Eve

Liz and I went to visit Eva (Eve) and family. She is a widow and member of the Patos church who has two children and a son-in-law living with her. Our plan was to sit and talk in the front garden but Eva insisted we went into her house and both her and her son Marcos were without masks. Thus the visit didn't go according to plan but once we were there there was little we could do about it. We had a long chat with the family, read the Bible and prayed with them. We plan to do another visit today and value your prayers. 

Yesterday I did hours of EAB administrative work sending receipts and bank paper trails to the treasurer in the UK. All this is an important part of our work.

20 men from our Men's Fellowship went to the Assentamento village in São Mamede County last night to take a service. It is a joy to see such a fine group of men joyfully serving the Lord and preaching the Gospel on a Tuesday evening to a very poor ex-landless community.

Tomorrow I will be taking part online in the UK 'Justice Conference' with the Roman Catholic and most famous living Brazilian Liberation theologian, Leonardo Boff (aged 82), who will be the speaker. His topic will be 'Climate of Injustice: The Climate Crisis and Inequality'. I am very much looking forward to hearing this brilliant theologian. He might be a bit too radical for me but we shall see. Anyway I am sure I will be challenged.

Yet another White-eared Opossum has turned up in a town showing how much this is happening as a result of deforestation. Our Pastor Lindon Carlos sent be a video of one in front of his house at Imaculada.