McKinnon Messenger
May 2008

Spring 2008

- The boys with the boys -
dinner and games at our home
Matthew working on the front gate   
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New gate ABBA - new job as director I have a new job as the coordinator of Republic house of ABBA. The position needed to be filled by someone who has experience with construction and taking care of boys. We have 5 young men in our house. They have been through Abba´s rescue house coming off the street but cannot be placed back home. We´re happy to help them form a community where they can lift each other up in the Lord and work together maintaining a home just as a family.

Co-worker Tim Anderson - Working together in community Along with this new job comes a helper, co-coordinator Tim Anderson. He lives in the house and shares in the duties of caring for these young men. He is also helping in the labor of reconstruction. Tim is a native Texan and comes via California where he spent the last 5 years working with street children in urban cities. 4 years ago he was with Abba short term and is really into helping the boys work through their problems and growing up years .


Making them part of the family - It's a Boy, 5 new young people are part of our family. We've adopted 5 young men into the family. The young men are Arlindo, Jozimar, Diego, Renilson, and Reginaldo. Their ages range from 16 to 21. We're working hard to make these young men feel part of the family. We do daily Bible study, oversee their schooling and help them find jobs. They work during the day and go to school at night. This keeps them plenty busy and keeps us on our toes with 4 more in school. In this short time back, they have had to move houses, change jobs, and change caretakers in charge. It requires a lot of prayer and rolling with the punches.
Here are some of the boys: - Renilson, Arlindo, Josimar, Reginaldo and Diego... .

Reconstruction - “Reforma” meaning reconstruction of a building. We've started reconstruction of the house that the boys will be living in hopefully by this summer. This shows the front gate and the amount of dirt and rubble that was needed to make a useable driveway. The needs of this house are many. It is a large project that includes building the new ABBA office. We've started with the basics and have pulled the old out but need to hire a mason/construction worker to help actually accomplish the jobs at hand. The new gate above is part of the overall improvements needed on the property and was donated by a Christian couple who want to see the house grow and be ready for the boys.

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In Him                                   
Simone & Matthew McKinnon

Email:    mnm@mckinnonclan.info  
         or brasilmck@hotmail.com
SKYPE:  mckinnonclan
Snail mail address:                     
Rua Manoel da Rocha Lins, 268  
04827-010 São Paulo, SP Brazil
Other web sites:                       
BEA's Website  
ABBA's Website

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Last revised on :: 24th Apr 2008 ::