Dramatic Day

This morning at Green Pastures I had the greatest shock to find a Wild Cat (Puma Yagouroundi) in one of our wide mouthed wells which only has water in the deeper central part and is dry now round the edges. The well is 7 metres deep (21 feet). I can only presume that it fell in there whilst hunting something and now couldn't get out. The problem we faced was how to get it out? Normally it is a very wild creature, but it was just quietly looking up at Tarcísio and I as it had no choice (see photo). We eventually managed to lasso it with a long rope and haul it to freedom, when it went completely ferociously beserk, shaking free of the rope and running at great speed into the bush. It was quite an experience!

Services over the weekend went great. I preached at Picotes on the Saturday. It was a lovely service. Photos below.

The Sunday service went very well in Patos too. It was a really blessed time with a full church. Today I have had a good meeting with our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos and it is good to sense how well that section of the work with the deaf is going. PTL!