Snow

Yesterday they had snow in the extreme south of Brazil in Rio Grande do Sul State! Meanwhile up where we are in the northeast it is hot and dry with a high today of 36 degrees. We have no water in Patos for 2 days as the pipeline, we fought for about 20 years ago, is being repaired.

Liz has been at the Care Centre again together with an architect friend to get her thoughts on the revamp there being planned.

EAB has a donation for 10 goats for the 4-Legs Project and so far 6 beneficiaries have been located. 3 will be for poor folk especially affected by pandemic at São Vicente do Seridó where we have a church. (all our projetcs are church based) 1 will be going to Teixeira up in the mountains and 2 will be going to Juazeirinho. The selection process is still on-going for the other 4. 

We received a photo from one of our senior church members in Patos called Aina. The photo was of an animal which was in the mango tree at her house. People come to me with questions about native animals and birds as they know I have acquired a lot of such knowledge over the years. The animal was a White-eared Opossum which is quite often seen at the Green Pastures Nature Reserve.  I was able to assure her that it is quite harmless apart from the very strong smell it emits if it feels in danger so my advice was to leave the animal in peace!

Liz and I walked at Green Pastures yesterday and saw a beautiful Rufescent Tiger Heron which was startled by our approach to the lake and flew majestically away. Then we also saw a pair of Brazilian Teal and 2 Southern Caracaras. 

I am reading another book alongside the 'Canning Town Murder' which even has the name of a character in the book whose name 'Roy Dyers' is very similar to our chairman of the EAB Board! The other book I am reading is 'The Story of the Church' by A. M. Renwick.

The Men's Fellowship meeting (Tuesday) and the Women's Fellowship meeting (Wednesday) both went off well in Patos. 

I am very glad to tell you that our 11-year-old granddaughter Beatriz has developed into a QPR supporter! She is more in touch with QPR news than I am.