Our annual General Conference was blessed of the Lord. We had some delicate issues to handle, but the spirit of unity and love was maintained. We heard reports from our pastors in the states of Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco and Ceará as well as from Paraiba. We also received reports from our churches at Princesa Isabel, Tavares, Belém, Itaporanga and Imaculada where problems have arisen. 8 new ministers were given ministerial status (5 men pastors and 3 women missionaries). From Patos we have 1 new pastor, Pastor Murilo, and 1 new missionary our daughter Missionary Sacha. We had reports from new churches at Campina Grande Novo Cruzeiro and Campina Grande Cuités. We now have 37 pastors, 25 women missionaries, 2 men missionaries and 8 non-ordained leaders - making a total of 72 ministers for our 81 churches. Next year's general conference will be held at Conceição and the 10-Day evangelistic outreach will be held at Juru. Our churches grew by 1.1% over the past year. We continue running 15 little schools and will drill 2 wells, build 4 toilets, set up 2 chicken runs and 1 market garden, and distribute 15 to 20 goats or hair sheep this year. Our Bible College in Campina Grande continues as do 2 partner colleges. Radio programs continue at Imaculada and Flores. Our granddaughter Beatriz (Bia) is now responsible for our digital online communications via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
The above is a summary of the decisions taken at the conference.
Last night's Sunday service was led by Missionary Sacha who also preached.
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