http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/ Welcome to The Rio Journal!...your source of news from volunteer mission teams serving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These trips are sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the International Mission Board. Your prayerful support and encouraging comments are welcome and appreciated. Your ongoing support of the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering make these kinds of opportunities for service available...thank you for all of your support! en-us Copyright 2007 Sat, 04 Dec 2004 08:21:41 -0600 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:28:09 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss This season of mission teams traveling back and forth from Brazil is over, but we continue to have visitors come to The Rio Journal. I am not even sure who those visitors are, but the fact that people are still... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001844.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001844.html Paul Chenoweth Sat, 04 Dec 2004 08:21:41 -0600 Kim and David discuss plans for new and expanded missions projects in East Tennessee during the morning training session today. Ray and Sharon Fairchild spoke of this year's successes with several medical, construction, and evangelism teams.This entry was used as... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001749.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001749.html Paul Chenoweth Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:35:38 -0600 Today at the Tennessee Baptist Convention building in Brentwood, I will be telling church missions leaders about the Rio Journal. Although the Internet is no stranger to this group, many are not familiar with the technology that enabled team members... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001744.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001744.html Paul Chenoweth Tue, 16 Nov 2004 05:29:18 -0600 The time for us to leave Rio came much to fast. The short week we spent there was amazing. God did many awesome works in and through us. Our trip home went well. God gave us a smooth transition back... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001088.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001088.html Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:57:14 -0600 Our final day in Piraque was as wonderful, if not better than the others this week. Although, it came much too fast. Our team was sad about leaving the people and place we have grown to love this week. However,... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001038.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001038.html Laura Breeden Fri, 20 Aug 2004 20:26:49 -0600 Today was another incredible day! When we pulled up to the church this morning we were overwhelmed with the number of people waiting in line. We later found out that the first people in line had arrived at three o´clock... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001032.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001032.html Laura Breeden Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:33:32 -0600 Today was a wonderful day! When we arrived in Piraque this morning there were many people waiting to get into the clinic. By mid morning more people than we had time to see all day had come. There were many... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001022.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001022.html Laura Breeden Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:17:04 -0600 When the bus pulled up at the clinic this morning it was obvious that today was going to be busier than yesterday. We did see more people, and God definitely blessed in more ways. The eye team examined 195 people,... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001014.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001014.html Laura Breeden Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:26:30 -0600 The first day of our medical clinic was wonderful. The morning started off a little slow, but the pace picked up very quickly. There were 154 sets of eyes checked, 38 dental patients seen, 70 pediatric patients, 58 patients in... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001009.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/001009.html Laura Breeden Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:09:16 -0600 Our first full day in Rio has been wonderful. It began with a time of worship in the church where the clinic will be held. Along the hour or so drive to the site, we were able to enjoy part... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000986.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000986.html Laura Breeden Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:34:44 -0600 After a long journey our team arrived safely in Rio this morning! We experienced no delays or problems during any part of the trip. Everyone is doing well. We spent most of the day organizing supplies for the clinic which... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000985.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000985.html Laura Breeden Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:36:41 -0600 In just a few days, a team from First Baptist Church, Columbia will be headed for Rio. Becky Clark emailed me today to let me know that the team will be in the Piraque favela located in the Campo Grande... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000967.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000967.html Becky Clark Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:47:44 -0600 ´Dear Children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.´ 1 John 3:18 Greetings from the servants of Christ Jesus in Rio. All are well and safe. It was a short day today. We... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000951.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000951.html John Gering Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:38:22 -0600 '...Jesus said, suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven' Matt 19:14 Greetings from the servants of Christ Jesus in Rio. All are well and safe. Today was... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000940.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000940.html John Gering Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:16:25 -0600 I have been watching the numbers come in from Rio das Pedras over the last few days and I am amazed, gratified, humbled, and honored to have even been around the medical team. They are all doing what I would... http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000942.html http://forum.belmont.edu/rio/archives/000942.html Paul Chenoweth Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:09:50 -0600