Green Pastures Facilities Upgrade

Green Pastures was a small farm that became a Christian Events Centre and Nature Reserve for the glory of God. The Christian events in 2018 will include the Carnival Camp in February, the annual Field Conference in May and the annual Leadership Conference in November. On top of this there will be regular smaller church outings and events as well as the local Green Pastures church which is run on site. All this is carried out in the semi-arid Brazilian north-east which will complete 5 months without one drop of rain on Boxing Day.

Alongside all this church activity the Nature Reserve receives schools from the region as well as running its own little rural school on site. The schools come for nature trails and field lessons in a place where God's creation is protected as it should be for His glory. The Reserve is also a constant site for scientific research into the wildlife, trees and vegetation of what is known as the unique "caatinga" biome which for those who know it and understand it is an utterly amazing part of God's earth!

The Green Pasture Christian Events Centre and Nature Reserve is thus increasingly a key part in the work here and constantly stretched to the limit of its capacity to cope with hundreds at camps, events, services etc. This has meant we have now started upgrading our facilities to cope and this will take months to do. Initially we have started to transform the old cow pen area, which is no longer needed, into a car park. We want to keep cars out of the beauty of the centre and give the cars a measure of shade from the intense sun (over 38º C today in the shade) and security. The photos below will give you a sort of idea of what is being done in this area:

The second thing we are working on in the build-up for the February Carnival Camp is the expansion, re-roofing and revamping of one of the dormitory blocks where there are 10 rooms. These are too low and hence hotter than ever, the doors are desintegrating with age, the roof needs renewing and we are to add a covered veranda around the block plus mens and ladies toilets and showers at the end of the block. Please see photos of this work which has commenced and please pray and support this endeavour for God's glory.