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One month in, James gave us an update based on his experiences of volunteering My Fathers House in Olinda. He has been kept busy, but has had an inspiring time and has not only given lots of his skills and time to the community, but has also gained much from the experience. Read on to find out what he has to say. My Time in Brazil - One Month In What a month! I have been busy almost every day, splitting my time between the My Father's House in the day and the church most nights. The first three weeks I spent with my weekdays at Cida's and the boy's house, and then my weekends with Rafael and at the church. The fourth week I spent with Rafael and stayed with him and his amazing family. At the house I am busy playing with and (to some extent) entertaining the boys, as well as looking after them and helping the team that runs the house. Handy phrases I have learnt there include 'calm down' 'stop' and 'I don't understand'! One month in an...

Service of Hope works closely with our projects to provide volunteers for those we support. It is common for individuals wanting to make a difference to those in Brazil to volunteer with our project My Fathers House. We wanted to share with you a little more about what this might include, and thought the best way to do this is to let one of our volunteers share their own experience. We will follow James' volunteer journey with My Fathers House over the next couple of months. In Part one, James (from York) shares a little about why he wanted to volunteer with us, and the process we took him through: About me My name is James (known to my friends as Jam) and I am 19 years old. I am currently on my gap year and wanted to get involved as a volunteer in a project I cared about. In September I will be going to University in Southampton! Why Brazil? When I heard about the work My Father’s House and the church ´Agua Viva` was doing, I knew I had to get involved.  ...