Yesterday Liz and I made a lovely visit to the ex-landless settlement of Nossa Senhora Aparecida II in the County of São Mamede. We went duly masked, maintained strict distancing protocols and with all our discussions in the open-air. We had a lovely talk to Paulo and Dodora which took about an hour and a half. They unburdened their hearts about different issue which we counselled them about. We also discussed their desire to hold services in front of their house which we agreed to. We pray that God will bless them and use them as the only evangelical Christians in their settlement.
Brazil passed the 450,000 mark for Covid deaths yesterday. The situation is serious here with no national leadership against the pandemic. President Bolsonaro led a 40 km motorbike ride on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro without a mask. He is a terrible example or lack of it. Our Pastor Oseias at Itaporanga, who is a member of our senior leadership team and took part in our meeting on Saturday, has gone down with suspected Covid and is self-isolating at home.
Our State capital João Pessoa, where EAB/ACEV has 3 churches, is in the international news with the arrest of Italian mafia fugitive Rocco Morabito who was one of Italy's most wanted fugitives since 1994! The "cocaine king of Milan", as he is known, was arrested in a João Pessoa hotel together with two other foreigners.
Witnesses say that 3,000 massive shipments of timber have been illegally exported from the Amazon recently. The Federal Police are investigating the very Minister of the Environment, who is a total crook, who is called Ricardo Salles.
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