Thursday, March 09, 2006 

O que é “MISSION TRIP” ? Português / English





O que é "mission trip"?
Rev. Eudoxio

Em Português

"Por isso, o SENHOR espera, para ter misericórdia de vós, e se detém, para se compadecer de vós, porque o SENHOR é Deus de justiça; bem-aventurados todos os que nele esperam". Isaías. 30:18

Os americanos denominam suas viagens com uma finalidade missionária de ajuda a pessoas carentes e ou a Projetos, de “Mission Trip”.

A primeira viagem missionária de irmãos americanos à nossa cidade, foi a Viagem do nosso saudoso Dr. Donald Gordon, em 1926. Quem nunca ouviu falar? Como esquecer? Os frutos desta viagem são literalmente incontáveis. Milhares de vidas foram tocadas por este grande Médico Missionário em nossa cidade de Rio Verde e seus feitos continuam ainda a frutificar com o Hospital Evangélico que hoje, leva seu nome, o Hospital Presbiteriano Dr. Gordon. Com a aposentadoria do Dr. Gordon, este relacionamento foi perdido. E numa ungida decisão, anos depois, em 1997, foi enviado aos Estados Unidos, o capelão do hospital, Rev. Eudóxio Mendes dos Santos Júnior que, dentre outros, tinha o objetivo de re-estabelecer este relacionamento.
Em 2000 como fruto de sua viagem, vieram a Rio Verde 42 irmãos os quais construíram a Capela do hospital, continuaram vindo e enviando recursos, os quais foram usados na reforma do Centro Cirúrgico. Um container cheio de suprimentos de materiais hospitalares, com 1004 caixas, foi enviado como doação ao hospital. Dentre estas doações veio um aparelho de Raios x o qual está sendo usado no hospital. Outros grupos vieram e construíram 6 casas para a pobreza, duas no bairro Betel e quatro no bairro D. Miguel. Em 2003 outros americanos vieram e desta vez construíram o templo da Igreja Presbiteriana da Vila Rosalina. Os recursos enviados foram usados durante os últimos 3 anos na compra de Cestas básicas as quais favorecem 100 famílias do Bairro D. Miguel. E no próximo dia 18 chega um novo grupo com 28 irmãos e irmãos para uma nova etapa da construção da sede do Projeto Pão da Vida, começada em 2004, entre os Bairros D. Miguel, Liberdade e Céu azul.

Vidas têm sido transformadas, outras favorecidas com as viagens missionárias. As famílias que recebem as cestas básicas têm condição de poupar um pouquinho e com o dinheiro que comprariam suprimentos alimentares, tem saído de debaixo dos plásticos pretos onde habitavam. Outros constroem um banheiro, outros colocam piso em suas casas. As viagens missionárias destes irmãos têm sido o Amor de Deus agindo nas vidas das pessoas. Mostrando na prática que Deus se importa com cada uma delas. E a vida daqueles que participam dos mutirões, tem sido cheias de alegria em servir. Os jovens ampliam os horizontes, aprendem a olhar além, a compreender que a vida cristã é o amor ao próximo colocado em prática, se tornam pessoas mais maduras, portanto menos superficiais. Agradeço primeiramente a Deus que me colocou como instrumento de Seu amor neste grande projeto cujos frutos não se restringem apenas a esta vida, mas que saltam para a Vida Eterna.

O Projeto Presbiteriano Pão da Vida honra a Deus, à medida que integra pessoas na sociedade como seres participantes produtivos, no mínimo sem fome. Porque não é da vontade Dele que os homens vivam privados do básico para a existência humana.

Agradecemos ao Prefeito Paulo Roberto Cunha que numa iniciativa louvável participou deste projeto com a doação da área onde hoje se ergue a Creche / Igreja /Cursos Educação Profissional para Adultos do Projeto Pão da vida.

Vejo neste projeto mãos de homens e mulheres, dadas uns aos outros e todos seguros nas Mãos de Jesus, para o bem, em prol da dignidade da vida e sobretudo para o Louvor da Glória de Deus.


In English
“Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice;
Blessed are all those who wait for Him” Is. 30.18,19


The Americans named their trips with a purpose to help people or Projects as “Mission Trip”.

The first Americans mission trip to our town was the trip of our missing and loved Dr. Donald Gordon on 1926. Who never heard about it? How to forget? The results of his trip are wonderful. Millions of lives were touched by this wonderful missionary doctor in our city of Rio Verde and his actions don’t stop to bear like the Evangelic Hospital witch has his name, the Dr. Gordon Presbyterian Hospital. When Dr. Gordon retired this relationship was lost. Years late by one nice decision, on 1997, were sent to U.S, the Chaplain Rev. Eudóxio Mendes dos Santos Júnior who, among others, has the goal to reestablish this relationship.
On 2000 as results of his trip, came to Rio Verde 42 brothers and sisters, who built the Chapel of the Hospital, they keep coming and sending donations what was spend in a rebuilding of the surgery center. One full container of hospital supplies with 1004 supplies boxes was sent among those boxes was one x ray which is on use at the hospital. Others groups came and built 6 houses for the poverty, 2 on Betel Village and 4 on D. Miguel. On 2003 they came and at that time they built the Vila Rosalina new sanctuary. The donations they sent were spend on this last 3 years on basic baskets food for 100 families from D. Miguel. And on this June 18 will be here more 28 brothers and sisters to build an other section of the Bread of Life Project beginning to built in 2004, located among the villages D. Miguel, Liberdade and Céu Azul.

Lives have been changing to better ones upon the impact of the Mission trips. The families who have receiving the basic basket foods have had the condition to save money and move from upon black plastics to ones made by brick, improving it with, for example, one bathroom or even pavement it. The mission trip of this brothers and sisters has been the God’s love acting in the people lives. Showing to them that God cares. And the lives of those who are involved in efforts works are full of happiness in to serve others. The young people have their live’s view enlarged they learn to look beyond, to understand that the Christian life is Love in action and became better persons. I thank to God who set me as His love’s tool through this project which results will endures forever.

The Presbyterian Project Bread of Life honors God as it integrate people as active and productive individuals. At list, it feed people and they are no longer hunger. Because it isn’t God’s will that his children live in hardship on the basic needs.

We also thanks the major Paulo Roberto Cunha who also is involved on this Project bt donation the land where we built the D. Miguel Church/daycare/mission church/professional education.

I can see in this project hands of men and women hang one another and all save on Jesus hands for the good, for the dignity of life and above all for the Glory of God.

 

Mission Trip Brazil by Melanie Sink


Brazil Mission Trip 2003

Wow! We finally made it back home to North Carolina after traveling 28 hours from Rio Verde, Brazil. We went from van to plane to bus and back to the air. For all of us, the last couple of days were emotional. It was like we were leaving family. There were tears for the new friends that we would be leaving. There were tears for the driver of our van and foreman on the job site coming to know the Lord and agreeing to come to the church we were building. There were tears for the 75-year-old Pastor Belmir who cried because his prayer had been answered. Soon, he would be able to pastor the church that we were building at Rosalina.There were tears for Lucia and her sisters as they watched us build the walls of a new church next to the mission that their father had built many years ago. There were tears for the poor who were living in Dom Miguel, which Sam Ganem describes as “a children’s fort made out of wood, plastic, and dirt floors.” There were tears for the Presbyterians back home from whom Two-Cents-A-Meal offerings were providing the food for us to deliver to the families. There were tears for the new homes that would be built by the poor families as they saved their food money and bought brick to one day be able to build a home with concrete floors and solid brick walls. There were tears as we stood in several of the homes and saw where Caroline, Katie, Bob, and others had worked with their hands to provide housing for families in the poor section. There were tears as we were told about a mother whose household income doubled, after she moved into her new home, because she no longer had to pay for rent.There were tears for a people who put all of their faith in God’s promise that He will provide for their every need. There were tears for the person with AIDS whose family had deserted him and for Pastor Eudoxio, who was able to visit and share God’s love. There were tears for the children who looked you in the face and their eyes told you “thank you” for feeding their hungry bellies and for helping to make their mothers not worry so much. There were tears as the 16 of us were blessed by God’s love through our brothers and sisters in Christ.I wonder what Paul and Barnabus thought as they traveled on their first missionary trip to spread the Gospel. Pastor Eudoxio reminded us daily that we had answered the community’s prayer and that the church we were building was more than just walls, but from it would be built a congregation of at least 250 people over the next couple of years. This congregation can then help with a mission in the poor section where we brought hope and encouragement. Like Paul, we quickly realized the spiritual gifts that God had given each one of us and it gave us a sense of unity amongst our diversity. Each of us, working as the body and allowing Christ to be the head, saw how beautiful the church works when we rally around the Gospel and allow the holy spirit to empower us with His power. We can not only lead others to salvation and help the church to grow, but also increase our own faith.The greatest commandment of all is love. We all take home a glimpse of Jesus’ love for us as He ministered to us through our brothers and sisters in Christ, when we daily broke bread and ate with simplicity of heart praising God and having favor with His people.God’s church has no boundary lines, just the distance we are willing to travel. There will be more information forth-coming on how we can help our brothers and sisters in Christ in Brazil. May God’s people go about doing His work with a happy heart. – Melanie Sink, Witness Committee