Asphalt

The street where we live in Patos is called 'Avenida Rio Branco' and we live at number 629. Next door to us is our daughters' English School. Streets in towns here start as earth streets, but with time these progress to cobblestone streets made from blocks of granite rock widely available in the region. Our street has been cobblestoned since we bought our house back in 1984 but today our street is finally being asphalted which will be much smoother than cobblestones. We feel quite posh! 😊

I travelled to Sao Mamede on Tuesday to hold the fortnightly service in this town together with the Patos men's fellowship. I preached on 'Jesus the mediator' from 1 Timothy 2:5 and stressed from verse 4 that God, through Jesus, "wants all men to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth". It was a good service.

I see that Brazil beat England 1 x 0 at Wembley at the weekend. I didn't watch the game.

At Green Pastures I heard a Pigmy Owl giving its staccato hunting call. As its name suggests it is a tiny owl yet it is a feared hunter of other small birds. Yesterday it rained another 52 mm. PTL!