One last time...this year

As the minutes tick away to the end of this year, I thought I'd squeeze in one more post. December is always a busy month for everyone, it seems. This year was special because of the arrival of a missionary family from Brazil. Pastor Moiséis and his wife, Alice, and sons André and Pedro arrived on December 12. They had tickets to arrive the day before, but because of mix-ups in the Portuguese consulate and immigration services, their visa came through the day after their airline reservations. That meant extra money to change the flights, but they did arrive.




In the short time they have been here, they have already joined in the work of the ministry. Besides preaching, Bro. Moiséis made a hospital visit this week, when I couldn't go because it was right at the time of the weekly prison ministry meeting. Alice, with only a couple of weeks to practice, joined in the choir for our annual Christmas Eve cantata. Despite Abbie's grave fears, and because of many prayers and the grace of God, the cantata went very well. That was in Portuguese. We'll be singing the same cantata in English on the morning of January 10 at our English-language services. More prayers needed! The church is rejoicing in the many blessings received this past year. We expect greater blessings in 2010!