Ministers List

I have just drawn up the up-to-date ACEV/EAB ministers' list according to the assemblies of our General Conference. We now have 35 pastors, 18 'missionaries' (women ministers. This is the way here that they sort of dodge the women's ministers issue by not calling women pastors!) and 15 non-ordained church leaders. Please pray for our team total of 68 ministers of the Gospel.

On Saturday night the Patos church had no less than 5 activities. I led the service at Green Pastures and granddaughter Louisa preached the Gospel. It was good to see the folk there from the village of Picotes. It was a good service. Another service was led by Eduardo at Passagem and another at Ipueira was led by Dedé. There was also a fellowship group meeting of the deaf and a fellowship group meeting of the youth.

Please pray for our daughter Sacha as she studies theology at the ISBL Bible College. She will be preaching in Patos this coming Sunday. Sacha also leads the praise and worship group. She is also a teacher at the Cultura Inglesa English School.

Yesterday morning the children's Sunday School had a very creative lesson about the parable of the Sower linked to environment day which is today. The children enjoyed sewing seeds and watering them which I am sure they will not forget. The entire ludic process of the lesson brought home to them the spiritual meaning of the parable.

I took the communion service in Patos last night. Louisa, Tiago, Marina and Fábio led the praise and worship and Rafael preached the Word of God. It was a good service.