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Yesterday afternoon Liz and I went to visit two sisters from our Patos church: Toinha (aged 87) and Lourdes (aged 68). They live in a new small housing estate of 40 houses/chalets (1 bedroom + toilet/shower + living room with kitchen area) built by the state government for seniors and called Cidade Madura (Mature City). We had a lovely time of fellowship with our sisters in Christ and read the Bible and prayed with them.

Our grandson Arthur left by coach on Wednesday for Recife, from where he flew to Sao Paulo, Madrid & London. He will stay in London till Sunday when he will fly to Iceland. 

My one-hour TV interview about my life and ministry is having very positive repercussions and I am receiving many messages from people. I was invited to do the interview by the TV station. The interview has also gone out on state-wide radio. You can see the interview on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWD4Etk97wA . I know most won’t understand the Portuguese, but after the initial adverts you will at least be able to see me in action! We praise God for all the doors He opens to the Gospel.

Last night I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study to which we had 25 present. It was a good service. 

Yesterday afternoon Liz and I went to visit two sisters from our Patos church: Toinha (aged 87) and Lourdes (aged 68). They live in a new small housing estate of 40 houses/chalets (1 bedroom + toilet/shower + living room with kitchen area) built by the state government for seniors and called Cidade Madura (Mature City). We had a lovely time of fellowship with our sisters in Christ and read the Bible and prayed with them.

Our grandson Arthur left by coach on Wednesday for Recife, from where he flew to Sao Paulo, Madrid & London. He will stay in London till Sunday when he will fly to Iceland. 

My one-hour TV interview about my life and ministry is having very positive repercussions and I am receiving many messages from people. I was invited to do the interview by the TV station. The interview has also gone out on state-wide radio. You can see the interview on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWD4Etk97wA . I know most won’t understand the Portuguese, but after the initial adverts you will at least be able to see me in action! We praise God for all the doors He opens to the Gospel.

Last night I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study to which we had 25 present. It was a good service. 

The disastrous floods in the south of Brazil continue to bring chaos. The latest statistics show 149 dead, 112 missing and 806 injured. A member of our church in Patos has a brother and sister in the middle of the turmoil and the sister has lost everything in her submerged house. Please pray.

Liz and I have visited Francieuda who is a member of the Patos church and is undergoing treatment for cancer. We were pleasantly surprised to see how well she looks. Please pray for Francieuda. 

I have given two further coach loads of children and teenagers nature lessons at Green Pastures which includes a 3 km walk through dense vegetation every time. These are wonderful opportunities for God.

Yesterday I did a one hour TV interview about my life and ministry and it went very well. It flowed like it should.

Liz went to our head teacher Gerlania’s house for a nice time of fellowship together with a few other sisters from the church. I went to the Men’s Fellowship meeting which only had 6 present this week.

The disastrous floods in the south of Brazil continue to bring chaos. The latest statistics show 149 dead, 112 missing and 806 injured. A member of our church in Patos has a brother and sister in the middle of the turmoil and the sister has lost everything in her submerged house. Please pray.

Liz and I have visited Francieuda who is a member of the Patos church and is undergoing treatment for cancer. We were pleasantly surprised to see how well she looks. Please pray for Francieuda. 

I have given two further coach loads of children and teenagers nature lessons at Green Pastures which includes a 3 km walk through dense vegetation every time. These are wonderful opportunities for God.

Yesterday I did a one hour TV interview about my life and ministry and it went very well. It flowed like it should.

Liz went to our head teacher Gerlania’s house for a nice time of fellowship together with a few other sisters from the church. I went to the Men’s Fellowship meeting which only had 6 present this week.

The disastrous floods in the south of Brazil continue to bring chaos. The latest statistics show 149 dead, 112 missing and 806 injured. A member of our church in Patos has a brother and sister in the middle of the turmoil and the sister has lost everything in her submerged house. Please pray.

Liz and I have visited Francieuda who is a member of the Patos church and is undergoing treatment for cancer. We were pleasantly surprised to see how well she looks. Please pray for Francieuda. 

I have given two further coach loads of children and teenagers nature lessons at Green Pastures which includes a 3 km walk through dense vegetation every time. These are wonderful opportunities for God.

Yesterday I did a one hour TV interview about my life and ministry and it went very well. It flowed like it should.

Liz went to our head teacher Gerlania’s house for a nice time of fellowship together with a few other sisters from the church. I went to the Men’s Fellowship meeting which only had 6 present this week.

Our 22-year-old grandson Arthur is an amazing young man. This week he will be setting out on his 4th international trip. He first went to Chile and then he made 2 trips to Europe including England, France, Germany, Holland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Now he is going to Europe again to England, Spain (to a music festival), Iceland (to see an erupting volcano!) and Italy. He will also be going to Africa to Marocco to sleep for a night in a tent in the desert! He will be taking no cases (to economize!) and just have his onboard bag with a few items of spare clothing. Please pray for Arthur’s trip between May 15th and June 10th. All Arthur’s flights are cheap flights which he obtains via the internet. He entirely funds his own trips with no help from his parents or anyone else.

I have taken part in a 2-hour meeting of the deaf run by our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos and with the participation of Chief of Police Esau (deacon in our Patos church) and 2 other traffic police. 40 deaf people were present in the meeting about ‘Traffic and Citizenship’. Lots of excellent advice was given such as how to cope when you are stopped by the police but you can’t hear or speak. The meeting revealed that there are 30 deaf people in Patos that have motorbikes but who do not have driving licenses because they can’t pass their driving test owing to their deafness. We have decided to fight the deafs’ cause on this matter.

On Saturday I took another service at Green Pastures and Fred, Paulo Silas, Dodora, Nega and Manoel took part. On Sunday (Mother’s Day in Brazil and most places in the world) I preached on the Magnificat from Lucas 1:46-55. It was a lovely service with the children taking a special part for their mums.

Our 22-year-old grandson Arthur is an amazing young man. This week he will be setting out on his 4th international trip. He first went to Chile and then he made 2 trips to Europe including England, France, Germany, Holland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Now he is going to Europe again to England, Spain (to a music festival), Iceland (to see an erupting volcano!) and Italy. He will also be going to Africa to Marocco to sleep for a night in a tent in the desert! He will be taking no cases (to economize!) and just have his onboard bag with a few items of spare clothing. Please pray for Arthur’s trip between May 15th and June 10th. All Arthur’s flights are cheap flights which he obtains via the internet. He entirely funds his own trips with no help from his parents or anyone else.

I have taken part in a 2-hour meeting of the deaf run by our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos and with the participation of Chief of Police Esau (deacon in our Patos church) and 2 other traffic police. 40 deaf people were present in the meeting about ‘Traffic and Citizenship’. Lots of excellent advice was given such as how to cope when you are stopped by the police but you can’t hear or speak. The meeting revealed that there are 30 deaf people in Patos that have motorbikes but who do not have driving licenses because they can’t pass their driving test owing to their deafness. We have decided to fight the deafs’ cause on this matter.

On Saturday I took another service at Green Pastures and Fred, Paulo Silas, Dodora, Nega and Manoel took part. On Sunday (Mother’s Day in Brazil and most places in the world) I preached on the Magnificat from Lucas 1:46-55. It was a lovely service with the children taking a special part for their mums.

Our 22-year-old grandson Arthur is an amazing young man. This week he will be setting out on his 4th international trip. He first went to Chile and then he made 2 trips to Europe including England, France, Germany, Holland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Now he is going to Europe again to England, Spain (to a music festival), Iceland (to see an erupting volcano!) and Italy. He will also be going to Africa to Marocco to sleep for a night in a tent in the desert! He will be taking no cases (to economize!) and just have his onboard bag with a few items of spare clothing. Please pray for Arthur’s trip between May 15th and June 10th. All Arthur’s flights are cheap flights which he obtains via the internet. He entirely funds his own trips with no help from his parents or anyone else.

I have taken part in a 2-hour meeting of the deaf run by our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos and with the participation of Chief of Police Esau (deacon in our Patos church) and 2 other traffic police. 40 deaf people were present in the meeting about ‘Traffic and Citizenship’. Lots of excellent advice was given such as how to cope when you are stopped by the police but you can’t hear or speak. The meeting revealed that there are 30 deaf people in Patos that have motorbikes but who do not have driving licenses because they can’t pass their driving test owing to their deafness. We have decided to fight the deafs’ cause on this matter.

On Saturday I took another service at Green Pastures and Fred, Paulo Silas, Dodora, Nega and Manoel took part. On Sunday (Mother’s Day in Brazil and most places in the world) I preached on the Magnificat from Lucas 1:46-55. It was a lovely service with the children taking a special part for their mums.

I have been to Green Pastures to be the guide for another coach load of school students teaching them to care for creation. I took them on a 3 km walk along a variety of trails and all went off very well.

I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study. The praise was led by Erika with Rogerio on keyboard and Vasti also sang a solo. Marcio, Romildo, Adriana and Carol brought verses of scripture and Pastor Rafael brought the study from Amos 3. It was a good participative meeting.

Liz is doing a lot of work with our senior sister Socorro Help who is far from well. Liz is on call, from her grandddaughter who looks after her, 24×7. Liz never switches off her phone. Liz is at her house now trying to calm her down and Sacha has gone there to sing her some hymns. Please pray for Socorro Help. 

I brought back 11 ripe custard apples from Green Pastures. I also saw 3 White-bellied Nothura, a Burrowing Owl, lots of Red-cowled Cardinals, a number of Guira Cuckoos and a Smooth-billed Ani.

I have been to Green Pastures to be the guide for another coach load of school students teaching them to care for creation. I took them on a 3 km walk along a variety of trails and all went off very well.

I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study. The praise was led by Erika with Rogerio on keyboard and Vasti also sang a solo. Marcio, Romildo, Adriana and Carol brought verses of scripture and Pastor Rafael brought the study from Amos 3. It was a good participative meeting.

Liz is doing a lot of work with our senior sister Socorro Help who is far from well. Liz is on call, from her grandddaughter who looks after her, 24×7. Liz never switches off her phone. Liz is at her house now trying to calm her down and Sacha has gone there to sing her some hymns. Please pray for Socorro Help. 

I brought back 11 ripe custard apples from Green Pastures. I also saw 3 White-bellied Nothura, a Burrowing Owl, lots of Red-cowled Cardinals, a number of Guira Cuckoos and a Smooth-billed Ani.

I love God’s word and God’s work like the British like roast beef and roast potatoes with yorkshire pudding! 😃

On Tuesday night I travelled with the Patos men’s fellowship to take a service in the town of Sao Mamede which was very good. It was a street service in front of the house of Jose and Marico. Marcio, Claudivan, Fabio & Paulo Silas took part in a service led by the chief of police Esau. Pastor Rafael preached the Gospel.

The death toll in the floods in south Brazil has risen to 95 and there are still more than 130 people missing. There is water everywhere but drinking water is in very short supply as 5 of the 6 water pumping systems have been knocked out of action in the flooded main city of Porto Alegre. Please pray.

An 85 year old elder called Walter, at our 3rd Joao Pessoa church in the borough of Boa Esperança, has had a nasty fall which caused an exposed fracture of his wrist. He has been operated on twice. Please pray for Walter. 

I love God’s word and God’s work like the British like roast beef and roast potatoes with yorkshire pudding! 😃

On Tuesday night I travelled with the Patos men’s fellowship to take a service in the town of Sao Mamede which was very good. It was a street service in front of the house of Jose and Marico. Marcio, Claudivan, Fabio & Paulo Silas took part in a service led by the chief of police Esau. Pastor Rafael preached the Gospel.

The death toll in the floods in south Brazil has risen to 95 and there are still more than 130 people missing. There is water everywhere but drinking water is in very short supply as 5 of the 6 water pumping systems have been knocked out of action in the flooded main city of Porto Alegre. Please pray.

An 85 year old elder called Walter, at our 3rd Joao Pessoa church in the borough of Boa Esperança, has had a nasty fall which caused an exposed fracture of his wrist. He has been operated on twice. Please pray for Walter. 

On Sunday morning 5 were baptized at our Sao Vicente do Serido church which is led by our sister Nenem Guimaraes. She is doing an excellent job.

The leader of our little church at Umburana is sister Leonarda and we have just received word that she is pregnant. Please remember these women leaders in your prayers.

Our Sunday services in Patos went well. Liz says the Sunday school in the morning was down in numbers but was blessed. I led the main service of the week at night which was our monthly communion service. The church was packed out to capacity. Of special note was the solo sang by Fabio which was beautiful.

The floods in the south of Brazil have brought utter chaos with thousands of houses having water up to their roofs and many lives lost. Sadly some people are exploiting the tragedy, as we have been told by a friend who managed to escape, that people with boats are charging R$500 (83 pounds) to rescue people from their roof tops!

Floods in south Brazil have killed over 70 with over 100 people reported missing. A dam has burst and others look that they might burst. It is a terrible climatic tragedy in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Please pray.

I have had a good meeting with Pastor Wostenes about the Action Child schools.

Yesterday was the last match of the season in the English Football Championship and QPR won again, this time beating Coventry 2 x 1 away. This means we ended up in 18th position on 56 points, which was 4 places and 6 points clear of the drop. Well done QPR! I don’t expect to say much about QPR for the next 3 months, unless they decide to sign me up, in which case I would let you know! 😉

Last night I led the weekly service of the Green Pastures church and Rayla preached from John 17. Rayla is a young lawyer and Bible college student. Fred, Nega, Manoel, Joao Filho and Lucas Conserva also took part. This week it was the monthly communion service.

Floods in south Brazil have killed over 70 with over 100 people reported missing. A dam has burst and others look that they might burst. It is a terrible climatic tragedy in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Please pray.

I have had a good meeting with Pastor Wostenes about the Action Child schools.

Yesterday was the last match of the season in the English Football Championship and QPR won again, this time beating Coventry 2 x 1 away. This means we ended up in 18th position on 56 points, which was 4 places and 6 points clear of the drop. Well done QPR! I don’t expect to say much about QPR for the next 3 months, unless they decide to sign me up, in which case I would let you know! 😉

Last night I led the weekly service of the Green Pastures church and Rayla preached from John 17. Rayla is a young lawyer and Bible college student. Fred, Nega, Manoel, Joao Filho and Lucas Conserva also took part. This week it was the monthly communion service.

Amanda is one of our 9 grandchildren. She is the daughter of Lynn and her husband Hutan. Amanda was 9 years old yesterday. Hence at night we all had a pizza party to celebrate and lots of Amanda’s friends from church and school came along. It was a lovely evening.

I went to the gym yesterday as I do every Tuesday and Thursday morning. I enjoy going and it does me good of course.

The rainy season continues here and we had 796 mm (33 inches) between December and April. Now in May the rains normally start to dwindle, but on the 1st of May we had 20 mm at Green Pastures. Thank you for praying.

Dengue fever has passed 4 million cases in Brazil this year with about 2 thousand deaths. Dengue fever gives heavy flu-like symptoms, a rash, and the killer version gives haemorrhaging.

In the first quarter of this year the police in the city of Sao Paulo killed 179 people! This is a rise of 138% from the previous quarter when they only killed 75!

Yesterday Liz and I did some difficult counselling with another couple. We also had an important meeting with some Action School leaders mainly about the Patos school. Whilst we were in the meeting a man from our church left us a bag of custard apples. It was a very nice and tasty surprise at the end of the meeting!

A couple called Diego and Talyta have asked to join our church so this is nice. Please pray for them.

I am reading a book called ‘Seven things I wished Christians knew about the Bible’ by Michael F. Bird.

Last night I took the Bible study in the men’s fellowship meeting. It was a lovely time around God’s Word in Matthew 7:13-14.

Today was a bank holiday and so the married couples fellowship organized a wonderful day outing at Green Pastures to which 23 couples went. Everything went off excellently. Some couples went there to sleep on Tuesday night too. There was a lovely spirit about the whole day. The husbands did a barbecue to which each couple contributed 5 pounds and took food. The event started at 7:30 am and ended at night. In the afternoon I gave a meditation on 1 Corinthians 13 which went very well.

Dengue fever has passed 4 million cases in Brazil this year with about 2 thousand deaths. Dengue fever gives heavy flu-like symptoms, a rash, and the killer version gives haemorrhaging.

In the first quarter of this year the police in the city of Sao Paulo killed 179 people! This is a rise of 138% from the previous quarter when they only killed 75!

Yesterday Liz and I did some difficult counselling with another couple. We also had an important meeting with some Action School leaders mainly about the Patos school. Whilst we were in the meeting a man from our church left us a bag of custard apples. It was a very nice and tasty surprise at the end of the meeting!

A couple called Diego and Talyta have asked to join our church so this is nice. Please pray for them.

I am reading a book called ‘Seven things I wished Christians knew about the Bible’ by Michael F. Bird.

Last night I took the Bible study in the men’s fellowship meeting. It was a lovely time around God’s Word in Matthew 7:13-14.

Today was a bank holiday and so the married couples fellowship organized a wonderful day outing at Green Pastures to which 23 couples went. Everything went off excellently. Some couples went there to sleep on Tuesday night too. There was a lovely spirit about the whole day. The husbands did a barbecue to which each couple contributed 5 pounds and took food. The event started at 7:30 am and ended at night. In the afternoon I gave a meditation on 1 Corinthians 13 which went very well.

This Saturday night was busy. I went to Green Pastures to hold the weekly service there and I took Fabio (for the singing) and Murilo (preaching) with me. The service was good with a good number present and happy participations from Fred, Paulo Silas, Nega, Dodora and Julio. Parallel to this service another was held at our school in Patos where our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos preached the Gospel with Geralda interpreting.

Meanwhile in England the Cadnam Methodist Church held their annual concert in support of EAB for which they sold 75 tickets and the event went off very well.

Last night in Patos I led the main service of the week in the evening and our youngest daughter Sacha preached on repentance from Revelation 2:1-5. She was excellent. Sacha preached on Saturday evening too at our Itaporanga church which is an hour and 20 minutes’ drive west of Patos.

This morning I took a group of students from a Patos school on a 3 km nature trail at Green Pastures. Then after this Liz and I went to the doctor’s for our bi-annual check-up which we passed with flying colours. PTL!

This Saturday night was busy. I went to Green Pastures to hold the weekly service there and I took Fabio (for the singing) and Murilo (preaching) with me. The service was good with a good number present and happy participations from Fred, Paulo Silas, Nega, Dodora and Julio. Parallel to this service another was held at our school in Patos where our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos preached the Gospel with Geralda interpreting.

Meanwhile in England the Cadnam Methodist Church held their annual concert in support of EAB for which they sold 75 tickets and the event went off very well.

Last night in Patos I led the main service of the week in the evening and our youngest daughter Sacha preached on repentance from Revelation 2:1-5. She was excellent. Sacha preached on Saturday evening too at our Itaporanga church which is an hour and 20 minutes’ drive west of Patos.

This morning I took a group of students from a Patos school on a 3 km nature trail at Green Pastures. Then after this Liz and I went to the doctor’s for our bi-annual check-up which we passed with flying colours. PTL!

I went to Green Pastures and saw a nest of the Greater Ani which is a dark blue bird with white eyes which measures 46 cms. I saw the parents and 3 young in the nest who are quite large already and should soon be flying. This species comes to us every year in the rainy season. I also heard the Scaled Dove cooing and saw a number of small flocks of Red-cowled Cardinals.

Yesterday afternoon I received the visit in my office of the leader of an evangelical mission in Joao Pessoa called Juvep. The leader’s name is Sergio Ribeiro. He was coming through Patos and so contacted me asking to set up a meeting. We had a very good discussion about the work of the Lord in northeast Brazil which was most worthwhile.

Yesterday QPR beat Leeds 4 x 0 at home and therefore guaranteed their permanence in the Championship with one game still to play. I watched the second half on TV as I had been in a meeting so missed the first half. It was an outstanding performance against a top side.

I went to Green Pastures and saw a nest of the Greater Ani which is a dark blue bird with white eyes which measures 46 cms. I saw the parents and 3 young in the nest who are quite large already and should soon be flying. This species comes to us every year in the rainy season. I also heard the Scaled Dove cooing and saw a number of small flocks of Red-cowled Cardinals.

Yesterday afternoon I received the visit in my office of the leader of an evangelical mission in Joao Pessoa called Juvep. The leader’s name is Sergio Ribeiro. He was coming through Patos and so contacted me asking to set up a meeting. We had a very good discussion about the work of the Lord in northeast Brazil which was most worthwhile.

Yesterday QPR beat Leeds 4 x 0 at home and therefore guaranteed their permanence in the Championship with one game still to play. I watched the second half on TV as I had been in a meeting so missed the first half. It was an outstanding performance against a top side.

Liz and I went to the Patos General Hospital to visit our worker Fabio who was injured in a motorbike accident. His hand/arm is broken and in plaster and his knee is heavily bandaged having been ripped open in the accident. The 2 girls that were also on the bike were fortunate to be unscathed as they didn’t even have crash helmets on!

We have received news from Peter & Marion Miles of the death of Pastor Ray Westbook, aged 88 years, who was the pastor at our old church Peniel Chapel for many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our dear brother.

On Tuesday night I travelled with the Patos Men’s Fellowship to the town of Sao Mamede where I preached the Gospel from 1 Peter 1:1-9 in a street service which gathered between 40 and 50 people. It was a good service.

On Wednesday afternoon Liz and I had an excellent meeting with our social worker Marah Danielle about the Action Schools project and the ‘young at heart’ encounters. It was a really productive meeting in which we defined problems and sought solutions.

Liz went to the Wednesday evening women’s fellowship meeting and it went well with 10 present. Liz also had a difficult counselling session with a woman but I can’t give her name.

Liz and I went to the Patos General Hospital to visit our worker Fabio who was injured in a motorbike accident. His hand/arm is broken and in plaster and his knee is heavily bandaged having been ripped open in the accident. The 2 girls that were also on the bike were fortunate to be unscathed as they didn’t even have crash helmets on!

We have received news from Peter & Marion Miles of the death of Pastor Ray Westbook, aged 88 years, who was the pastor at our old church Peniel Chapel for many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our dear brother.

On Tuesday night I travelled with the Patos Men’s Fellowship to the town of Sao Mamede where I preached the Gospel from 1 Peter 1:1-9 in a street service which gathered between 40 and 50 people. It was a good service.

On Wednesday afternoon Liz and I had an excellent meeting with our social worker Marah Danielle about the Action Schools project and the ‘young at heart’ encounters. It was a really productive meeting in which we defined problems and sought solutions.

Liz went to the Wednesday evening women’s fellowship meeting and it went well with 10 present. Liz also had a difficult counselling session with a woman but I can’t give her name.

Liz and I went to the Patos General Hospital to visit our worker Fabio who was injured in a motorbike accident. His hand/arm is broken and in plaster and his knee is heavily bandaged having been ripped open in the accident. The 2 girls that were also on the bike were fortunate to be unscathed as they didn’t even have crash helmets on!

We have received news from Peter & Marion Miles of the death of Pastor Ray Westbook, aged 88 years, who was the pastor at our old church Peniel Chapel for many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our dear brother.

On Tuesday night I travelled with the Patos Men’s Fellowship to the town of Sao Mamede where I preached the Gospel from 1 Peter 1:1-9 in a street service which gathered between 40 and 50 people. It was a good service.

On Wednesday afternoon Liz and I had an excellent meeting with our social worker Marah Danielle about the Action Schools project and the ‘young at heart’ encounters. It was a really productive meeting in which we defined problems and sought solutions.

Liz went to the Wednesday evening women’s fellowship meeting and it went well with 10 present. Liz also had a difficult counselling session with a woman but I can’t give her name.

Fabio is one of our young leaders who leads the Travessia and Fonseca little churches. When he was a child he was one of the EAB sponsored children. Well, he has been injured in a motorbike accident when he was taking his sister and her friend on his bike! The excesses of youth! 3 on a motorbike is a bit much! Fabio was sent to the general hospital in Patos where he is being treat for a fractured hand and badly damaged knee. Please pray for Fabio.

On Sunday night I led the service in Patos and Rafael preached on Mark 9. It was a good service.

Liz and I have renewed our Brazilian drivers licenses this week.

I so enjoy my friendships with the little children in church. Last night little Samuel (his Dad is our keyboard player) came up to me after the service and gave me one of his sweets! Samuel “helps” me in the Bible studies by writing on the flip chart to give me a hand! Little Moses (whose Dad drills wells) came up to me after church last night (as he always does) and extended his hand to me greeting me with the grace and peace of the Lord! The lovely little girl identical twins (whose Dad is a policeman) both gave me enormous hugs after church last night! And so it goes on… “of such is the kingdom of heaven”.

Liz has just been visiting an 80-year-old lady called Graça with Deaconess Deborah Maria. The lady was very lonely and thoroughly enjoyed the visit which was really blessed.

Fabio is one of our young leaders who leads the Travessia and Fonseca little churches. When he was a child he was one of the EAB sponsored children. Well, he has been injured in a motorbike accident when he was taking his sister and her friend on his bike! The excesses of youth! 3 on a motorbike is a bit much! Fabio was sent to the general hospital in Patos where he is being treat for a fractured hand and badly damaged knee. Please pray for Fabio.

On Sunday night I led the service in Patos and Rafael preached on Mark 9. It was a good service.

Liz and I have renewed our Brazilian drivers licenses this week.

I so enjoy my friendships with the little children in church. Last night little Samuel (his Dad is our keyboard player) came up to me after the service and gave me one of his sweets! Samuel “helps” me in the Bible studies by writing on the flip chart to give me a hand! Little Moses (whose Dad drills wells) came up to me after church last night (as he always does) and extended his hand to me greeting me with the grace and peace of the Lord! The lovely little girl identical twins (whose Dad is a policeman) both gave me enormous hugs after church last night! And so it goes on… “of such is the kingdom of heaven”.

Liz has just been visiting an 80-year-old lady called Graça with Deaconess Deborah Maria. The lady was very lonely and thoroughly enjoyed the visit which was really blessed.

I went for a walk at Green Pastures and saw and heard a variety of birds: Many Picui Ground Doves, Caatinga Cacholotes, Burrowing Owl, Red-cowled Cardinals, Striped Cuckoos, Chalk-browed Mockingbirds, Smooth-billed Anis.

I have proof read EAB’s InTouch magazine #101 and it looks very good. Our thanks to Dave Flowers and Marian Rashleigh for all their good work. In this edition topics include: 60+ Movement, Pink & Blue, Tavares Outreach, Baptismal, Carnival Camp, Bathroom project, Ministry to the Deaf, Donkeys and Sheep. You should receive this magazine in early May. Please read it and then pass it on to someone who might enjoy it.

Our pastor Gerse at our first Princesa Isabel church has had the blow of his car catching fire. Please pray for him. The car is a mess, probably a write-off and it wasn’t insured.

I have just driven back a little over two and a half hours after having preached at our Princesa Isabel church in the borough of Baixa last night. This is our second church in that town which celebrated its 19th anniversary. I preached on the faithfulness of God from Psalm 89. It was a lovely service. We slept the night at Princesa Isabel in a “hotel” which was pretty basic to put it mildly!

QPR beat Preston 1 x 0 at home yesterday which was excellent! However we are still not guaranteed survival in the Championship. 

I went for a walk at Green Pastures and saw and heard a variety of birds: Many Picui Ground Doves, Caatinga Cacholotes, Burrowing Owl, Red-cowled Cardinals, Striped Cuckoos, Chalk-browed Mockingbirds, Smooth-billed Anis.

I have proof read EAB’s InTouch magazine #101 and it looks very good. Our thanks to Dave Flowers and Marian Rashleigh for all their good work. In this edition topics include: 60+ Movement, Pink & Blue, Tavares Outreach, Baptismal, Carnival Camp, Bathroom project, Ministry to the Deaf, Donkeys and Sheep. You should receive this magazine in early May. Please read it and then pass it on to someone who might enjoy it.

Our pastor Gerse at our first Princesa Isabel church has had the blow of his car catching fire. Please pray for him. The car is a mess, probably a write-off and it wasn’t insured.

I have just driven back a little over two and a half hours after having preached at our Princesa Isabel church in the borough of Baixa last night. This is our second church in that town which celebrated its 19th anniversary. I preached on the faithfulness of God from Psalm 89. It was a lovely service. We slept the night at Princesa Isabel in a “hotel” which was pretty basic to put it mildly!

QPR beat Preston 1 x 0 at home yesterday which was excellent! However we are still not guaranteed survival in the Championship. 

I went for a walk at Green Pastures and saw and heard a variety of birds: Many Picui Ground Doves, Caatinga Cacholotes, Burrowing Owl, Red-cowled Cardinals, Striped Cuckoos, Chalk-browed Mockingbirds, Smooth-billed Anis.

I have proof read EAB’s InTouch magazine #101 and it looks very good. Our thanks to Dave Flowers and Marian Rashleigh for all their good work. In this edition topics include: 60+ Movement, Pink & Blue, Tavares Outreach, Baptismal, Carnival Camp, Bathroom project, Ministry to the Deaf, Donkeys and Sheep. You should receive this magazine in early May. Please read it and then pass it on to someone who might enjoy it.

Our pastor Gerse at our first Princesa Isabel church has had the blow of his car catching fire. Please pray for him. The car is a mess, probably a write-off and it wasn’t insured.

I have just driven back a little over two and a half hours after having preached at our Princesa Isabel church in the borough of Baixa last night. This is our second church in that town which celebrated its 19th anniversary. I preached on the faithfulness of God from Psalm 89. It was a lovely service. We slept the night at Princesa Isabel in a “hotel” which was pretty basic to put it mildly!

QPR beat Preston 1 x 0 at home yesterday which was excellent! However we are still not guaranteed survival in the Championship. 

Liz has been at the Women’s Fellowship meeting which she says went well. Deborah Maria led and Rebeca spoke. They also had a good time of prayer together.

Liz and I have been involved in a good counselling session with a couple who I will not name. 

I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study last night and the praise was led by Marina and Rogerio on keyboard. Rafael brought the study from Amos 2. It was a good service.

Liz has been at the Women’s Fellowship meeting which she says went well. Deborah Maria led and Rebeca spoke. They also had a good time of prayer together.

Liz and I have been involved in a good counselling session with a couple who I will not name. 

I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study last night and the praise was led by Marina and Rogerio on keyboard. Rafael brought the study from Amos 2. It was a good service.

Liz has been involved in some counselling of a young person with relationship issues. I can’t mention the name or go into details.

I have been doing sermon preparation for the annual general pastors’ conference next month. Your prayers are valued.

Liz and I had our bi-annual blood tests today so I’ve been walking round all day with an empty arm! We get our results online and everything that has come through to date is fine. 😊

I went to the Men’s Fellowship meeting last night which was led by school teacher Claudivan with Rafael coordinating the reflection in God’s Word. Only 7 went but it was a nice time of fellowship around God’s Word.

Liz has been involved in some counselling of a young person with relationship issues. I can’t mention the name or go into details.

I have been doing sermon preparation for the annual general pastors’ conference next month. Your prayers are valued.

Liz and I had our bi-annual blood tests today so I’ve been walking round all day with an empty arm! We get our results online and everything that has come through to date is fine. 😊

I went to the Men’s Fellowship meeting last night which was led by school teacher Claudivan with Rafael coordinating the reflection in God’s Word. Only 7 went but it was a nice time of fellowship around God’s Word.

Liz has been involved in some counselling of a young person with relationship issues. I can’t mention the name or go into details.

I have been doing sermon preparation for the annual general pastors’ conference next month. Your prayers are valued.

Liz and I had our bi-annual blood tests today so I’ve been walking round all day with an empty arm! We get our results online and everything that has come through to date is fine. 😊

I went to the Men’s Fellowship meeting last night which was led by school teacher Claudivan with Rafael coordinating the reflection in God’s Word. Only 7 went but it was a nice time of fellowship around God’s Word.

The difficult selection process for three more toilet/shower units to be built at Barra de Oitis has been completed and the building materials have been delivered this week. 81-year-old Maria de Lourdes is finally going to get her very first bathroom and she is thrilled! There are no less than 21 people living in her 4-room house, including children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, so the loo will be well used! The second toilet/shower unit will be shared by the 3 families of Maria Jose, Camila and Francisco benefitting a total of 17 people. The third will go to Maria Luciene and family benefitting 6 more people.

Saturday was a youth day at Green Pastures with a time of sport and leisure for our youth. They stayed for the evening service there at which one of them, Ray, was the speaker.

The young at heart group enjoyed their morning on Friday of ocupational therapy and fellowship. We have received various messages of thanks from them.

QPR lost at Hull 3 x 0 on Saturday and are now 3 points and 3 places above the delegation zone with 3 matches to go to the end of the season.

Liz has just made me an avocado pear smoothy. Absolutely delicious!

Liz and I have been to a tragic wake of a young man aged 35 who was murdered last night by a policeman. The deceased’s mother Salete is a member of our church. The murder took place as part of a dispute over a girlfriend. The wake was very emotion charged. Please pray for Salete.

I led last night’s service and Bible College graduate Murilo preached on ‘being holy’ from 1 Peter 1. He was excellent

The difficult selection process for three more toilet/shower units to be built at Barra de Oitis has been completed and the building materials have been delivered this week. 81-year-old Maria de Lourdes is finally going to get her very first bathroom and she is thrilled! There are no less than 21 people living in her 4-room house, including children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, so the loo will be well used! The second toilet/shower unit will be shared by the 3 families of Maria Jose, Camila and Francisco benefitting a total of 17 people. The third will go to Maria Luciene and family benefitting 6 more people.

Saturday was a youth day at Green Pastures with a time of sport and leisure for our youth. They stayed for the evening service there at which one of them, Ray, was the speaker.

The young at heart group enjoyed their morning on Friday of ocupational therapy and fellowship. We have received various messages of thanks from them.

QPR lost at Hull 3 x 0 on Saturday and are now 3 points and 3 places above the delegation zone with 3 matches to go to the end of the season.

Liz has just made me an avocado pear smoothy. Absolutely delicious!

Liz and I have been to a tragic wake of a young man aged 35 who was murdered last night by a policeman. The deceased’s mother Salete is a member of our church. The murder took place as part of a dispute over a girlfriend. The wake was very emotion charged. Please pray for Salete.

I led last night’s service and Bible College graduate Murilo preached on ‘being holy’ from 1 Peter 1. He was excellent

Jose Joel and Rafael with their 2 little sons were thrilled to receive a sheep last week as part of EAB’s 4-Legs project. They live in the Sitio Genipapo in Santana de Mangueira County. As well as being a farm labourer Jose is a marathon runner like EAB chairman Roy Dyer. Perhaps we could set up a race between ACEV’s Jose and EAB’s Roy?! 😉

The time is fast approaching for the annual Cadnam Methodist Church Concert in the New Forest in aid of EAB. It will be held on the last Saturday of the month (April 27th) at 7 pm. Tickets cost 10 pounds. Phone 01794 323279 for reservations and details. The concert will have a fine musical programme with some very good musicians. Our son Philip will be taking part. Our thanks go to Howard & Hillary Babey for all their work put into organizing this event.

On Thursday Liz and I held an excellent two and a half hour meeting with Pastor Wostenes and his wife Gleydice. Pastor Wostenes is the deputy chair of ACEV. We had a wide ranging discussion in preparation for next month’s general conference of all our pastors and leaders. I will be preaching at the Conference. Please pray.

Jose Joel and Rafael with their 2 little sons were thrilled to receive a sheep last week as part of EAB’s 4-Legs project. They live in the Sitio Genipapo in Santana de Mangueira County. As well as being a farm labourer Jose is a marathon runner like EAB chairman Roy Dyer. Perhaps we could set up a race between ACEV’s Jose and EAB’s Roy?! 😉

The time is fast approaching for the annual Cadnam Methodist Church Concert in the New Forest in aid of EAB. It will be held on the last Saturday of the month (April 27th) at 7 pm. Tickets cost 10 pounds. Phone 01794 323279 for reservations and details. The concert will have a fine musical programme with some very good musicians. Our son Philip will be taking part. Our thanks go to Howard & Hillary Babey for all their work put into organizing this event.

On Thursday Liz and I held an excellent two and a half hour meeting with Pastor Wostenes and his wife Gleydice. Pastor Wostenes is the deputy chair of ACEV. We had a wide ranging discussion in preparation for next month’s general conference of all our pastors and leaders. I will be preaching at the Conference. Please pray.

I am very busy preparing the agenda and details for our annual general conference which is always held at one of our churches in the month of May. This year it will be held on the coast in Joao Pessoa on the 24th and 25th of May and will gather together all our pastors and leaders for 4 general assemblies of sharing, planning, debating, praying and envisioning together. The Conference will end on the Saturday night with the Conference’ Commissioning service at which one sister will be given probationary missionary status and 2 pastors and one woman missionary will be ordained. We greatly value your prayers for our general conference.

QPR drew 1 x 1 away to Plymouth on Tuesday. 4 matches are left in the season and we are 4 points clear of the drop. This is nail biting time!

On Tuesday night the Patos Men’s Fellowship travelled to the town of Sao Mamede to hold the fortnightly street service. Numbers were down owing to rain, but the service went well. It rained 15 mm at Green Pastures.

I am very busy preparing the agenda and details for our annual general conference which is always held at one of our churches in the month of May. This year it will be held on the coast in Joao Pessoa on the 24th and 25th of May and will gather together all our pastors and leaders for 4 general assemblies of sharing, planning, debating, praying and envisioning together. The Conference will end on the Saturday night with the Conference’ Commissioning service at which one sister will be given probationary missionary status and 2 pastors and one woman missionary will be ordained. We greatly value your prayers for our general conference.

QPR drew 1 x 1 away to Plymouth on Tuesday. 4 matches are left in the season and we are 4 points clear of the drop. This is nail biting time!

On Tuesday night the Patos Men’s Fellowship travelled to the town of Sao Mamede to hold the fortnightly street service. Numbers were down owing to rain, but the service went well. It rained 15 mm at Green Pastures.

Pastor Maesio up in the mountains at Teixeira baptized 3 at the weekend in a joyful and blessed service. The church there is ticking over nicely.

Liz and I didn’t go to church yesterday owing to the flu but we are feeling steadily brighter. The main service of the week on Sunday night was led by our co-pastor Rafael and he preached too. We watched the whole service live on YouTube. It was a lovely service.

Our granddaughter Alice is staying with us at the moment for a few days which is very nice.

I had paw-paw and a banana for breakfast as usual. Occasionally I eat custard apple with banana.

Pastor Maesio up in the mountains at Teixeira baptized 3 at the weekend in a joyful and blessed service. The church there is ticking over nicely.

Liz and I didn’t go to church yesterday owing to the flu but we are feeling steadily brighter. The main service of the week on Sunday night was led by our co-pastor Rafael and he preached too. We watched the whole service live on YouTube. It was a lovely service.

Our granddaughter Alice is staying with us at the moment for a few days which is very nice.

I had paw-paw and a banana for breakfast as usual. Occasionally I eat custard apple with banana.

Pastor Maesio up in the mountains at Teixeira baptized 3 at the weekend in a joyful and blessed service. The church there is ticking over nicely.

Liz and I didn’t go to church yesterday owing to the flu but we are feeling steadily brighter. The main service of the week on Sunday night was led by our co-pastor Rafael and he preached too. We watched the whole service live on YouTube. It was a lovely service.

Our granddaughter Alice is staying with us at the moment for a few days which is very nice.

I had paw-paw and a banana for breakfast as usual. Occasionally I eat custard apple with banana.

On Friday our grandson Arthur and his girlfriend Bianca were both called to the bar and are now fully fledged barristers. They have done very well. The president of the Brazilian Lawyers Association (OAB) invited me to say a prayer of blessing upon the 15 new lawyers at the ceremony.

One of our pastors and his wife have left ACEV/EAB this week. They were in a temporary co-pastors role. I understand that the couple have serious personal problems which triggered their decision. 

I went to Green Pastures and saw 2 wild cavies scuffling off into the bush.

Both Liz and I have the flu. Liz had it first and 3 days later it was me. We both have nasty coughs.

QPR sadly lost at home to Sheffield Wednesday yesterday 2 x 0. We are still 4 points clear of the relegation places with 5 games left to play, so we’re not safe yet.

On Friday our grandson Arthur and his girlfriend Bianca were both called to the bar and are now fully fledged barristers. They have done very well. The president of the Brazilian Lawyers Association (OAB) invited me to say a prayer of blessing upon the 15 new lawyers at the ceremony.

One of our pastors and his wife have left ACEV/EAB this week. They were in a temporary co-pastors role. I understand that the couple have serious personal problems which triggered their decision. 

I went to Green Pastures and saw 2 wild cavies scuffling off into the bush.

Both Liz and I have the flu. Liz had it first and 3 days later it was me. We both have nasty coughs.

QPR sadly lost at home to Sheffield Wednesday yesterday 2 x 0. We are still 4 points clear of the relegation places with 5 games left to play, so we’re not safe yet.

Up in the mountains in the town of Matureia (highest point in our state of Paraiba) EAB/ACEV has a church which is going well under the leadership of Pastor Renilson. It also has an excellent school there under the leadership of Renilson’s wife Getiane which has 260 children in it. This week a young teenage boy made a lovely commitment to the Lord and he is the 8th pupil from our school there to do so. PTL!

I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study last night. Sister Espedita sang a solo and Marina and Rogerio led the praise. Rafael brought the study from Amos 2:6-7.

Last night it rained 53 mm at Green Pastures (just over 2 inches) so this was very good. The dam in the river which flows through the Reserve is overflowing. PTL!

Up in the mountains in the town of Matureia (highest point in our state of Paraiba) EAB/ACEV has a church which is going well under the leadership of Pastor Renilson. It also has an excellent school there under the leadership of Renilson’s wife Getiane which has 260 children in it. This week a young teenage boy made a lovely commitment to the Lord and he is the 8th pupil from our school there to do so. PTL!

I led the mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study last night. Sister Espedita sang a solo and Marina and Rogerio led the praise. Rafael brought the study from Amos 2:6-7.

Last night it rained 53 mm at Green Pastures (just over 2 inches) so this was very good. The dam in the river which flows through the Reserve is overflowing. PTL!

It is always encouraging when one receives positive feedback on a sermon and this I’m getting from my sermon on Easter Sunday which was an exposition of 1 Corinthians 15 about the ressurection of Jesus, the ressurection of Christians and the ressurection body and what it will be like. One young father who came back to the Lord at the Carnival Camp is bubbling about it and has contacted me various times on WhatsApp. How good it is to see people being touched by the Word of God!

QPR won away to Swansea 1 x 0 on Easter Monday which puts us 6 points and 6 places above the relegation zone. Things are looking much better! 😀 There are 6 matches to go in the season.

Last week we distributed 9 more hair sheep as part of the EAB/ACEV 4-Legs project to help the rural poor. Everyone was overjoyed to receive the sheep. We distributed 6 sheep at the Sitio Boa Vista in Tavares County, 1 sheep at Sitio Genipapo in the County of Santana de Mangueira and 2 sheep at Assentamento Mata Verde in Diamante County. Sadly I have to report that one of the sheep in Tavares County was killed in the night by feral dogs and I have received photos of it.

On Monday night 6 gathered for our youth prayer meeting. I am always encouraged when I see the youth praying.

4 new converts were baptized at the weekend at our Caroá church by local pastor Valdemy. PTL! 

Last night I led the Bible study with the men’s fellowship based on Revelation chapter 1. It was a good meeting.

It is always encouraging when one receives positive feedback on a sermon and this I’m getting from my sermon on Easter Sunday which was an exposition of 1 Corinthians 15 about the ressurection of Jesus, the ressurection of Christians and the ressurection body and what it will be like. One young father who came back to the Lord at the Carnival Camp is bubbling about it and has contacted me various times on WhatsApp. How good it is to see people being touched by the Word of God!

QPR won away to Swansea 1 x 0 on Easter Monday which puts us 6 points and 6 places above the relegation zone. Things are looking much better! 😀 There are 6 matches to go in the season.

Last week we distributed 9 more hair sheep as part of the EAB/ACEV 4-Legs project to help the rural poor. Everyone was overjoyed to receive the sheep. We distributed 6 sheep at the Sitio Boa Vista in Tavares County, 1 sheep at Sitio Genipapo in the County of Santana de Mangueira and 2 sheep at Assentamento Mata Verde in Diamante County. Sadly I have to report that one of the sheep in Tavares County was killed in the night by feral dogs and I have received photos of it.

On Monday night 6 gathered for our youth prayer meeting. I am always encouraged when I see the youth praying.

4 new converts were baptized at the weekend at our Caroá church by local pastor Valdemy. PTL! 

Last night I led the Bible study with the men’s fellowship based on Revelation chapter 1. It was a good meeting.