It is increasingly hot here as we are into October. We are having highs of 39 degrees in the shade and lows at night of 22. The heat will now be intense until the rains arrive hopefully in January.
Yesterday Brazil passed the 600,000 Covid deaths mark which is the second highest accumulation of Covid deaths in the world following the USA. There was a protest on Copacabana beach with 600 white handkerchiefs hanging in the breeze. The protest was organized to complain about President Bolsonaro's ineptitude in handling the pandemic. The protest was organized by my good friend Pastor Antonio Carlos Costa who will be speaking to our leaders in an online conference on October 26th.
I am glad to report that Pastor Gersé's wife Sandra has been given the all clear from Covid and that nobody from the rest of the family caught it. Thank you for praying. The average daily Covid death toll in Brazil is down to 451. Brazil has been removed from the UK's red list, although the Chinese Coronavac vaccine Liz and I had is not recognized in the UK.
Inflation in Brazil is up again to 10.25% p.a.
Pastor Betinho and his wife Maciene lead our churches at Ibiara and Conceição and both are doing the ISBL distance theology degree. We have decided to pay for Maciene's course as inflation is biting hard for them.
I will be taking the Green Pastures service later today. Yesterday Liz and I had an excellent meeting with the architect who is organizing the modernization project for our Katriona M. Graham Care Centre. EAB has 2 specific designated gifts for this project and we hope that these will cover the cost. We value your prayers.
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