I spent Friday morning at a meeting organized by the Municipal Secretary of Education who invited me to the meeting. The objective of the meeting was to mobilize everyone in a campaign to have children reading and writing by the age of 7, in year 2 of their school. Just over 50% of children in Patos at present have reached this goal which is about twice as good as 2 years ago. Our Pastor Frank Dyer School is a shining example in this campaign being the top school in Patos. I sat in the meeting alongside Gerlania who is our school's headteacher.
At Green Pastures I saw 4 wild Guinea Pigs (they are the same colour as wild rabbits in the UK), Pale-Baywings, Caatinga Cacholotes, Shiny Cowbirds and Picui Ground Doves. Our Cockatiels are nesting so we should have some babies soon! One of our 4 Geese seems broody so we hope for some young geese soon. They are excellent guards! I brought back from Green Pastures a bucket full of Cashew fruits and nuts. We make juice from the fruit and then roast the nuts. I brought back a sack of Tamarind pods too.
Our Juazeirinho church, one and a quarter hour's drive north-east of Patos, was broken into by thieves in the night. They stole sound related equipment.
Sadly QPR lost away to Blackburn 2 x 0 yesterday playing with 10 men for all the second half. It was 0 x 0 when our man was sent off.
Last night I led the weekly service at Green Pastures, Sacha led the praise with Rogerio on keyboard and journalist Ray spoke on Psalm 106:1-3. Pastor Sal (salt) was there with others from the village of Picotes. It was a nice meeting.
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