We are so excited that SMASH is back in session again!! That is our Youth Group. Last night, we had 22 kids in our house, and 4 adults! We ran out of chairs, food, drinks, and it was WONDERFUL!!! We had a great praise time, and Chris shared a great message, and of course, lots of fellowship! So awesome to see the kids reach out to someone new, and try to make sure everyone feels included! This is not always seen with this age group!! Our kids are so great! It felt very renewing to us to be with the kids in this format again! 
Of course, it's always fun getting the kids TO SMASH!! Chris had 6 kids, plus Laura all loaded into our car!! That's 8 people in a 4 door Honda Civic!! Amazing! I'm just glad that there aren't any speed bumps in Asa Sul!! We might have lost the entire undercarriage of the car!! BUT HEY... We said it was a 'Ministry Car' - and that is definitely what we use it for!!! :)
Laura had the kids play "Oreo Hockey" where they have to push the Oreo with their Noses!! It was great fun!! Here's Chris starting his team off!!
Please pray for our ministry with these kids! We love them dearly! I super-charges us to get to fellowship and share God's love with them! Some of them do not know Christ personally!
Thanks for all you love and support!! It is deeply appreciated! We know the 'Kingdom Investment' will NOT go un-returned!!
~Beverly - for the Boys, too!
Well, we are officially into our first week of school! Hump Day in fact! It's been a great week! The new kids are all starting to fit in just fine! No major problems at all! What a JOY it is to be back with them again! We really missed them!Chris stays busy with his new lunch card duty, which has him in the lunch room with every class! He loves it!! He still enjoys his lunch duty with the little ones! They love him so much! The business office traffic is starting to slow down, so he feels much relief as the school year started very smoothly!I am teaching the whole day for now. It's going really well, also! Other than the very long time it takes to do lesson plans for 8 classes, I am really enjoying teaching all the kids!! I am teaching 7th grade Math, 8th grade Math, Algebra 1, Geometry, Chemistry, Biology, Public Speaking, and Photography. I'm having a BLAST! The Jr High and Sr High kids are great! Caleb is doing fantastic! Once again, Elastic Boy, has adjusted to me teaching full time with flying colors!! I try to get him in the car around 3:45 or so, and he sleeps until around 6 on a long day, but some days he has managed quite well with only 30 or 45 minutes! What a Blessing!! We are hoping this continues, and that he won't have to take a nap everyday, but maybe 2 of 3 a week. I know that will come! We just can't wait to see all the the Lord is going to do this year!! We are so excited about how God is going to show out!! We can all just FEEL IT!!! It's just around the Corner! :)Thank you for your continued prayers and love! It is vital!! Please pray for the new staff that is coming, and for their VISA's. Pray also for Unity within the staff. I feel that God will do so amazing things with our body of teachers and staff, that we will reap the fruit of it this spring!! That is the promise that I'm holding on to!! May God bless you and keep you!!~Beverly - for the Fryar GAGGLE! :)
Well... we made it back! All in one piece! No lost luggage, no missed connections or major delays, no blood shed! So, All's Well! :) We had a wonderful Summer visiting everybody and getting to speak English 24/7, even to strangers! It was a great, but very busy summer!
So it's Great to be back Home. Hummm... Home... Odd isn't it! A little strange... so I did what I do when I need to be able to conceptualize a particular word... Yep, Call up Ol' Webster! However, this would usually give me reassurance, however I'm still torn between...
Home: 1 a : one's place of residence 2 : the social unit formed by a family living together 3 a : a familiar or usual setting : congenial environment; also : the focus of one's domestic attention 4 : a place of origin 5 : an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs 6 : the objective in various games
At Home: 1 a: relaxed and comfortable : at ease 2 : in harmony with the surroundings 3 : on familiar ground
So, I am still a little perplexed. The definitions of HOME all fit here in Brazil, except place of origin (and #5 and #6 - although those have fit at times as well! :) ) The AT HOME definitions fit more into our American Home life. However, we are adapting to be able to agree with those as well.
I think our first reaction when we pulled up in our driveway here last Tuesday says it... We pulled up (and after a little exclamation about all the DEAD Grass!! Dry Season!) and were so excited about seeing the house. We stepped in and paused and it seemed as if so much weight was just released from us... We were HOME... AGAIN! So, for now we are Home! I know that may not be easy for our family and loved ones to hear, but this is where God has us... Therefore, it will be HOME for as long as God allows. But we will always be "AT HOME" in the States with all of our Families... Both 'Blood', and 'As Close to Blood as You can be!'
We love all of you Dearly, and we are missing you! We thank you for all the precious time we got to spend, even though it was short!
Much Love,
Beverly - for the whole Crew
