Pickens Baptist Association has already collected 533 pairs of sunglasses to send with a missions team to Brazil — and there are more coming.
The sunglasses, which include children and adult sizes, will be distributed at an eyeglass clinic organized by the team. The Live Like Libby — Love Like Libby Foundation gave a donation to the project that allowed Pickens Association to purchase more than 200 pairs of sunglasses.
Many of the churches within the association also collected sunglasses for the trip.
In 2017 the team in Brazil ran out of sunglasses at the eyeglass clinic so collecting them was a big part of preparing for this year’s upcoming trip, said Buddy Kirk, the Pickens Association team leader.
“This particular ministry is a big drawing card,” he said. “When locals find out they can get free glasses, they come to the clinic and it gives us the opportunity to share the gospel with them.”
This will be the 10th year Pickens has sent a group to Brazil.
In addition to the eyeglass clinic, the team will build a church in the village, host Vacation Bible School for the local children and hold a health clinic and haircut clinic.
Christians from several churches across Pickens Association will partner with a group from First Baptist Church, Fairhope, to serve in a Brazilian village for a week in mid-June.
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