Thursday was a public holiday for the patron saint of Brazil who is Our Lady of the Apparition. We don't believe in patron saints or in Our Lady but the day is also commemorated as Children's Day which we make the most of. In the Patos church we held a lovely children's service in the afternoon which was a joyful celebration of the love of Jesus with the clear proclamation of the Gospel. It was a joy to hear the children singing and to see them so happy. Of course they were all extra thrilled when they all received a big bag of sweets at the end!
Also on Thursday we had a surprise visit at Green Pastures of the Brazilian environmental organization who came with a drone to film and photograph our nature reserve which cares for God's creation.
Our youth have their annual conference this weekend in Campina Grande. The conference is organized by our second church there in the borough of Presidente Médici.
I went for another walk at Green Pastures and brought back lemons and cashew fruits. I photographed a Pigmy Owl and a bright orange Campo Troupial. I also heard lots of Scaled Doves.
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