Tody-Flycatcher

I heard a little Common Tody-Flycatcher in our garden this morning which is yellow underneath and black on top. It has an unmistakable call sounding like the winding up of an old watch of many decades ago. I also heard a Great Kiskadee.

Last night I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study in Patos and Pastor Murilo brought the study from Matthew 13. Pastor Rafael ministered up the mountain in Teixeira and Deaconess Dodora led the service at the ex-landless settlement in São Mamede. 

Brazil now holds the world record for red cards in a football match! 🟥In a semi-final match of the under-20s championship in Minas Gerais no less than 53 red cards were distributed with 43 players, 8 coaching staff and 2 members of the board! The previous world record was held by Argentina with a mere 36 red cards!

Bible Bytes (15): He who does good is from God!

"I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well... do not imitate what is evil but what is good". (3 John 1:2,11)

God cares about both our physical and spiritual health. A healthy spiritual lifestyle is shown by our imitation of Christ's goodness.

Bananaquit

We have just had the visit in our front room in Patos of a small yellow little bird called a Bananaquit which has a black longish slightly curved beak. 

I have been working on a 4 to 5-minute video as requested by a church in the UK. This is being done with the help of our 16-year-old granddaughter Beatriz (Bia) who is quite a whizz-kid with this sort of thing. 📹

Today is our eldest grandchild Felipe's 29th birthday. Felipe is the architect of the Patos Shopping Centre doing all the shop fronts and things like that. He is very good at it. His partner Viviane also is an architect. Happy birthday Felipe! 

Bible Bytes (14): Don't lose out!

"Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully". (2 John 1:8)

What you have in God is worth fighting for! Remain steadfast and faithfully press on to your eternal crown in Jesus. 

Women in the Work of God

EAB/ACEV has a host of talented and blessed women in the work of the Lord. Liz (or Betinha as she is known in Brazil) is such a blessing and power house... then there is Gleydice in Campina Grande who leads the 'Tenda do Encontro' singing group... then there are Conceição, Alexandra & Viviane in João Pessoa... Tica in Curral Velho (Old Cow Pen)... Nenem at São Vicente do Seridó... Ivonete in Bahia... Silvânia, Paula & Zézé at Princesa Isabel... Jucineide, Duda &Vania at Imaculada... Getiane at Matureia... Sacha, Gerlânia & Deborah Maria in Patos... Ana Paula & Betânia at Campina Grande... Lucia in Itaporanga... Sandra at Água Grande... Ritinha & Márcia at Sítio Glória... Vera at Ibiara... Hortência at Soledade... Betânia Reis at Tavares... Iraneide at Jurema... Dodora & Leca at São Mamede... and so the list goes on! Praise the Lord for all our women of God and please pray for them each one! 

Yesterday QPR drew at home 1 x 1 against Burnley.

I have just had my hair cut. I hope you like it? 💇

Alcoholic saved

I have just been listening to the testimony of Sebastião in the Saquinho community in the municipality of Flores who came to the Lord 5 years ago under the ministry of our pastor Nemias (Nehemiah). Sebastião was an alcoholic but his life has been completely transformed by the power of God. PTL!

Yesterday was a public holiday in Brazil being 'All Saints' Day' which is known here as the 'Day of the Dead', with the cemeteries packed out with people visiting their family graves and remembering their loved ones who have past away.

All our pastors in the region of Vazante, where Pastor Nezinho Abílio lives, got together and visited our brother yesterday having a lovely time of fellowship. The pastor is undergoing treatment for stomach cancer and values your prayers. 

Bible Bytes (13): Faith that overcomes the world!

"This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God". (1 John 5:4-5)

Victory over the world comes through faith in Jesus Christ. The world brings vain philosophies, challenges and temptations, but our victory is not found in our own power, but in our faith in Christ. Through faith in Jesus we are more than conquerors because He overcame the world.