It has been confirmed that there will be daily flights from Patos to Recife as from August 8th and the plane to be used will be a Cessna 208 Caravan which has a crew of 2 and which carries 9 passengers. The plane size will be increased according to demand. The flight will take between 1.5 to 2 hours as opposed to between 6 and 7 hours by road. The cost is being advertised as 33 pounds sterling which I think must be a promotional initial price.
We are surrounded by sad news of deaths I am afraid. Yesterday a good pastor friend, Nelson, of a Pentecostal church in João Pessoa died with Covid and his wife Fátima is gravely ill in intensive care. Yesterday too our pastor Jânio in Campina Grande lost his father to a heart attack.
Last night I watched a neighbour with Covid being put into an ambulance to be taken to a hospital in João Pessoa. I prayed for her at the time. The lady called Ritinha was cared for by two nurses dressed in what looked like space suits in a science fiction movie. Please pray for Ritinha.
Whilst all this is going on on a massive scale in Brazil the President continues to play down the pandemic. An enquiry into the ministry of health shows that they have no pandemic specialists, like epidemiologists, in their team. Government ineptitude is staggering!
Building work is going on at our Barra de Oitis Church. Builders are constructing a proper entrance to the church. Here in Patos it's the day for the midweek Bible study.
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