AWESOME RETREAT!!

The Retreat was AWESOME!! We had 28 Teens there! We had all kinds of activities and games and fun... it was a BLAST! We even caught Chickens and had a Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest!! Too Fun!! We also had some very intense Spiritual time! We split up into Small Groups of 5 and 6 and the kids really opened up! It was definitely a GOD THING! God gave us the words to say, and the Holy Spirit really sent the message in deeply! It was a great weekend! We had an awesome Praise team, and a great message by a guest speaker. But we were really able to connect with the kids in small group time! Please continue to pray for these kids as they deal with the Truth that was presented, and they formulate their Defenses to keep their Purity!! Thanks again for praying!!! It made all the Difference!

Much Love,
Beverly

"THE BATTLE" Retreat!

Please pray for the upcoming Retreat that we are having for our Jr high and Sr High Youth Group. We will have a lot of the kids from the school going, some of which DO NOT go to our church!! We will also have a good crew of Brazilians from our Church and some friends that they are inviting!! We are very excited about it!! Our theme is "THE BATTLE," which will specifically focus on Purity. We will have a guest speaker, a praise team, and small groups. Please pray for us, Laura, Pastor Winston, and Daniel and his wife, as we prepare and Lead the Retreat! It will be this weekend May 4th-6th at a Church Camp about 45 minutes or so from the "Bubble" of Brasilia. It will be good to get these kids out of their "Comfort" Zones and in a more Rustic (for these kids) camp. We will be having a BonFire Saturday night, and tons of "Battle" Games. It's going to be so much fun, but we pray that it will also be a Serious time of Reflection, as well. We have several "God and I" times set up, where the kids will be off by themselves to pray and reflect.

Please Pray that these kids will be Broken, and will be able to take a Stand for Christ and for Purity! Our specific prayer is that kids that don't have a personal relationship with Christ, will FIND IT, and that the kids that do know Jesus, will commit to making the NEXT STEP in their Walks! I will be posting tons of pics and news when we get back on Sunday!

Thanks for praying! Thank you for being Prayer Warriors, as we prepare these kids to Put on Their FULL Armour of God, and be able to STAND THEIR GROUND!

Much Love,
Beverly

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Hey Guys!! Just a quick note to say "HEY!" Can you believe that it will be just a few short 6 weeks until we'll be in the States visiting! Isn't that GREAT!!! Please let us know if you would like us to speak at your church or group! We'd love to share our stories with anyone who'll listen!! We are just so overjoyed with the Work that we see God doing EVERY DAY! Not that it's all Peaches and Ice Cream or anything... because it isn't! But knowing that you are in the Will of God just makes us Over Flow with JOY!! The kind of Joy that God brings! It's so great! We'd love to hear from you!! We get so excited from any news from the States! Please also remember to check out my latest picture video "Brazilian Life - Part Dois!" at http://cbcfryar.dotphoto.com We don't send pictures in the emails because we know what it's like to have DIAL UP!! And we don't want to clog up any InBoxes!! :)

Love you Muchly!!

The Fryar Crew!

Amazing Sunsets!

I have always been able to see and feel the Peace of God in Nature! Every where I've been it's been something different. Here, I was, at first, in love with the Palm Tree, and still Am. They are simply wonderful! But the SUNSETS ARE MAGNIFICENT!!! They say that the Sunsets for us in Fall and Spring are the best. I've been trying to get outside every day around 6pm to take pics of them, and I'm doing to do a whole slide show on the Sky! The Sunrise's are equally beautiful, but it has been cloudy in the mornings recently. Here are a couple of amazing Sunsets. The Casting Crowns Song "Indescribable" just about paints the picture. He does all this... And Still He Hears Us, Loves Us, and Knows us by name!

Pray for Virginia Tech

Obviously, you guys know about the Virginia Tech Horror. We heard about it down here as well. And the Flags at the US Embassy are flying Half Mast here, too! Laura's family is all from Virginia, and 2 of her brothers graduated there. She still has a cousin that is a Senior. The news she is getting straight from the Campus, is that God is doing a MIGHTY WORK! He is Showing them PEACE, JOY, and FAITH! Praise the Lord, that through trials like this, a Campus, CITY, STATE, and NATION can be impacted! And because of our access to information... A WORLD can be impacted! Please continue to Pray that the seeds planted through this experience will grow and that the Holy Spirit will become INESCAPABLE in their lives!!!

ABOUT TIME!!!

Hey!! I don't get heavy into politics, and this is definitely not the forum for debate... HOWEVER, I was on MSN.com today, and saw some clips of him. He's DOING SO AWESOME! When the interviewers asked him repeated times to degrade or criticize his opponents and the President... HE REFUSED! He simply turned the information back on his actual record, and what HE will do. That's a Refreshing change!!!!! If you guys don't really know who he is, I encourage you to check him out and decide for yourself, what you think! I'm just so REFRESHED and THRILLED that we have a Candidate that isn't mud slinging!! (YET, anyway!) I don't have ALL the details, and of course, without any kind of US Newspaper to follow, there is a lot I don't know!! I just encourage you to check him out yourself!

I LIKE MIKE! FROM BRAZIL!! :)
~Beverly - Signed personally... My views do not necessarily also represent my husband's views! I'll give him time to review!! :)

Staff Bowling

Last weekend all the staff went on a Bowling Outing! We had such a blast! We all acted like a bunch of Goof Balls, and nearly got kicked out! Wouldn't that be a great thing to model for all the kids?!?! It was so great to get together, off campus, and have some "Let your hair down" time! The night ended with a big Wet Willy Fight, and Loud Cheering for the Gutter Balls! It was great to relax and have fun!! Photo #1 is Caleb and Kaylee, having a blast together! Photo #2 is Katie, Me, Laura, and Stacy. Photo #3 is Kaylee, Christie, Daniel, Josh, Caleb, Scott, and Beth. Daniel teaches 3rd and 4th Grade, and Beth teaches music and 2nd grade.

I'll be sending out another post and email soon. The months of April and May will be VERY busy!! But it will make the days past quickly, and then we'll be home in June! Who's up for Mi Pueblo?? or On the Border??

MUCH LOVE! Thanks for all the support!!

~The Fryars~

Easter Drama!

The Easter Drama was a hit! The kids did SO GREAT! We even had several families that normally don't go to our church come for the drama that their kids were in!! God did some serious seed planting!! He is So GREAT! Thank you for all your prayers regarding this!

Here is a pic of most of them. There were 16 kids in all that were in it!!

Here is me with Nida, Nimra, and Hira (all sisters), and Eunice. These are the Greatest Girls!!!

Drop us a note when you get a minute or two!! Love, The Fryars

Sleepover!

The Sleepover went Great! We had a blast!! We had 5 girls come! We stayed up to like 4 am, and then they all were up at 7am!! We swam from 12:30 to 1:30 AM, and no one wanted to put a swim suit on, so we just swam in our clothes! Crazy!! On Saturday, we went to City Park, which is a fun little amusement park. And for 3 hours rode Roller Coasters, and all those rides that spin you in every possible conceivable circle!! My head is still spinning! By the end, we were hot and tired, so we just rode the Bumper Cars. After a while, we didn't even care if we hit anybody... we just kept driving in circles!! Too Funny!



Here are a couple of pics!!

Much Love,
Beverly

Mini Update!

As most of you read in our last email... We attended the Pakistan National Day Reception at the Ambassador's house last Friday. It went Great! We were rubbing shoulders with Dignitaries and Diplomats... Unbelievable! We were so thankful to be invited! The ambassador's kids go to our school, as well as Several kids from Pakistan. We get to take Christ to places you can't imagine!! The Pakistani's were so gracious to make sure that we were all ok, and had plenty to eat and drink.

Also... We went to another Smash Meeting (Jr High and Sr High) this past Thursday, and it went Great! We are really loving those kids and getting to know them better! For any of you that know us... this is a little out of our comfort zone, but we really felt God leading us to these kids and to maturing our level of Discipleship! (K-3rd grade think everything you do is great!!) :) :) They are planning a Retreat in May, that we plan to help with and attend!!

Caleb is still doing so great! He loves his little friends at school, and is best buds with Nicolaus, the Pastor's son! We come home at a little before 2pm, for naps... (and yes, I let Caleb get one too!! :) :) :)

School is going great! Chris is super busy with Making Budgets! He is given a new scenario everyday to work on!! I'm still loving my kids and teaching! I'm dealing with what every teacher does, and that's that I can't stand for them to make bad grades... It hurts me!

Please pray for our impact at the school and in the community! We are getting very involved with the church, as well! I am directing the Easter Drama for the Jr High and Sr High for Easter!! Please pray that also goes well, and that Christ is displayed for the many Brazilian's, and other visitors that may not know English, that they can still "SEE" the message of the Resurrection!!

Also, I am having the Jr High and Sr High Girls over Friday night for a sleepover! Please pray that it goes well, and the lives could be impacted!! These are girls that don't usually go to outside functions, and do not attend our youth group!

Thank you so much for your support and love!! We are in awe at how God is using us, and how Wonderfully HE has placed us here at just the RIGHT Time! He is so Masterful at HIS plan... He's got this Whole Thing!!

God Bless You Today!!!!

Big Shoes to Fill... But PANTS???

I promise you... WE DO NOT SET THESE THINGS UP!!!

Here's Caleb and his Sillyness! :)

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Yesterday was my Birthday! I had a great day! Some of my kids got me presents and cards! It was so sweet! Then last night all the staff went out for MEXICAN FOOD!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!

It wasn't like in the States, but close enough to count!! We can't find Tortilla chips here, but they had tortilla fried... that WERE CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ME!! No Cheese dip, but they did have Salsa! We had a great time! Here are a few pics of the night!!

Della Has Cousins!!!

Today, Chris was walking down the driveway from the mailbox, and happened to look up. Can you see them?

Look Closer...

Even Closer...

Do you seen them????????

Two Sweet Little Kitties resting under the eve of our roof!!!

Aren't they Cute!!! I know... I know... Don't feed the animals...

But look how sweet and innocent and cute they are!!! And THEY SPEAK PORTUGUESE!!

We can hollar "Kitty, Kitty" to them all day, and they ignore us...

But if you Hollar "Gato, Gato" they look quickly! Of course, we aren't thinking of taming them or anything... but nice to have some little furry friends!

International Fair

We had our Big International Fair last Friday! It went so well!! So Amazing to see so many cultures and families on one campus. The classes were all separated into different Continents, and each kid had to present on a Specific Country. The parents then came in FULL Home Country Outfits and brought Food from their home country! It was so neat! Chris and Daniel were the Passport Agents! Each parent had a passport that they would get stamped at each of the 3 places they attended. There were six total groups, but because of time, and to limit chaos they had everybody just go to three (pre-picked) areas. It was done VERY well!!

Here is a picture of me with my 2 girls in my Algebra class, Nida and Eunice. And Nida's mom. They are two great girls!! Of course, I love all my kids!!

I'm going to post a larger post soon! Thank you for your support and love!!!

The Brazilian Bunch!

Great Week!

It's been a really great week here! This past weekend it was so Hot, that we actually got 5 loads of laundry done! That's huge!! It usually takes 2 days for one load to dry on line. But we got hang them outside, and even got to wash sheets and sleep on them the same day!!!

We also got to lay out by the pool for a while as well. It was quite relaxing. Chris and I were funny about it... we called it WAVES. When the sun would come out it would be so hot, then we'd get relief from the clouds. It was great! We timed the WAVES so that we would not burn too bad. I'm posting a couple of cute pics.

Behold... Could that be... TAN coming up on Chris?!?!?!? Amazing things are happening all the way around!! :)

Can't get any cute than this!!

Much Love!

Beverly