Caroa

On Saturday, Sunday and Monday we took the Fiddys to Caroa, Agua Grande, Fonseca and Manaira. We left on Saturday at 11:50 am and arrived at Caroa at nearly 4 pm. The road is asphalt as far as Manaira but then is an earth track from then on which nearly shakes the vehicle to pieces! We travelled down a hair-raising track to get to the evening service at Agua Grande in the evening. Our leader Sandra was very excited about the visit of the Fiddys and put on a lovely meal for us before the service. Sandra even specially learnt some English to say to them both at the beginning and end of the service. David Fiddy preached the word and I interpreted. Everyone was served Brazilian sweet bread, which was delicious, after the service with pop drink. 

We travelled back to Caroa after the service and we slept the night at the local pastor Valdemy's house. After breakfast (couscous and egg) we travelled with local pastors Valdemy and Francinaldo to visit the slave descendants community of Fonseca where the Fiddys saw the 4-Legs project and the Chickens' run project as well as our little church and the well we drilled there about 15 years ago. We also saw the Manaira church on the way back to Caroa. 

Late afternoon on Sunday we took the Fiddys to see the first well we ever did in 1992/3 with the help of 50 sticks of dynamite. We walked down a precarious steep and narrow track to get to the well. We then did a prayer of thanksgiving at a new well there. In the evening David Fiddy preached in the Caroa church's communion service which was lovely.

After breakfast this morning we travelled back to Patos calling in at our Tavares church and school on the way to chat with Pastor Roberio and his wife Paula. We got back to Patos at 1:30 pm.