Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley is the treasurer of our Manaíra church at the extreme west of Paraíba State! Please do not spread this news otherwise we could receive an avalanche of fans hindering the work here! I discovered this yesterday when the local pastor Francinaldo asked for me to help in opening a church bank account there and I asked for the treasurer's full name which is Elvis Presley Pereira Florentino. Beat that! 😁

We held a Patos church leadership meeting in our back garden last night. Apart from Liz and I, also present were deacons Ricardo and Esaú, assistant pastor Rafael, deaconess Deborah Maria and Social worker Marah Danielle. The meeting was excellent and lasted just short of two hours. We decided that we will hold a meeting of all the different ministries' leaders shortly. We also decided that on the second Saturday of every month the married couples' ministry will go to Green Pastures to support the weekly service there. The youth already do the same on the last Saturday of the month.

19 men were in the Men's Fellowship meeting on Tuesday evening. The fellowship is going very well. I am in the process of preparing another sermon.

The Brazilian health minister has tested positive for Covid in New York and has stayed in quarantine there, whilst the president has returned to Brazil after speaking at the United Nations general assembly. The Covid passports are being disputed & questioned in Patos, but are still being legally required. However, most shops are not asking for the passports which is what they are legally required to do.

The Green Pastures Meeting Hall is being painted this week so that will be nice and fresh for this Saturday's service.