Dangers of dog TV but God is powerful....

In Brazil there are many chicken rotisserie machines, particularly on a Sunday, they jokingly call these machines 'dog TV', as all of the street dogs hang around them drooling.One Sunday recently we decided to buy a ready roasted chicken from our local bakery, when I went to put my name down I saw that the lady who owns this bakery had burnt her arm, very badly, on the chicken rotiserrie. The skin was literally hanging off. I went home and couldn't stop thinking about her, so when I returned to buy the chicken I offered to pray for her. She accepted gratefully and we prayed at the cash desk of the bakery, me standing one side and her the other, with tears pouring down her cheeks.

Today, when someone bought some bread she asked them to tell me that she has new skin on her arm, soft like a babies, she was praising God. God is good!!!!

In 5 months time we will be stepping onto a plane again, flying back to England. This time however we will not be flying back to Brazil after our Christmas break. We have taken a long time to make this decision and it wasn't an easy one. For sure we have no intention of giving up on missions and fully believe that God will show us a new mission field, be it in Dereham or somewhere else. We have 2 excited boys who are really looking forward to a life in the UK again and of course our family are pleased to have us nearby once again.

For Dave and I, we are excited and nervous - what is it really like to live in the UK? How much have we changed, how much has England changed? What will it be like to live a "normal"life again?

In the meantime we are trying to run the race so as to win the prize in this community. We know that the work continues here and we want to finish off or pass on some of what we are involved in. We also want to keep our focus on being obedient to God, not missing opportunities because our minds are elsewhere.

Thankyou guys for the gifts for the groups! We had a 'fun session' in the pool with lots of new inflatables. Of course it meant that they complained and whined wanting the inflatables for themselves all of the time. One of the unfortunate disadvantages of doing things that are 'super fun'. Despite the frustrating moments it was really great fun and the girls LOVED IT!

I just had to post about a piece of work a girl in our group wrote. The title is 'my important person'
Here's a translation - Beckie is very important to me, I cannot leave you Beckie, you are my favourite person. I love you, you speak English and Portuguese, but I can understand you. You have beautiful skin and hair. I like your way, you are very beautiful. You help everyone who needs help in YWAM and she is an adult.

This piece of writing really made me smile, what a sweet encouragement.