Living Stones: Paulo's brother

Building Living Stones: Paulo's brother: Last night Paulo’s brother, age 22, died of cancer. They are a family that lives in the middle of nowhere (Cajueiro Claro), and from what I ...

Building Living Stones: A Week of Food

Building Living Stones: A Week of Food: Food brings people together. Since July, Living Stones has been able to offer food in Cajueiro Claro, bringing the group closer like a famil...

Building Living Stones: Motorcycle!

Building Living Stones: Motorcycle!: Thank you so much, all who gave! The motorcycle has arrived! This gives us so much more time with the kids every morning (and saves energy ...

Building Living Stones: Decorations and Fun Dip

Building Living Stones: Decorations and Fun Dip: This week at Living Stones Cajueiro Claro, the students decorated their Sunday school room: And had 20 children come to church Friday night...

Building Living Stones: Gustavo

Building Living Stones: Gustavo: Gustavo is one of the children at Living Stones Cajueiro Claro. When he was little, his father was killed selling drugs. While he has many ...

Building Living Stones: Summer 2011

Building Living Stones: Summer 2011: Quick review of Living Stones: it is the church planting outreach in Northeast Brazil in communities that are experiencing deep poverty. Thr...

Building Living Stones: June is the beginning of winter break in Brazil. S...

Building Living Stones: June is the beginning of winter break in Brazil. S...: June is the beginning of winter break in Brazil. Sao Joao (celebrating Saint John) is a popular holiday on June 24. Please keep the children...

Building Living Stones: About Rachel Winzeler

Building Living Stones: About Rachel Winzeler: My journey in becoming a missionary hasn’t been traditional. When I was 16, I went on a short term missions trip to Brazil for two weeks an...

Building Living Stones: Traveling

Building Living Stones: Traveling: Frank Penna has said goodbye and headed home, and Rachel Winzeler is soon to follow. Cajueiro Claro had a special goodbye party, as Brazilia...

Building Living Stones: Cajueiro's Special Day

Building Living Stones: Cajueiro's Special Day: on April 16, Living Stones Cajueiro Claro had a day of swimming, eating, playing, and enjoying time together at the Alcance (also the Intern...

Building Living Stones: A Day at Cajueiro

Building Living Stones: A Day at Cajueiro: Frank Penna ( http://www.fpenna.blogspot.com/ ) has been with us for April, and has taken some wonderful pictures of our daily activities in...

Building Living Stones: Self-Control and Creativity

Building Living Stones: Self-Control and Creativity: Living Stones has begun our character program, with Self-control last week, and Creativity this week.   Sara, an older girl from the Cajueir...

Building Living Stones: The Many Uses of Uno

Building Living Stones: The Many Uses of Uno: In 2008 I brought a deck of Uno cards to Living Stones Paudalho. They loved it. They loved the cards to death. Seriously--we covered them al...

Building Living Stones: Getting to Know Cajueiro Claro

Building Living Stones: Getting to Know Cajueiro Claro: Monday through Wednesday I (Rachel) am assisting Flavio at Cajueiro Claro. Walking. 4k (A little less, since we took a short cut). Each way....

Building Living Stones: Cajuiero Claro

Building Living Stones: Cajuiero Claro: Living Stones is working on programs in two different towns in Northeast Brazil: Paudalho, and Cajueiro Claro. Here is the Cajueiro Claro st...

Introducing Living Stones

This blog is to keep you updated with what is going on with the Living Stones program located in Cajueiro Claro, Northeast Brazil.  If this is your first time hearing about Living Stones, or you would like a quick refresh, here is a quick look at the program:

 

Living Stones serves impoverished children.

We work with many street children (a term used for both market children--who work in the streets and live with their families--and homeless street children--who work, live and sleep in the streets, often lacking contact with their families: Casa Alianza, Worldwide Statistics, Sept. 2000) and at-risk children who apply for help and welfare assistance in the urban context, and generally impoverished children in rural context.

Each child is individual, as well as their story and needs, whether they are temporarily or permanently in need. For most of these children, the meal they receive at Living Stones is the only hot meal they will have all day. We help them scholastically and nutritionally, enabling them to go to school instead of spending that time begging/working for food.

 

Living Stones is located in Northeast Brazil with World Renewal Brazil.

Working under the ministry of World Renewal Brazil (http://www.wribrazil.com/), Living Stones is a program individually connected with and under its respective church to serve the children in their community.

 

Living Stones is a community outreach and church planting ministry.

We work with churches who desire to either 1. Begin a new church plant, or 2. Expand their church ministry within their community. We come alongside our brothers and sisters in Brazil to help train them and give them the resources to make a lasting difference in their community.

Through the week = Living Stones

On Sundays = A new church plant, or community outreach

 

Living Stones LENDs: enabling churches to provide Love, Education, Nutrition, and Direction

Each Living Stone program is set up to help their community in the best way possible. Some are full-time programs, serving two groups per day, in conjunction with the school system. One group goes to school in the morning, 1:00-4:00pm Living Stones (lunch and classes), and the other group comes 8-11am Living Stones (classes and then lunch), and goes to school in the afternoon. Some Living Stones are half-day programs,  some are in conjunctions with Glory Sports ministries, and some are on the weekends.

 

You can help Living Stones LEND by giving a HAND

Have a HEART for the ministry, investing a part of yourself. ASSISTANCE by coming to Brazil yourself is always welcome and needed (opportunities at http://www.wribrazil.com) . Please take the NEEDS of the ministry before the Lord (find out more at www.buildinglivingstones.blogspot.com) , who supplies abundantly, and lastly, DONATIONS are always a blessing (at www.wribrazil.com/livingstones.html).  

The cost of the Living Stones program is approximately $1 a day per child. Please pray about supporting a child with a monthly donation of $30 (www.wribrazil.com/foundationbuilder) Once 60 people are committed, we can begin to plant a new Living Stones program and church in a community.