Friends From BRAZIL

Our friends from Brazil arrived on August 15th. Gean and Neide are from Manaus where Gean is a police officer and Neide is a teacher. For over ten years, Gean has had a dream of coming to the United States to visit and teach. This year, his dream came true after much prayer and intervention by God to work out all the details.
It took Gean and Neide several months to obtain a visa to travel to the states and they were almost turned down. Had that happened, they would have had to wait one year before applying again for a visa. But God worked a miracle for them and they arrived safely to our little apartment in the middle of the night on August 15. Soon, just days actually, after they arrived, they found out that Neide is expecting, another miracle. Back in February, Neide was scheduled for a hysterectomy, but God intervened and spared that. He in turn blessed them with a child they had been trying to have for three years.
We met Gean on the mission trip to Brazil that our church took back in 2004. Jeff and I were part of a 14 member team, the first from FBC, to go to the Amazon and live on the river. Gean was one of the interpretors for our team and has continued to go with teams from FBC, Live Oak, on every trip we have made (except one). Neide did not speak much English when they arrived, but has learned a lot since being here. She has cooked for us, cleaned for us, and blessed us with her teaching skills. Gean has taught us about Brazil, a little Portugese, and has helped us get excited about playing volleyball and a game called "burn" much like dodgeball only much more fun.
We have enjoyed visiting with Gean and Neide and have been blessed to have had them in our home. Many, many of the team members from past Brazil trips have ministered to them and visited with them while they have been in Live Oak. They got to visit with friends from Oak Hill, FL this past weekend and went to Disney World. Gean came home singing "M-I-C-K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-E" and "I'm A Little Teapot"!!!!! They even bought the baby a Florida Gator onesie...no comment on that one!!!
Please pray for Gean and Neide as they prepare to return to Brazil on Tuesday, October 14. They will probably leave Live Oak on the 13th as their flight out is very early on Tuesday morning. It will be a bitter/sweet departure as Gean has expressed a desire to stay longer while Neide is ready to get back to her home (I believe her nesting instincts have kicked in!! and homesickness, too a little).
We continue to be on mission every day in our home and in our lives. Thanks for praying for us and visiting our blog. More later....

Looking Good!!

Well, here we are all dressed up and looking good. These were from our church directory photo shoot a couple of weeks ago. The kids were great and we celebrated with dinner out afterwards.

We are all doing great and had a blast at Cherry Lake for Labor Day. We spent time with friends and family and our visitors from Brazil. (See the next blog for that story!)

We have started back on our "Learning Schedule"...I have come to strongly dislike the word school these days as it conjures up emotions and actions in our children that are less than POSITIVE!! So to aid in the restraint of any little "monstrous beings" popping up in the Scott kids bodies, I have decided that we are no longer "doing school". Instead we are "having learning days." Anda is studying for the SAT and is pursuing her studies in order to graduate from high school in June. She has plans to go to the Baptist College of Florida and wants to major in missions. We know God has big plans for her and can't wait to see what He will do. Jason continues to play in the Youth Praise Band and is loving it. He is taller than me now and is growing into a fine young man. Arvis is also growing physically and is doing well. He continues to gain strides in his lessons and wants to learn how to play baseball. AnnMarie is still dancing and enjoying it. She continues to be a favorite helper and has tons of little girls who look up to her. She is precious!! Aaron can't wait for hunting season!!! He is chomping at the bit to go and is READY!!! He went out practicing his marksmanship the other day and did well. Jakeb has begun to memorize scripture in our AWANA program at church. He is learning how to read and his penmanship is very good. Joy is determined as ever to read and write better every day. She loves learning and has decided to try typing!!! We'll see how much she gets done!!

Enjoy the photos!!

"Double Trouble"...Not Really!!

Jakeb and Joy really aren't trouble...they just like to have fun. And no, they really aren't upside down in the dryer, we held the camera upside down for the shot...

Jakeb is all boy and loves to be in the middle of anything going on!!! He likes playing with the older boys, riding his bike, swimming, and having fun!!! Joy is all about fun, too. She loves to read right now, play with her brothers and sisters and work on the computer. They are both seven and best buddies!! They are a joy to parent!!!

That wraps up the Awesome Scott 7 for now. Stay tuned for more adventures!!!!!!!

Arvis Scott

This is my first blog and my name is Arvis. I am 14 years old and I like sports, hunting, and fishing. I like listening to music and my favorite music is Toby Mac, Yellowcard and thats all

Jason's blog

My name is Jason im fourteen, I have 6 BROTHERS AND SISTERS, yeah u know what i mean it gets a little crazy around here somtimes. Anyway lets here a little bit about me. I play bass in the youth band at our church, and I went to Roatan with the church. That was fun; we played soccer with them there a little better than we were then we told them about Jesus.

Aaron

Hey I am Aaron. I am 11 yo and I like fishing and eating.

I am blogging for the first time. I downloaded this image and this is what I think about blogging.

Family Day 08

Jeff and Mel have been married for 19 years on Tuesday, August 12. (Mel says it has been the best 19 years of her life, too!!) However, that is not the only anniversary the Scott family has in August. You see, one year ago on August the 8th, the Scott Family of 6 became the Scott Family of 9 officially. Anda, Arvis, and Jakeb joined the family as official US citizens and were united with the entire family on the 8th. We vowed to make it an annual celebration no matter where we are and no matter what we are doing!!!! We spent our first Family Night in Gainesville at Olive Garden and followed that with ice cream from the Marble Slab Creamery. The kids had a blast eating their own creations of ice cream and Mom and Dad loved seeing all the kids together. The entire day was a GREAT day and we thank God for allowing us to be together. What will happen next year? Only the Lord knows about that, but wherever we are and whatever we're doing will be and ADVENTURE for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!