Visits

Liz has just conducted two important visits. First of all she went to visit a person from the Patos church, together with Deaconess Deborah Maria, who is undergoing treatment for cancer. I can't give the person's name for privacy reasons. Please pray for this person. The visit was as good as possible under the circumstances. Liz also visited, this time on her own, a couple who are enduring extreme difficulties whom I can't name again for privacy reasons. The husband is bedridden and has severe mental problems, and the wife is very low as a result of the stress of caring for her husband non-stop. Please pray for this couple.

Yesterday Liz and I went for a 3 km walk at Green Pastures and saw a White-bellied Nothura which flew off wildly, as they always do, when we disturbed in in the long dry grass.

Last night there were 9 of us in the Men's Fellowship meeting which was held at Vicente Conserva Junior's house. It was held there to encourage him as he recently lost his aged mother and is feeling it a lot. Recently graduated from Bible College Murilo César brought an excellent Biblical reflection on faith, focusing on the examples of Noah, Abraham and Moses from Hebrews 11.

I have been checking and monitoring the EAB Action Child and Action Schools' bi-annual reports as they are sent to our coordinator in the UK Marian Rashleigh. Our daughter Sacha does the translation and compilation of these reports, but I monitor things so as to keep in contact with the progress of this excellent project which blesses over 800 very poor children. I found especially moving the story of a 7-year-old little boy called Moisés at Juru. He and his two little sisters were abandoned by their parents and are being cared for by an aunt. He has asked out teacher there to adopt him saying he "promises to be good!" Please pray for dear Moisés and his sisters.