Monthly Archives: June 2019

School on military base – June 19th

We performed at a school that was located on a military base, so we need special clearance to get in. It was not a military school, but just located there so the kids could have a safe place to escape the dangerous favela where they live. We performed at night because that is when the session was and it was cool in the cool of the evening, with the sun setting over the ocean directly in front of us. Our act with fire looks especially awesome at night;). As the students came in there was such a heavy sense of…

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Largest and oldest prison in Minas Gerias, Brazil – June 7th

The prison we visited on the last day of our trip, is the oldest and worst in the state. It is 75 years old and basically a crumbling, 5 story dungeon. We had to carry all our equipment across a muddy field to get to the area. The guard who was the head of security was really cool and got around ten inmates to help carry all our stuff. He wouldn’t let my sisters and I carry anything. They brought out around 200 men directly in front of us, and then there were 1500 men sitting with their legs through…

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Mens Prison in the outskirts of city, June 6th

Another prison has located way out in the country. It held 1800 men and we performed for around 400. We were not allowed to take photos in any of the prisons, and the ones that I have were taken by photographers and released to us. I don’t have any from the inside of this one but we spent a beautiful time with the men, around two hours. They delayed lunch so we did not have to cut short. At the end, we passed a mic and let the inmates ask questions and share some of their stories. 

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Mens Prison, Betim Brazil – June 5th

This whole week we have had to be out the door by 6am and back really late, so its been some long days. This prison old 1800 men and is over capacity like the large majority of prisons are here in Brazil. The state of Minas Gerais, where we are now, has the second largest population of prisoners. At this prison, after getting through security a guard with a large angry dog led us to the center patio where we set up. We were surrounded by cells full of men al shouting and calling for attention. It was loud and…

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Prison in BH Brazil, two performances for different groups of inmates – June 4th

We drove about an hour from our hotel to a very forsaken city in the middle of nowhere. The last part of the road was dirt and steep hills. Then out of nowhere, a prison appears. Actually three prisons near each other. IT was awesome to pull up to the main gate and have the guard expecting you with all the documents in hand. So different from Rio where every prison visit was a massive fight. The main office had contacted us to ask us to do a tour here. Originally the requested we visit 20 units, but at the…

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Down Town Center – helping homeless – June 3rd-6th

Each day after we finished performing inside the scheduled prison, we took a break at the motel, got some lunch, and then headed back out to the down town city center. Since the prisons were early, we were still able to make it down town at the peak hours when the center was just packed with crowds. We had some beautiful times ministering to the crowds and people from all walks of life. Right near down town there is a huge favela so the crowds were very mixed with both rich, poor and middle class. There was also a large…

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Traveled to Belo Horizante – June 2nd

We were invited to visit the prisons in a city called, “Belo Horizante: ( Beautiful horizon) which is about 6 hours from Rio. The drive there was long and dangerous because the main road was closed so we had to take a pass over a steep mountain. Part way up, a heavy fog moved in and it was nearly zero visibility. We had to go really slow and the trip took around 9 hours. The next day we went down town to the center and spent the day ministering to the crowds and helping a lot of the homeless. IT…

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