Fund for flood victims

As of today, the following deposits have been received: (amounts shown in euros)

664.50 Church, mainland Portugal
673.29 Church, mainland Portugal

150.00 Tourist visiting services
10.00 Tourist visiting services

540.22 Transfer from trust in UK
216.49 transfer from UK

2254.50 Total to date

Another £1000 (approx. €1100) has been pledged from a brother and sister in the UK.

Our treasurer cannot always tell from the bank statement the source of a transfer, so if you need a receipt from the church or specific acknowledgement, please inform us by e-mail of any gift.

The bank numbers for those who are led to contribute

Name of Account Holder: Igreja Baptista do Funchal

BES account number for transfers between BES accounts:
0007.0167.3266

Inter-bank transfers within Portugal,
NIB: 0007 0000 00701673266 23

International Bank Transfers:
IBAN: PT50 0007 0000 0070 1673 2662 3
SWIFT/BIC: BESCPTPL



We have been in contact with municipal authorities for a list of specific families and their specific needs. It takes €2000-€3000 to re-equip a household of 3-4 people with basic appliances and furnishings.

One of the church families that had a car damaged in the flood (Leandro and Daniela) had gotten their car fixed and running and initially said they would not need the help of the church. It turned out that there was more work that had to be done (they had to replace mufflers that had gotten stopped up with water) and the church will help them with the extra expense (approx. €120) out of the general account.

I will take the opportunity to post these pictures taken when they presented their daughter, Yasmin, to the Lord the last Sunday of February, one week after the storm. Daniela is on maternity leave, so they are doing very well to keep up on his salary. Leandro is a member of a church in Brazil, and Daniela is doing a discipleship course with Pastor Moiséis in preparation for baptism. As the second picture shows, we borrow babies to stay in practice at being grandparents.