Wake

On Sunday the father of our pastor up in the mountains at Teixeira, Pastor Maésio, died aged 80 having had a stroke. His father lived on the northern side of Patos and yesterday Liz and I went to the wake. It was interesting to see how many old students of the Patos Bible College were there. Maésio's father was a strong Christian and is surely with the Lord.

I led Sunday night's service in Patos which was a special Mother's Day service, with the church full to capacity. The children took part with a special slot for their mums and Dilma and Alice (granddaughter) brought a beautiful poem. I preached the Word of God.

Our annual General Conference will be held next week (26th & 27th) in Campina Grande. Three ministers are due to be given probationary ministerial status. The senior leadership team will meet first at 10 am on Friday, 26th. Then there will be 4 general assemblies on the afternoon and evening of the 26th, and on the morning and afternoon of the 27th, with 80 pastors and delegates present. On the Saturday evening the conference celebration service will be held which I will lead and at which Pastor Lindon Carlos will preach. At the end of this service the official launch of my book about the history of the work will take place. Please pray for the conference.