I have been talking to Pastor Naldinho, who leads the Belém (Bethlehem) church. He was thrilled to tell me that a couple in the village called Douglas and Roberta have committed their lives to Christ. They have been going to the services for a long time and have finally come to faith, but they are suffering considerable persecution as a consequence. Please pray for Douglas and Roberta.
Walking at Green Pastures yesterday I heard the beautiful call of the Rufous-browed Peppershrike. This bird intrigued me years ago as I could hear it singing, but didn't know it's name, and nor did anyone else. Since then I have learnt a lot.
Our grandson Felipe graduated as an architect on Tuesday. This means we have 2 grandchildren graduated from university and another 2 who are undergraduates. John David is studying to be a medical doctor and Arthur is studying law. Arthur is also a linguist. He speaks Portuguese, French and English well and he is now learning Spanish.
Yesterday I had a good detailed meeting with our project coordinators Lindon Carlos and Marah Danielle. We went through all we have achieved in 2021 despite the pandemic having been awful in Brazil. We evaluated where we had done well and where we could improve. We also did initial planning for 2022 once our team gets back from their holidays in January. As we end this year we have one new well nearly finished at Macambira dos Lúcios. We are just waiting for the electricity board to link us up to power for the well's pump, and for piping to be delivered to link the water to people's houses. We also have a new toilet/shower unit which is under construction this Christmas week.
Yesterday I received my new Brazilian passport which is valid for the next 10 years. This morning we received our new British passports which are also valid for 10 years.
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