This month the “lockdown” in our city ramped up and the authorities were getting stricter on people’s movement to only be for essential business.  If caught outside without doing essential business you were fined monetarily. 

Since the virus, we have only filmed our online church service at the church with a few people.  However, we were ordered that we could no longer do that during this extreme lockdown.  So, we had to do the church service from our homes.  Our worship leader did the worship portion from her home, and then Elba preached from our living room.  We are also doing our church prayers via Zoom. 

We respected the mandate from the authorities even though we believe that the risk was extremely low.  We want to believe in our hearts that everyone here, and throughout the world, are trying to do the best they can with the information at hand.  I have seen throughout the world that sometimes we get it right, and at other time, really wrong.  I TRY not to judge because I know that if any of us were in these positions.  We would have similar results.  I keep praying for our leaders for wisdom. 

On a funnier note, we were just about to go to bed when the girls got us to come and play a game with them.  We got to the kitchen, and there were 2 pillows with flour on them.  We were given a series of questions, and whichever daughter best represented the question, we got to put their head in the flour.  It was really fun for me and Elba.  I think Elba enjoyed it just a little too much.  LOL.  We posted it on Facebook if you are interested in watching. 

Thank you for your prayers for my trip to take the young man to get psychological help.  Praise the Lord he was able to get there safely, but, it was an adventure and stressful.  The doctor that saw him said that he is the 2^ndworse case she has ever seen in Brazil.  Please pray for Leandro. 

Continued prayers request: 

·         Thanks for your prayers.  We heard back from buyers and it appears all is still moving forward.  However, no date.  Please pray for our buyers financial situation and that we could move forward soon with the sale. 

·         Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation that we help people draw close to God as we navigate this time. 

Please pray for spiritual, physical, emotional and financial health for us.  

Thanks and much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa