Outbreak

There is an outbreak of Covid cases at the village of Barra de Oitis which is quite alarming and causing much concern. EAB/ACEV does a lot of project and church work in this village which is desperately poor. So far this week 13 people have tested positive for Covid and many others have the symptoms and await tests. Please pray.

The construction of another toilet/shower unit is carrying on in this village despite the outbreak at the house of Cláudia and Jacleildo. The work is progressing well.

At Belém Village in Tavares County over 50 tree seedlings plus all the equipment were delivered for the setting up of a new market garden project which is under way. The family of Fernando and Sandra are very grateful for everything. This project is a classic example of 'helping people to help themselves' producing income with dignity as a result of hard work. Participants of the market garden project receive specialist advice from an agricultural expert and take part in our online WhatsApp group to share photos, questions etc.

I have finished reading two books this week. I recommend the Blitz Detective series by Mike Hollow. I have finished the second book in the series called the Canning Town Murder. Mike is a Christian friend who used to work for the BBC and Tearfund. It was while he was working for Tearfund that he visited us here in Brazil.

The other book I finished this week was 'The Story of the Church' by A.N. Renwick which gives a good overview of church history through the centuries. The more I study church history the more I find the enormous amount of violence and killings involved between religious factions to be quite unbelievably outrageous.