Deaconess

Deaconess Beatriz (86-years-old) has gone down with Covid for the second time. She lives in Patos and is married to elder Pedro Guedes (89) who is very ill in hospital with Covid. Both are believed to have contracted the virus from their son Jesiel, in his 40s, who lives in their house and who had Covid first with mild symptoms. Please pray for this lovely couple who are very precious to us.

Last night we had a lovely meeting with the leaders of our 'Christians in Action' group, Dedé and Chico, and agreed with them a re-start of the services at Ipueira in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. The pandemic has sufficiently abated for this to be possible and the first service of this new phase will be this Saturday. Please pray for this church plant that God might abundantly bless and that many there will come to Christ.

Pastor José Renildo has phoned me to tell me that he and his wife Tânia have returned to Brazil from Portugal where they had gone to shelter from the pandemic out of control in this country. José Renildo just said to me that it hadn't worked out living in Portugal with their daughter. We are glad to have the couple back working for the Lord on the coast at Jacumã. 

Our granddaughter Louisa, who lives with us, has just passed the first part of her entrance exam to be a practicing lawyer. She has to do a second and final exam on December 12th. She is finishing her degree in Law now, but has to pass these further external exams, from the National Lawyers' Association (OAB), to be registered to practice. Please pray for her.

I led the Sunday service in Patos and assistant pastor Lucena preached. It was a good service.