A night of blessing

We thank the Lord that all went off really well on the re-opening night of the Patos church. The Lord really undertook in so many ways. We had all sorts of problems with the electricty board digging in their heels forcing us to rent a portable generator and it turned up two and a half hours late in the afternoon thus setting back the band's practice and so it went on. But we made it!

The P&W band did brilliantly. The sermon from Gleydice (Campina Grande) was good and Liz's part was really beautiful. The church was full to overflowing.

Liz told everyone how she was a child of 5 in 1954 when she went to the land (on which the church today is built) with her Dad, to take part in a little prayer circle of Christians asking for God to enable them to one day build a church there. She then went on to tell of how she helped carry bricks some years later to start the work on the building, and she was present at the 1963 opening of the church. Liz then went on to talk about how good it had been to lead these last 7 months of work to renovate and refurbish the old church and transform it into a comfortable modern building for the next generation. She spoke of how her Mum had given the doors to the new church. In all it was a very moving and encouraging message which Liz brought. A living example of faith and action in the long-term. PTL!

Liz is already back at the church this morning battling to get the church linked up to the electricity mains in time for the next big service on Christmas Eve when we will have a presentation from the Deaf Fellowship and a Cantata from the children and youth.