John Lawrence (Southampton) has emailed to say he likes his flip-flops Leia mais...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:47:30 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-22_2009-11-28.html#2009_11-25_13_45_20-5176677-0 Our house suffered a burglary yesterday. We have a store room in the back garden next to the washing machine area and thieves got over the garden wall and stole clothes, suitcases, meat in the freezer etc. We will have to tighten up security as much Leia mais...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:45:20 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-22_2009-11-28.html#2009_11-24_23_35_52-5176677-0 I dispached the ACEV Brazilian weekly update this morning after having a lot of computer problems sorted which held this up.

I also had a very good, wide-ranging, and very long discussion with Pastor Wostenes Leia mais...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:35:52 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-22_2009-11-28.html#2009_11-23_19_01_51-5176677-0 I stayed in bed till 8am, had a shower and breakfast, and got ready for my morning engagement where I was to speak and ask God's blessing on the Patos General Hospital extension inaugurated today. Upon viewing the extension today I can only say that Leia mais...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:01:51 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-22_2009-11-28.html#2009_11-23_18_09_06-5176677-0 Pastor Valdemy's idea to have a celebration service and wedding all in one didn't really work at Caroá last night. We ended up with neither one thing or the other, exacerbated by some other factors as I will explain. We started on time (the Leia mais...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:09:06 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-22_2009-11-28.html#2009_11-22_19_47_07-5176677-0 I've had a great day at Caroá. This included a visit to Umburana well and church and a baptismal service at Caroá which saw 5 young men baptized and 2 young women. 5 were from the new church plant at Mandacaru, 1 from Olho Daguinha and Leia mais...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:47:07 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-21_23_15_24-5176677-0 The service went well this evening at Caroá and it was a pleasant surprise to see the Deputy Mayor turn up. He seems to like to hear me preach as he once came to the Manaíra church too and said that's why he came. We first got to Leia mais...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:15:24 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-21_19_09_51-5176677-0 I spent this morning finishing off my message for tonight and the wedding ceremony for tomorrow. Having gobbled down a quick meal I left Patos with Policeman/deacon João Batista, Deaconess Josinete, HIV Team member Márcia and 16 Leia mais...]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:09:51 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-20_22_40_11-5176677-0 The Ministers' fellowship breakfast went from 8 to 10am this morning and was very good with a leading Campina Grande pastor visiting us. Ever since then I have been working hectically in the office, catching up on all sorts of matters including Uruguay Leia mais...]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:40:11 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-19_23_59_26-5176677-0 Marian Rashleigh left Brazil about 2am this morning and must be back in sunny Southampton by now. Her visit to the work of EAB was most worthwhile, helpful and encouraging. Liz and I drove back to Patos this morning and got home, via Green Pastures, Leia mais...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:59:26 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-18_20_59_11-5176677-0 We are now in Natal from where Marian`s flight back to the UK leaves in a few hours time. We left Barra de Cunhaú where we were at about 3pm. This morning we visited a Prawn/Shrimp farm and a great beach. It has been a wonderful break.

Leia mais...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:11 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-17_19_54_31-5176677-0 We`ve had a fantastic day at a nature reserve at Pipa, not far from Natal, which belongs to an English friend called David Hassett. It is the most outstanding place of its kind I have ever visited. Fantastic scences of the Pipa beach from the cliffs Leia mais...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:54:31 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-16_22_39_33-5176677-0 Marian, Liz and myself had lunch in Campina Grande (Chinese) after having visited Marian`s brother`s sponsored EAB Action Child. Very sad to see the lad`s mother less half a leg which was amputated in May after a hit and run driver ran over her. Despite Leia mais...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:39:33 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-16_08_57_48-5176677-0 Our 40th wedding anniversary thanksgiving service went off very well last night in the Patos Church. PTL!  The church was packed to capacity Leia mais...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:57:48 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-15_13_37_13-5176677-0

This was how Leia mais...]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:37:13 -0200 http://medcraft.blog.uol.com.br/arch2009-11-15_2009-11-21.html#2009_11-15_13_28_27-5176677-0

Here's a 40th wedding anniversary celebration meal photo taken by Philip last night. Sacha is in the right corner.