Visit

Liz and I made a lovely visit yesterday afternoon to Dr. Adriana who is a Veterinary Doctor and a member of our Patos church. She is married to Klênio (I conducted their wedding) and they have 2 sons, Léo and Daniel. We visited Adriana at her pet shop and clinic because she has just moved to new expanded premises. She loved our visit and became so emotional when we arrived that she burst into tears. We were shown round the place and we prayed with her thanking God for his blessing.

Yesterday the LST Summer Conference ended and the final day was just as good as the other days. This was an outstanding conference and the good news is that the online conferences are being such a success that LST has decided to continue them online even after the pandemic. This for me is fantastic as I have access to top class ministry through this means.

The keynote speaker at the LST Conference was Dr. Dave Bookless who is the Director of Theology for A Rocha International, which is the leading evangelical Christian environmental agency. I exchanged emails with Dave during the Conference and we are to explore the possibility of our Green Pastures Nature Reserve being an associated project of A Rocha International. Watch this space!

Yesterday Brother Wilson from our Princesa Isabel church was released from hospital. He had been very ill in intensive care with Covid so we are certainly rejoicing. Also the couple from our Patos church, Márcio and Jacyara, are feeling much better after their bout of Covid. Thank you for praying.

Pastor Sérgio Freitas and his wife Luciane are both psychologists who live in the southern Brazilian State of Santa Catarina. They have been to our area helping people as psychologists around our churches and ministering the Word of God too. They love the balance we have in our churches between faith and works, or preaching and practicing the Gospel. So they have approached us regarding the possibility of starting a church in fellowship with us where they live and we are to have discussions with them regarding this. Please pray and watch this space too on this matter. The leadership team will have a meeting with them soon.