Flores

Pastor Nemias (Nehemiah) reports a special children's evangelistic campaign which took the gospel to 120 children and 70 adults in the town of Flores in the state of Pernambuco. Also ate the nearby rural community of Mombaça they also evangelized 26 children and 15 adults. PTL!

Yesterday Liz coordinated the church/school jumble sale and sale of the 'rubacão' lunch which is a traditional dish of northeast Brazil made with rice, beans, sun-dried meat and coalho cheese. A number of sisters from the church helped including Deborah Maria, Elza, Rosângela and Gerlânia. 

Last night I took the weekly Green Pastures service and preached on 'Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life' (John 11:25). It was a blessed meeting.

Sadly QPR lost away to Southampton 4 x 1 yesterday. 😭

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Bible Bytes (12): Perfect Love

"Perfect love drives out fear". (1 John 4:18)

Rest in God's acceptance with the dawn of each new day. Trust in the promises of God's word. Share Christ's sacrificial love with others rather than being insecure and defensive. For perfect love drives out fear.

Jumble Sale

Liz is very busy organizing another church jumble sale to be held at the Patos School to raise money to help us finish off the building of our new church at Ipueira. Our jumble sales also help the poor giving them the chance to purchase good clothes with dignity and very low prices. 

Please pray for our work with the deaf 🦻led by profoundly deaf pastor Luiz Carlos. Every Friday he teaches Brazilian sign language to new interpreters and every Saturday he leads the main meeting of the week for the deaf at the Care Centre. On Sundays the service is interpreted to the deaf with a small section of the church filled with deaf folk. During the week Pastor Luiz Carlos cares for the deaf flock individually and in small groups. 

Bible Bytes (11): Lay down your lives for your brothers!

 "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers... so let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth". (1 John 3:16,18)

God's love is essential in the life of the Christian. God's love in us must constantly grow in action and in truth.

China return

Our worker Betânia and Bible College student Henrique got back from their mission to China yesterday so thank you for your prayers. Betânia will be sending me a report once she has rested up so I will let you know about the details of the blessings and challenges of the mission.

Please pray for our radio evangelism at Flores and Imaculada that the Lord might touch many lives and save many souls through this ministry. 📻🙏

Bible Bytes (10): Do the will of God!

"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives for ever". (1 John 2:17) 

"God does not command impossibilities, but by commanding admonishes you to do what you can and to pray for what you cannot, and aids you that you may be able". (Augustine) 

"Happiness and fulfilment are discovered by doing God's will". (Boyd Bailey)

Action Child

Now is the time of year for the EAB Action Child and Action School reports, letters and photos for the second half of the year as we do 2 reports a year in May and November. Marian has chased me up on this today so I have requested the reports by November 7th from all our teachers from our 14 schools. I am also working on a new child for sponsorship from our Flores school as requested by Marian. This work with about 800 very poor children educating them, feeding them and teaching them about Jesus is so important and such a blessing.

I have just heard two audio messages from a mother of a little boy who goes to the EAB Action School at Juazeirinho. The mum is over the moon with how much her son's reading has improved since he started going to our school. Praise the Lord for this encouragement, and be encouraged Marian who is the EAB UK Action Child Coordinator! I know it's a lot of work but it is making a great big difference in the lives of hundreds of very poor and needy children. If you would like more information about sponsoring our schools and children please contact Marian Rashleigh at missionmr@ntlworld.com 

Liz went to the Patos Women's Fellowship meeting yesterday held at our school and no less than 14 women from the area came and heard the Gospel. PTL!