Mission Trip to Brazil March 22 - April 05: Details and Additional Information

1. Mission Trip to Brazil – CANANÉIA
TIME FRAME: March 22 to April 05 / 2013 (Spring Break – 2013)
SIZE OF THE GROUP: Maximum 25 (20 people from Canada / 5 people from Brazil)
1. Local – Cananéia – Sao Paulo state.
a. São Paulo State.
i. São Paulo field is the closest area to the airport.
ii. São Paulo weather is pleasant during the entire year, but can be chilly
during our winter (June-August), getting down to 13 Celsius during
some cold days (can drop to 10o during the nights)
2. Arriving
a. SÃO PAULO STATE
Flying into Sao Paulo International airport (GRU). EMAF will provide land
transportation to Cananéia (about 4.5 hours by car).
Work
The team will focus on various activites during the day and sport activites followed by sharing our
testimonies and storoes from the Bible during the evenings.
Sharing
You will have opportunities to share from the Bible or your testimonies during some meetings.
To keep a good spirit on work is crucial because people get interested in hearing from you
depending on what they can see in your lives during the day. There are two things that fishermen
respect - old people and hard workers. That is why work teams are so strategic when we receive a
team from overseas.
The team can be involved in other type of ministries in the villages after the first couple of working
days (to be recognized by “workers”). English classes and ministry to kids are among the many
opportunities.
We will bring some material to hand out to the kids – it always helps
Lodge
Cananéia (SP): We will stay all together in the same house. Very simple accomodation but with
minimal infrastructure to support the team.
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20

2. Food and Water
The main meals will be served in our local base - breakfast, lunch and dinner. There will be two
times for refreshment (mainly fruits and juice) in the work site, between meals. You have to be
careful; otherwise you will put some weight...
You can't drink from the taps in the villages. We will provide bottle water for you.
7. Your day in the village will be like:
7:00 AM : Good morning! (rise & shine)
7:30-8:00 AM : Breakfast
8:00-9:00 AM : Devotion/Orientation
9:00-12:00 AM : Activities in town: schools [talk to the students,
answer questions, invite to the Gym]
12:00-1:30 PM : Lunch & clean up
2:00-5:00 PM : Gym activities with kids/teens: sports, crafts,
puppets, singing, etc.
6:00 PM : Supper & clean up
7:30-10:00 PM : Event at the GYM
10:00-11:00 PM: Snacks & Free Time
11:00 PM : Lights out
Free Days
We will take a day or two to explore the natural environment of a national rainforest reserve. We
will also have the opportunity to visit and explore Sao Paulo City.
Going Back
Sao Paulo is a good place for shopping. We will provide you with some time for shopping before
you go back home.
Details
* The main time zone used in Brazil (Brasília) is just one hour ahead of New York (USA).
* Get the visas in the nearest Brazilian consulate or embassy. When getting the Visa just say
you are going to visit your missionary friends in Brazil. A team from Canada said that they were
going to “work”, so the Brazilian Consulate interpreted that they were going to “make money by
working”... I don't want to tell you all the problems they got from that mistake, just avoid it. Never
mention the word WORK and you will be OK.
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20

3. * Please, bring a couple of bed sheets and a towel with you – we will provide blankets if
necessary. You can leave the bedding here if you want – it will help us with the future teams.
Costs in US dollar (the exchange rate is about 2.08 Brazilian per American Dollar Dec. /2012)
CO-MISSION : $1,200.00*
TICKETS : $1,300.00 **
VISA : $100.00
MISCELLANEOUS : $400.00***
* This includes food, lodge and in situ transportation
** Tickets cost is an estimate cost; each participant is responsible for obtaining the ticket
*** This cost varies as a contingency for covering air tickets and personal expenses in Brazil
IMPORTANT: Every participant should get Travel Insurance; as for vaccines, there is
recommendation from Canada Health, it will be done as per your discretion.
You can use MasterCard or Visa in São Paulo, but in the villages they only work with cash. DON'T
EXCHANGE MONEY AT THE AIRPORT - they give you a very low exchange rate. Our team will
help you to get a better exchange rate.
Used Clothes and gifts for kids
Each one can bring two big bags (I think you can have two checked bags with 50 pounds each,
plus a carry on and a lap top bag). You can bring used clothes to give to the people and some little
things to work with the kids.
Checklist
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20