SANTARÉM
I went to Santarém for a mini-vacation with my good friend, Nalva...and to meet up with my oldest friend, Sylvia, who was stopping there for one day of her Amazon cruise.
Me with Nalva
Sylvia and me on our "eco-tour"
Santarém is a beautiful, clean port city on the Amazon River. They have paved roads, traffic signals, a strip of excellent pizza restaurants, a gorgeous beach half an hour away ... I could go on and on about the differences between Santarém and Altamira (where I live).
pool at our hotel, with the Amazon River in background
shopping choices
kayaks on the beach at Alter do Chao
new friends who made us feel sooo welcome
statue denoting the end of slavery in Brazil
GURUPÁ
Gurupá, where Antonio and Perpetua are pastoring a Vineyard Church, is also a port city on the Amazon, but very different from Santarém... very poor and very dark! Although there are several excellent churches in Gurupá, church attendance is extremely low. We spent several days visiting neighborhoods, getting to know people, inviting them to church. Everyone promised to be there...but almost no one came.
Pastor Antonio and Perpetua and their family
Delegacia (prison) where we took the gospel
Me preaching!!
Nalva cooking in Perpetua's new kitchen
The people of Gurupá need hope and help. Pray for God to shine His eternal light there. Pray for Antonio and Perpetua as they labor to spread the gospel there.
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