We are in the process of finishing another toilet / shower unit for the desperately poor at Barra de Oitis ex-slave community. The recipients are a couple who live in terrible need. José Alexandre is the husband's name and Flávia is his wife. She is blind and has epilepsy. They live off a government benefit of 11 pounds a month! Their food is kept in two sacks which are tied to the low roof (the house has no ceiling) so as to help keep it from the rats. It is one of the most pitiful examples of extreme poverty and need you can imagine. This couple has just received one of our food parcels from our food bank but they are even more overjoyed with the new toilet/shower. José Alexandre is 60 but has never lived in a house with a toilet all his life! We have built this unit with a ramp and a wider door than usual as Flávia may be reduced to a wheelchair at some point. We hope not but the local leadership felt this would be wise in this case. José Alexandre and Flávia have dedicated their lives to Christ.
I am prepared for tonight's Bible Study which I will be starting in a few hours time and for which I value your prayers. We will carry on tonight in Acts 13 concerning Paul's first missionary journey.
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