2 Peter 3 tells us that "with the Lord a day is like a thousand years... so the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise... but is patient not wanting anyone to perish" (v 8 - 9).
Praise God he doesn't want anyone to perish but wants all to come to repentance. Come to Jesus today!
I have just been looking at a Ruddy Dove's nest in the Rose-Apple tree in our garden. The female is proudly laid on the eggs and doesn't bat an eyelid with us really close to her. It's a beautiful scene. 🐦
Our 4-Legs project team is lining up the further donations of sheep in the municipality of Princesa Isabel 🐑 and of pigs in the municipality of Diamante. 🐷
Please pray for new church plants at São Mamede, Santa Teresinha, Ipueira, Catolé do Rocha, Campina Grande Novo Cruzeiro and João Pessoa Bessa. May many come to Christ through the ministry of the Gospel in these towns.
Last night I took 2 men home from the Care Centre after they received treatment from our dentist. They live in inaccessible rural areas where there is no public transport.
2 Peter 2 warns against false teachers who "are springs without water and mists driven by a storm" (v17) who will end up like "dogs returning to their vomit and pigs returning to the mud" (v22).
May God keep us from heresy, firmly planted in the holy word of God, far from sickly dogs or muddy pigs!
"Until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts". (2 Peter 1:19)
God's prophetic word is a light like the day dawning and as the morning star rising in our hearts. We must pay attention to God's word because it's origin is not just human but of the Holy Spirit. It is light in our darkness!
Please pray for all our constant evangelistic endeavours. We have a team evangelizing the Patos market every Saturday morning and another team evangelizing the men's prison every other Wednesday. Then we have a team evangelizing at our school every Wednesday and another team evangelizing the rural area of neighbouring São Mamede on Mondays. We also have 2 ministries of radio evangelism with one at Imaculada up in the mountains and the other at Flores in the state of Pernambuco. And all this evangelism goes together with Gospel tract distribution and Bible distribution. May many yet this year come into the Kingdom! 🙏🙌
The Brazilian presidential election finished without incident and surprisingly incumbent President Lula was re-elected with 51.79% of the second round vote and his opponent Flávio Bolsonaro received with 48.21%.
"Be shepherds (pastors) of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers - not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock". (1 Peter 5:2-3)
May God help all of us pastors to be servants! May God help us to be humble and not lord it over anyone! May God help us to be examples!
"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms". (1 Peter 4:10)
Serve others! Serve God!
