There are so many ways the family helps out in the ministry that it is hard to separate who does exactly what. Charity joins the others cleaning the church building each month in her turn. During services she often can be found babysitting a noisy child or befriending a visitor, sitting with them and helping to find the hymns during the song service or to locate the Bible references during the preaching. It is verily Christian charity in action. In the office Charity keeps the financial records of the various ministries in order.

Charity’s hobbies include animals and plants. Through the years it seems she has gained a degree in veterinarian science as she has tenderly cared for hamsters, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, birds and fish. She maybe in the running for an agricultural degree as well since she researches all over the world through the Internet to care for her house plants, our garden and the guava and cashew fruit trees at my office. Right now she is enjoying learning about medicinal herbs.

As a virtuous woman Charity keeps her hands busy. Beside the attentive care of the children and visitors in the services, the resourceful help in the garden and doing weekly household chores, she enjoys simple crochet projects and playing games with the family in her free time. If there are any spare minutes left in her busy day she really enjoys reading the newspapers.

Her personal goal is to continuing serving the Lord wherever the Lord would have her to be and with whomever the Lord provides her to serve Him through. This would describe her career goals as well. An important verse of Scripture to Charity is Deuteronomy 4:39, “Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.”

Favorite memory of the USA is the County Fair in Wooster, Ohio, with the baked goods and antique sections especially among her preferences. Favorite memories of Brazil include the ice-cream parlors offering varied flavors not easily found in America. Banana and caramel ice cream anyone? No? Then perhaps you would enjoy some fresh corn or burnt coconut ice cream?

Having grown up in Brazil she counsels visitors who desire to come to Brazil to accept Brazil for what it is. She finds Brazil is very different from the States, but the fact that it is different does not necessarily mean that one is worse than the other.