Visiting

This week Liz and I spent time visiting folk from the Patos church and giving them copies of my book about the history of EAB/ACEV from 1938 to 2018. First of all we visited Maria Prata and family. Maria has recently been in intensive care in hospital. We then visited the church cleaner Linda followed by two deaconesses Beatriz and Josinete.

Pastor Wostenes in Campina Grande has contacted us to ask us to send a resumé of the life of the late EAB missionary Frank Dyer (1916-1987). This is to be sent to the city council because there is a new street near our church which does not have a name yet. Pastor Wostenes and church will propose that the street be named in honour of Frank Dyer which would be very nice.

I have just finished reading a book called "Call the Bee Man!" by Keith W. Dyer, who is Liz's cousin in the New Forest. This interesting and enjoyable book tells the story of Keith's business as a keeper of bees for many years. The book is also a clear testimony to Keith's Christian faith.

Yesterday we held another Jumble Sale at our Patos school. For us a jumble sale achieves two things. It raises money for the church's building project with the revamp of the Care Centre, and it also helps us help the poor with dignity by selling them clothes etc. rather than giving them them. The church folk donate things for the sale in good condition and poor people can pick, choose and buy really cheap.