We prayed for Orlando after hearing of the tragedy there on our way back to Recife. We had the afternoon free and Steve, Marissol and Ivan lead us on a tour of the town of Olinda (Oh Beautiful), from which you can see the skyline of Recife. Olinda is home to 22 churches and 11 monasteries. Several Catholic churches were burned and taken over by the Dutch, later to be converted back to Catholicism. The view from the top of Olinda is scattered with many church steeples.
We visited Casa da Cultura, a former prison converted to house of culture where each cell was a different vendor selling local wares. We had a meal in Recife with the GBC group then turned in early in preparation for Day camps!
We visited Casa da Cultura, a former prison converted to house of culture where each cell was a different vendor selling local wares. We had a meal in Recife with the GBC group then turned in early in preparation for Day camps!
Our team with Marissol Theis in Recife
Olinda (Oh, Beautiful!)
Olinda
Catholic church, burned down by the Dutch restored as Protestant church, then later converted back to a Catholic church and restored in the 1930's and 70's
View of Recife from Olinda
Olinda
Casa da Cultura de Pernambuco Recife; a former prison transformed into a house of culture! Each cell was a different vendors selling local wares.
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