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Rainforest Adventure
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress: Rainforest Adventure. In the Rainforest Canopy, students experience the Bible stories: Boaz Shares with Ruth, Elisha Gives Food to 100 People, Parable of the Mustard Seed, Jesus is the Vine, Jesus Enters Jerusalem.
Use the Rainforest idea to lift up the work of CWS with the street boys and girls in Sao Paulo, Brazil. On the day Elisha gives food to 100 people, lifting up the local CROP Hunger Walk could plant some good mustard seeds for future germination.
Story: Brazil
"I can help," says former street youth Marquinhos, "because I know what it is to be helped." Marquinhos is one of the coordinators of long-time Church World Service partner organization Projeto Meninos y Meninas da Rua (Street Boys and Girls Project), located in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Years ago, Marquinhos connected with and benefited from participation in the cutting-edge program. Now grown and with a family of his own, Marquinhos guides the program to benefit another generation of youth at risk.
Many of the young participants are escaping life on the streets and getting back with their families. The young people, ages 7-17, are taking part in social and training activities, learning about their rights, and working toward changing their street-based lives and becoming self-sufficient. Their families – 90 families with some 540 family members – are also participating, working on family dynamics and improving the lives of all members.
http://www.churchworldservice.org/Development/project_description/descriptions/150.html