Prayer Letter

Updated 26-04-03

Greetings in the Saviours Name,

All of Brazil is still on holiday, though Easter has passed, because today is Tiradentes Day, which commemorates the betrayal and death of one of Brazil´s first fighters for independence form the Portuguese Throne.Tira:- pull; dentes:- teeth, yes you have guessed it, Tiradentes was a dentist by profession. He was part of a group of 12 men who sought to bring about independence for Brazil but was betrayed by someone of his own group and became the fall-guy for bigger names. Brazilians love to liken him to Christ, though his objective was not so noble.

March was a very sad month for us as Evelyn's father passed away and Gary was very ill in hospital. Gary is now well improved but is still needing to have another operation, when a bed becomes available for him in the Royal.

Stephen and his wife, Carol are with us until Wednesday. It is good to see them looking well. It is a pity that the weather has not been so nice during their short stay.

We, Evelyn and I, will arrive in the U.K. on May 23rd and we will remain there until June23rd . The reason for our visit is that I have to attend a UFM leadership conference in Wales starting May 30th. The Mission have been asking when we will have a furlough -home assignment. At present there does not seem to be any possibility of this being realised at least for this year.

The Pioneiros had a camp over Easter, this was a great success, in spite of the not-so-good weather. Pray for more leaders and Pioneiros. During the first weekend in April we visited Belo Horizonte to participate in the wedding of Marcia, a great friend of our family since we arrived in Brazil. Marcia helped us a lot in the early days. While there we learned of the possibility of having another five or six Pioneiro companies. We do not know how this would all work out. Eventually we will need someone to head up this department of our work. Pray that God will send the right person along.

This Friday we are having a Church meeting to consider candidates for membership. Pray for God's guidance.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support.

In Christ

Joe & Evelyn

17-01-03

Dear David and Friends at Dundonald.

Greetings from Jaraguá do Sul.

It was lovely to see your pictures and to know that the Lord blessed you through the anniversary services. Our prayer is that the Church will continue to be a testimony in Dundonald and that many may come to know Christ through its witness.

Everything is on the move here as we prepare to receive our new Pastor and his wife next week.

It has been wonderful to see the Lord work and bring to us Pr. Deny and his wife Juliana. As you will know we were expecting a visit from Márcio with the possibility of him coming to help in the work. Just before he was due, everything was cancelled and we didn't know where to look for anyone else. It was now the end of November the seminaries were closing for the holidays and the new graduates had already got churches. We were very disappointed but the Lord was working out His Perfect plan. Through a friend we were put in contact with Pr.Deny, and the following week he and his wife came and visited the church and the church invited them to come and work along with us.

We have been able to find a house to rent for them just 700 meters from the Church and just now we are working out details for there move.

The Church is planning to pay his salary but we are going to have to get extra support to pay his rent. We are convinced that the Lord, who has brought them to us, will supply all his needs.

The plan is that they come next week. Pray that the house will be ready, [the owner is doing some repairs before they move in] and that we will be able to get a removal company at a reasonable price to bring their furniture to Jaraguá. At present they live in a town called Araçatuba, 800 kilometres from Jaraguá.

Pr.Deny and his wife Juliana have one little boy Gabriel who is 3 years old and Juliana is expecting another baby in May.

We want to thank each one of you for your continued support and encouragement in the work.

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