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My predictions for the semi-finals of the World Cup were half right with France in the final but not with England. England missed good chances in the first half and then lost their way with Croatia deserved winners in the end. My prediction for the final is that France will become World Champions on Sunday. In the third place play-off on Saturday I wobble… but I’ll predict Belgium for 3rd place.


Please pray for the 3 special outreaches this weekend at Barra de Oitis (ex-slave) + Belém + the Green Pastures area. I will be preaching at the latter on Friday night and at João Pessoa on the coast this Saturday. 


Please also pray for a change we are going to have to make in the Projects leadership team that the Lord might help us to do it right and without causing unnecessary hurt. It’s going to have to be done because someone can’t cope but it’s never easy to handle these matters.

This Tuesday I was asked by a media team from the Renew Our World Campaign, which is a worldwide campaign amongst churches of all denominations striving for the caring for God’s creation, asked me if I would do a filmed interview for them to show our Green Pastures Nature Reserve and Christian Conference Centre as an example of what can be done in the semi-arid north-east of Brazil with no rubbish, no chopping down of trees (to the contrary lots of planting), no hunting and no insecticides. It went very well and they loved it. All glory be to God!


I went to our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos’s third graduation ceremony yesterday! The guy is a genius and now a graduate in LIBRAS (Brazilian sign language), Theology and Physical Education. He has now gone on to do post-graduate studies in LIBRAS!


Just a few minutes to go to England’s World Cup semi-final. I was right about France winning yesterday so I hope I will be right again today and that it will be an England x France final!

This Tuesday I was asked by a media team from the Renew Our World Campaign, which is a worldwide campaign amongst churches of all denominations striving for the caring for God’s creation, asked me if I would do a filmed interview for them to show our Green Pastures Nature Reserve and Christian Conference Centre as an example of what can be done in the semi-arid north-east of Brazil with no rubbish, no chopping down of trees (to the contrary lots of planting), no hunting and no insecticides. It went very well and they loved it. All glory be to God!


I went to our deaf pastor Luiz Carlos’s third graduation ceremony yesterday! The guy is a genius and now a graduate in LIBRAS (Brazilian sign language), Theology and Physical Education. He has now gone on to do post-graduate studies in LIBRAS!


Just a few minutes to go to England’s World Cup semi-final. I was right about France winning yesterday so I hope I will be right again today and that it will be an England x France final!

In the second round of the FIFA World Cup I predicted 6 out of 8 winners correctly (75%) and I kept up the same percentage of correct predictions in the quarter-finals with 3 out of 4 right. I just got Brazil wrong but it was a totally deserved victory by Belgium.


My prediction for the finalists a week today is that the final will be between France and England.

In the second round of the FIFA World Cup I predicted 6 out of 8 winners correctly (75%) and I kept up the same percentage of correct predictions in the quarter-finals with 3 out of 4 right. I just got Brazil wrong but it was a totally deserved victory by Belgium.


My prediction for the finalists a week today is that the final will be between France and England.

Our son Philip had his 40th birthday yesterday and we had a nice family meal together in the evening to celebrate.


I also sorted out a number of issues at Green Pastures yesterday and had a very long walk which was good.


I had discussions with the ACEV leadership team yesterday on a number of matters. I also had discussions regarding the special outreach in the Green Pastures region to be held from the 13th to 15th this month. I will preach in the first evangelistic service on the Friday, before travelling to preach in João Pessoa on the coast the next day. I will be preaching this Saturday (7th) at Matureia up in the mountains and back in Patos on the Sunday.


I had discussions with the Action Child coordination team yesterday and we will have a training refresher day for all the teachers on July 24th.


I had meetings with the “Drug Free” team yesterday and all is ready for the meeting tonight.


I had meetings with two university professors yesterday – one about trees and the other about butterflies. The latter is jubilant at some rare species being found at Green Pastures. How amazing the results are from God’s creation if you just care for it and leave it alone! The tree expert and I discussed aspects of further research to be done. 

Our son Philip had his 40th birthday yesterday and we had a nice family meal together in the evening to celebrate.


I also sorted out a number of issues at Green Pastures yesterday and had a very long walk which was good.


I had discussions with the ACEV leadership team yesterday on a number of matters. I also had discussions regarding the special outreach in the Green Pastures region to be held from the 13th to 15th this month. I will preach in the first evangelistic service on the Friday, before travelling to preach in João Pessoa on the coast the next day. I will be preaching this Saturday (7th) at Matureia up in the mountains and back in Patos on the Sunday.


I had discussions with the Action Child coordination team yesterday and we will have a training refresher day for all the teachers on July 24th.


I had meetings with the “Drug Free” team yesterday and all is ready for the meeting tonight.


I had meetings with two university professors yesterday – one about trees and the other about butterflies. The latter is jubilant at some rare species being found at Green Pastures. How amazing the results are from God’s creation if you just care for it and leave it alone! The tree expert and I discussed aspects of further research to be done. 

In the World Cup yesterday my prediction of England’s win was right but of Switzerland’s win was wrong. So I ended up with 75% correct predictions in the second round. I got 6 right out of 8.


The England match yesterday was absolutely disgusting owing to the cynical behaviour of the Columbian team who very nearly got away with it. As I see it the person who was more guilty of the whole fiasco was the referee who allowed himself to be intimidated by the Columbians. The referee was clearly not briefed as to what South American antics can be like and he got lost. Fortunately England survived but only just.


I predict in the quarter finals that France, Brazil, Croatia and England will win.

In the World Cup yesterday my prediction of England’s win was right but of Switzerland’s win was wrong. So I ended up with 75% correct predictions in the second round. I got 6 right out of 8.


The England match yesterday was absolutely disgusting owing to the cynical behaviour of the Columbian team who very nearly got away with it. As I see it the person who was more guilty of the whole fiasco was the referee who allowed himself to be intimidated by the Columbians. The referee was clearly not briefed as to what South American antics can be like and he got lost. Fortunately England survived but only just.


I predict in the quarter finals that France, Brazil, Croatia and England will win.

My World Cup predictions for today were both correct, taking my percentage of correct predictions up to 83%. I predict for this Tuesday wins for Switzerland and England. 

My World Cup predictions for today were both correct, taking my percentage of correct predictions up to 83%. I predict for this Tuesday wins for Switzerland and England. 

The weekend was a blessing with Saturday seeing the youth from Patos join the Christians in Action group at the Ipueira church plant and the service went wonderfully well. PTL!


The weekend was also a retreat weekend for all the people of the Green Pastures area and that was really blessed too. The scientists were out in the nature reserve part at the same time as one thing doesn’t interfere with the other. The researchers are ecstatic with the discovery of new species of butterflies for the caatinga region.


In Patos Sunday went beautifully and the communion service was a real blessing.


In the World Cup my prediction success rate has dropped to 75% correct with Russia knocking out Spain – but I was right (even down to my wobble) about Croatia winning.


My predictions for today are that Brazil and Belgium will win. Brazil will stop today till after the match. Banks etc. will only open after the final whistle!

The weekend was a blessing with Saturday seeing the youth from Patos join the Christians in Action group at the Ipueira church plant and the service went wonderfully well. PTL!


The weekend was also a retreat weekend for all the people of the Green Pastures area and that was really blessed too. The scientists were out in the nature reserve part at the same time as one thing doesn’t interfere with the other. The researchers are ecstatic with the discovery of new species of butterflies for the caatinga region.


In Patos Sunday went beautifully and the communion service was a real blessing.


In the World Cup my prediction success rate has dropped to 75% correct with Russia knocking out Spain – but I was right (even down to my wobble) about Croatia winning.


My predictions for today are that Brazil and Belgium will win. Brazil will stop today till after the match. Banks etc. will only open after the final whistle!

So far my predictions for the second round matches of the World Cup got full marks. As predicted this morning France sent Argentina home and Uruguay did the same to Portugal. 


For tomorrow I predict Spain will beat Russia (Putin will cry and receive a consolation phone call from Trump) and Croatia will beat Denmark (although I feel slightly wobbly on this one – but I will stick to the Croats).


Green Pastures had a police helicopter flying over it three times at 4 am today with big strong light beams looking for the bandits who attacked the armoured bank vehicles yesterday at nearby Ipueira. We have no news of them being captured.


Tonight a youth team from Patos is going to help in the service at Ipueira. Please pray for the people there as they get over the shock of such a shoot out in their little town/village and for God to be with the team there tonight.

So far my predictions for the second round matches of the World Cup got full marks. As predicted this morning France sent Argentina home and Uruguay did the same to Portugal. 


For tomorrow I predict Spain will beat Russia (Putin will cry and receive a consolation phone call from Trump) and Croatia will beat Denmark (although I feel slightly wobbly on this one – but I will stick to the Croats).


Green Pastures had a police helicopter flying over it three times at 4 am today with big strong light beams looking for the bandits who attacked the armoured bank vehicles yesterday at nearby Ipueira. We have no news of them being captured.


Tonight a youth team from Patos is going to help in the service at Ipueira. Please pray for the people there as they get over the shock of such a shoot out in their little town/village and for God to be with the team there tonight.

My forecast for this Saturday’s World Cup 2nd round matches are that France will knock out Argentina (don’t cry for me Argentina) and that Uruguay will knock out Portugal (on your bike Ronaldo!).


Don’t forget that I won the international QPR result forecasters competition a couple of years ago! Not to be sneezed at!


I had my hernia surgery one year ago today so I sent my surgeon a WhatsApp message of thanks telling him that Jesus healed 10 lepers but only one returned to say thank you. I said: “I am the thankful leper today”! He was really touched. 


I posted criticism on Facebook of the situation of the poor kids separated from their parents on the US border and have been called everything under the sun, including being labelled a communist, by some. Others agree with my view. Sadly evangelicals are too easy to manipulate. As long as you say you are against abortion and gays you can do what you like! Then they always quote Romans 13:1 in defence as the military regime used to in Brazil in the 70s. May the Lord help us to read the other verses in the Bible too!

My forecast for this Saturday’s World Cup 2nd round matches are that France will knock out Argentina (don’t cry for me Argentina) and that Uruguay will knock out Portugal (on your bike Ronaldo!).


Don’t forget that I won the international QPR result forecasters competition a couple of years ago! Not to be sneezed at!


I had my hernia surgery one year ago today so I sent my surgeon a WhatsApp message of thanks telling him that Jesus healed 10 lepers but only one returned to say thank you. I said: “I am the thankful leper today”! He was really touched. 


I posted criticism on Facebook of the situation of the poor kids separated from their parents on the US border and have been called everything under the sun, including being labelled a communist, by some. Others agree with my view. Sadly evangelicals are too easy to manipulate. As long as you say you are against abortion and gays you can do what you like! Then they always quote Romans 13:1 in defence as the military regime used to in Brazil in the 70s. May the Lord help us to read the other verses in the Bible too!

Ipueira is a small town in Rio Grande do Norte State where EAB has been working on a church plant for a number of years now. This morning at 10:30 am a gang of 20 highly armed thieves tried to rob two armoured money carrying vehicles but the only three policemen in town managed to keep them at bay until reinforcements arrived. The gang fled into the rural area which is not that far from Green Pastures so we are being verfy careful as they haven’t been caught yet. Please pray.


On Wednesday when returning from Green Pastures I saw an awful accident in which a man was killed. He pulled out of a side road and didn’t notice a big lorry coming his way. The lorry chopped his truck in half with the impact.


I had a good meeting with the deaf pastor Luis Carlos today working on details for another deaf conference on August 18th.


I wrote and dispatched the latest EAB Nutshell Update yesterday so if you didn’t receive a copy and would like one then please do let me know.


I had a good meeting with our communications man Ray Santana this week who will help me prepare videos clips of short duration – say 2 or 3 minutes each – to use on our UK trip visiting churches. Hence instead of PowerPoint slide presentations like on previous trips we hope to use video material interspersed with Liz and I speaking.


So England and Brazil are into the second round of the football World Cup. Now we shall see what happens. England will not find Colombia a push over but I predict  a tight win for England 2 x 1. Brazil should beat Mexico with more ease – let’s say 3 x 0. Actually things have worked out great for me personally with England being second in their group as it means they can only meet Brazil if both get to the final!

Ipueira is a small town in Rio Grande do Norte State where EAB has been working on a church plant for a number of years now. This morning at 10:30 am a gang of 20 highly armed thieves tried to rob two armoured money carrying vehicles but the only three policemen in town managed to keep them at bay until reinforcements arrived. The gang fled into the rural area which is not that far from Green Pastures so we are being verfy careful as they haven’t been caught yet. Please pray.


On Wednesday when returning from Green Pastures I saw an awful accident in which a man was killed. He pulled out of a side road and didn’t notice a big lorry coming his way. The lorry chopped his truck in half with the impact.


I had a good meeting with the deaf pastor Luis Carlos today working on details for another deaf conference on August 18th.


I wrote and dispatched the latest EAB Nutshell Update yesterday so if you didn’t receive a copy and would like one then please do let me know.


I had a good meeting with our communications man Ray Santana this week who will help me prepare videos clips of short duration – say 2 or 3 minutes each – to use on our UK trip visiting churches. Hence instead of PowerPoint slide presentations like on previous trips we hope to use video material interspersed with Liz and I speaking.


So England and Brazil are into the second round of the football World Cup. Now we shall see what happens. England will not find Colombia a push over but I predict  a tight win for England 2 x 1. Brazil should beat Mexico with more ease – let’s say 3 x 0. Actually things have worked out great for me personally with England being second in their group as it means they can only meet Brazil if both get to the final!

Well my forecast of 3 x 1 in yesterday’s blog for today’s game was slightly undercooked! 6 x 1 is a bit of a shock to the system but well done England!

Well my forecast of 3 x 1 in yesterday’s blog for today’s game was slightly undercooked! 6 x 1 is a bit of a shock to the system but well done England!

This is difficult to cope with! England beating Panama in the World Cup 5 x 0 at half time! How will this end up? Crumbs!

This is difficult to cope with! England beating Panama in the World Cup 5 x 0 at half time! How will this end up? Crumbs!

We held our annual Harvest Festival Thanksgiving service tonight for which a good number turned up. We had some lovely praise and choreographies in traditional regional steps. It was all beautiful. I brought a reflexive message on how we are communicating the Gospel. At the end everyone ate traditional maize food snacks.


The deaf fellowship was at the Harvest Festival in force tonight! It was lovely to see so many there. I have a meeting with their leader Pastor Luis Carlos next Friday.


This morning the youth asked me to take them on a nature trail at Green Pastures so this I did with pleasure. 


Tomorrow I’m preaching again in Patos at night. I’ll watch England in the World Cup in the morning. I forecast a 3×1 win for England against Panama. 

We held our annual Harvest Festival Thanksgiving service tonight for which a good number turned up. We had some lovely praise and choreographies in traditional regional steps. It was all beautiful. I brought a reflexive message on how we are communicating the Gospel. At the end everyone ate traditional maize food snacks.


The deaf fellowship was at the Harvest Festival in force tonight! It was lovely to see so many there. I have a meeting with their leader Pastor Luis Carlos next Friday.


This morning the youth asked me to take them on a nature trail at Green Pastures so this I did with pleasure. 


Tomorrow I’m preaching again in Patos at night. I’ll watch England in the World Cup in the morning. I forecast a 3×1 win for England against Panama. 

We held our annual Harvest Festival Thanksgiving service tonight for which a good number turned up. We had some lovely praise and choreographies in traditional regional steps. It was all beautiful. I brought a reflexive message on how we are communicating the Gospel. At the end everyone ate traditional maize food snacks.


The deaf fellowship was at the Harvest Festival in force tonight! It was lovely to see so many there. I have a meeting with their leader Pastor Luis Carlos next Friday.


This morning the youth asked me to take them on a nature trail at Green Pastures so this I did with pleasure. 


Tomorrow I’m preaching again in Patos at night. I’ll watch England in the World Cup in the morning. I forecast a 3×1 win for England against Panama. 

Sitonio, leader of the EAB/ACEV church at Mandacaru continues in hospital in Campina Grande but out of danger I am told. Praise God for his improved health. I just ask you to pray still for a proper diagnosis of what was wrong with him as I fear they will send him home to where he lives in the middle of nowhere without getting to the bottom of the problem.


Pastor Hamilton has now recovered from his severe Dengue fever. PTL! However we are under quite an attack at the moment and pastors Lindon Carlos and Wostenes are not at all well. 


The youth this week have had an intensive programme as they do every year in June. It’s been a great week. Last night was beautiful seeing and hearing them presenting in groups the results of their Biblical studies on 4 topics: Corruption, Lies, Humility and the Environment. Tonight they are all sleeping at Green Pastures and I’ll take them on a nature trail in the morning. At night they’ll be back in Patos for a Saturday night special service.


I’m preaching tomorrow night and on Sunday night. 


Brazil plod on in the World Cup without being very inspired or inspiring. When the group stage ends we shall see who the 16 survivors are. It would seem both Brazil and England should get to at least the knock-out stage, but we will see. 


I went to my doctor this week for my general check-up with the results of blood tests enough to empty anyone’s arm! All is fine PTL! Liz continues in much better health and thanks everyone for their prayers.

Sitonio, leader of the EAB/ACEV church at Mandacaru continues in hospital in Campina Grande but out of danger I am told. Praise God for his improved health. I just ask you to pray still for a proper diagnosis of what was wrong with him as I fear they will send him home to where he lives in the middle of nowhere without getting to the bottom of the problem.


Pastor Hamilton has now recovered from his severe Dengue fever. PTL! However we are under quite an attack at the moment and pastors Lindon Carlos and Wostenes are not at all well. 


The youth this week have had an intensive programme as they do every year in June. It’s been a great week. Last night was beautiful seeing and hearing them presenting in groups the results of their Biblical studies on 4 topics: Corruption, Lies, Humility and the Environment. Tonight they are all sleeping at Green Pastures and I’ll take them on a nature trail in the morning. At night they’ll be back in Patos for a Saturday night special service.


I’m preaching tomorrow night and on Sunday night. 


Brazil plod on in the World Cup without being very inspired or inspiring. When the group stage ends we shall see who the 16 survivors are. It would seem both Brazil and England should get to at least the knock-out stage, but we will see. 


I went to my doctor this week for my general check-up with the results of blood tests enough to empty anyone’s arm! All is fine PTL! Liz continues in much better health and thanks everyone for their prayers.

I am near to completing my sermon preparation for Sunday on this Wednesday morning and I am already itching to preach it! My preparation started on Monday and I am more and more enthused with the text of John 13:1-17. I have preached on this passage before of course, but this time it’s different! Preachers and pastors: if you never see anything new in a text or Bible passage over the years there’s something wrong with you! You’re stagnant!


I have seen the WASHING of the disciple’s feet in a new way this time round. It is humility I know, but it is also washing! Washing which Peter is told he will only understand later. Why later? After what? Leon Morris is great on John’s Gospel. 


Thank you Jesus for your washing! Can’t wait for Sunday!

I am near to completing my sermon preparation for Sunday on this Wednesday morning and I am already itching to preach it! My preparation started on Monday and I am more and more enthused with the text of John 13:1-17. I have preached on this passage before of course, but this time it’s different! Preachers and pastors: if you never see anything new in a text or Bible passage over the years there’s something wrong with you! You’re stagnant!


I have seen the WASHING of the disciple’s feet in a new way this time round. It is humility I know, but it is also washing! Washing which Peter is told he will only understand later. Why later? After what? Leon Morris is great on John’s Gospel. 


Thank you Jesus for your washing! Can’t wait for Sunday!

I am near to completing my sermon preparation for Sunday on this Wednesday morning and I am already itching to preach it! My preparation started on Monday and I am more and more enthused with the text of John 13:1-17. I have preached on this passage before of course, but this time it’s different! Preachers and pastors: if you never see anything new in a text or Bible passage over the years there’s something wrong with you! You’re stagnant!


I have seen the WASHING of the disciple’s feet in a new way this time round. It is humility I know, but it is also washing! Washing which Peter is told he will only understand later. Why later? After what? Leon Morris is great on John’s Gospel. 


Thank you Jesus for your washing! Can’t wait for Sunday!

I started preparing my sermon for next Sunday yesterday and continue today. I like to do this early in the week when that’s possible. There’s a lot of prayer and preparation that has to be done alone in my office behind the scenes. My sermon will be on John 13:1-17 which when digging into is quite a passage.


I also received the gift of a forest fire beater from the Fire Brigade yesterday for Green Pastures. I enquired with them about how we could be best prepared for the worst (which we hope  and pray will never occur) and they gave me a new “beater” which they themselves use. Marian Rashleigh tells me that these “beaters” (not sure if this is what you call them in English) used to be placed all over the New Forest. The Fire Brigade chief was most impressed that I was thinking ahead like this and very happy that I am organizing a local team to be ready for an eventual fire outbreak as the Fire Brigade is so stretched to cope with a large area. I will now need to get more of these beaters but have the model to go on. The Fire Brigade has offered to give our team some training too.


This afternoon the Environmental Police will be going to Green Pastures with a coach load of school kids to visit our Nature Reserve. I will show them round a bit and talk to them about caring for God’s creation. Then the police will set free some birds which they have recovered from people illegally keeping wild birds in captivity which is a common practice here.

I started preparing my sermon for next Sunday yesterday and continue today. I like to do this early in the week when that’s possible. There’s a lot of prayer and preparation that has to be done alone in my office behind the scenes. My sermon will be on John 13:1-17 which when digging into is quite a passage.


I also received the gift of a forest fire beater from the Fire Brigade yesterday for Green Pastures. I enquired with them about how we could be best prepared for the worst (which we hope  and pray will never occur) and they gave me a new “beater” which they themselves use. Marian Rashleigh tells me that these “beaters” (not sure if this is what you call them in English) used to be placed all over the New Forest. The Fire Brigade chief was most impressed that I was thinking ahead like this and very happy that I am organizing a local team to be ready for an eventual fire outbreak as the Fire Brigade is so stretched to cope with a large area. I will now need to get more of these beaters but have the model to go on. The Fire Brigade has offered to give our team some training too.


This afternoon the Environmental Police will be going to Green Pastures with a coach load of school kids to visit our Nature Reserve. I will show them round a bit and talk to them about caring for God’s creation. Then the police will set free some birds which they have recovered from people illegally keeping wild birds in captivity which is a common practice here.

Sunday went well with good blessed services. Thanks for praying. Unfortunately tonight’s service was not transmitted on Facebook owing to a technical problema beyond our control. I preached on ‘Christianity and Culture’ as the month of June is a strong cultural month in north-east Brazil so my message was laying out a Christian position and perspective.


Last week was the annual united evangelical churches get together/public concerts/social/spiritual get together. It went well though is perhaps not ideal, but at least the Christians come together and publicly declare their faith in Jesus Christ. 

Sunday went well with good blessed services. Thanks for praying. Unfortunately tonight’s service was not transmitted on Facebook owing to a technical problema beyond our control. I preached on ‘Christianity and Culture’ as the month of June is a strong cultural month in north-east Brazil so my message was laying out a Christian position and perspective.


Last week was the annual united evangelical churches get together/public concerts/social/spiritual get together. It went well though is perhaps not ideal, but at least the Christians come together and publicly declare their faith in Jesus Christ. 

EAB is 80 this year! In Brazil we have been revamping since we reached 50 and now we need youth on board in the UK to revamp as well.


EAB now heads for a ton and the UK base needs to keep in step because it’s necessary and vital. Our Board of Trustees and overall support base must develop and spread downwards to teenagers and youth. This is not despising the young at heart but is being realistic.


In Brazil 82% of the Christians in our 83 churches are under 50. How do you think this compares with EAB’s support base overseas which is of vital importance to the work?


EAB needs to continue its work to get its century because the need is here and the need is great! Why has a big Christian organization like Tearfund decided to focus its entire work in Brazil in the north-east and north? Because this is where the main needs are! It is the area where genuine evangelical Christian churches are less and weakest. It is the area where many thousands of villages are still without any evangelical Christian place of worship throughout our enormous area. It is the area where the gap between rich and poor is most accentuated. In Brazil’s north-east the poor are extremely poor!


This is why EAB must get set for a ton with the experienced continuing on board in Brazil and the UK and with youth getting more on board and sharing the load with enthusiasm, meaning and dedication.


I just felt I should write this. EAB needs youth to get turned on to mission in north-east Brazil because it’s badly needed. I’d love to see a youth group come out here in 2019. I’d love you to email me with your thoughts. I’d love to chat to interested folk when in the UK in the autumn. 


May Brazil’s north-east hear the voice of God and see the love of God over the next 20 years through a vibrant EAB for His glory and for the benefit of all who need the Lord!


I call on all who love God’s work to pray about this in the name of Jesus!

EAB is 80 this year! In Brazil we have been revamping since we reached 50 and now we need youth on board in the UK to revamp as well.


EAB now heads for a ton and the UK base needs to keep in step because it’s necessary and vital. Our Board of Trustees and overall support base must develop and spread downwards to teenagers and youth. This is not despising the young at heart but is being realistic.


In Brazil 82% of the Christians in our 83 churches are under 50. How do you think this compares with EAB’s support base overseas which is of vital importance to the work?


EAB needs to continue its work to get its century because the need is here and the need is great! Why has a big Christian organization like Tearfund decided to focus its entire work in Brazil in the north-east and north? Because this is where the main needs are! It is the area where genuine evangelical Christian churches are less and weakest. It is the area where many thousands of villages are still without any evangelical Christian place of worship throughout our enormous area. It is the area where the gap between rich and poor is most accentuated. In Brazil’s north-east the poor are extremely poor!


This is why EAB must get set for a ton with the experienced continuing on board in Brazil and the UK and with youth getting more on board and sharing the load with enthusiasm, meaning and dedication.


I just felt I should write this. EAB needs youth to get turned on to mission in north-east Brazil because it’s badly needed. I’d love to see a youth group come out here in 2019. I’d love you to email me with your thoughts. I’d love to chat to interested folk when in the UK in the autumn. 


May Brazil’s north-east hear the voice of God and see the love of God over the next 20 years through a vibrant EAB for His glory and for the benefit of all who need the Lord!


I call on all who love God’s work to pray about this in the name of Jesus!

EAB is 80 this year! In Brazil we have been revamping since we reached 50 and now we need youth on board in the UK to revamp as well.


EAB now heads for a ton and the UK base needs to keep in step because it’s necessary and vital. Our Board of Trustees and overall support base must develop and spread downwards to teenagers and youth. This is not despising the young at heart but is being realistic.


In Brazil 82% of the Christians in our 83 churches are under 50. How do you think this compares with EAB’s support base overseas which is of vital importance to the work?


EAB needs to continue its work to get its century because the need is here and the need is great! Why has a big Christian organization like Tearfund decided to focus its entire work in Brazil in the north-east and north? Because this is where the main needs are! It is the area where genuine evangelical Christian churches are less and weakest. It is the area where many thousands of villages are still without any evangelical Christian place of worship throughout our enormous area. It is the area where the gap between rich and poor is most accentuated. In Brazil’s north-east the poor are extremely poor!


This is why EAB must get set for a ton with the experienced continuing on board in Brazil and the UK and with youth getting more on board and sharing the load with enthusiasm, meaning and dedication.


I just felt I should write this. EAB needs youth to get turned on to mission in north-east Brazil because it’s badly needed. I’d love to see a youth group come out here in 2019. I’d love you to email me with your thoughts. I’d love to chat to interested folk when in the UK in the autumn. 


May Brazil’s north-east hear the voice of God and see the love of God over the next 20 years through a vibrant EAB for His glory and for the benefit of all who need the Lord!


I call on all who love God’s work to pray about this in the name of Jesus!

The murder statistics for Brazil in 2016 have just been published with the horrific growth to 62,517. This is equivalent to 30.3 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, and the worst regions are the north-east and north of Brazil. 


This compares with 17,250 in the USA and 571 in England and Wales in similar periods.

The murder statistics for Brazil in 2016 have just been published with the horrific growth to 62,517. This is equivalent to 30.3 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, and the worst regions are the north-east and north of Brazil. 


This compares with 17,250 in the USA and 571 in England and Wales in similar periods.

I preached last night in the Communion service in Patos on Matthew 21:1-11. It went well as did the whole service. 


This morning I took a group of school children round the Green Pastures trails to encourage environmental awareness. The school came all the way from Piancó which is 60 miles west of Green Pastures!