The Portuguese town of Fatima, known for its miraculous apparitions, ranks third in importance among European Catholic pilgrimage destinations, after the Vatican and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France[…]
Our Last Prayer Letter | Thank you!
Dear friends, supporters of this ministry. [You can download here a PDF version of this letter] I have communicated to our sending church and to the church in Castelo Branco, Portugal, my intention to step down from the ministry due to health reasons. As you probably know I had a hemorrhagic stroke in February and […]
September ’20 Prayer Letter
Dear Prayer Partners, September 2020 I’m writing to you from Pennsylvania. It has been great spending time with family. Due to Aura’s mom’s health, the fact that we have these opportunities are, in my estimation, a blessing from God and we treasure each moment. We will this week start to visit some churches. Some […]
June 2020 Prayer Letter – Our amazing God and olive oil
Four weeks ago, we resumed having services in our church buildings in Castelo Branco and Fundão. I wasn’t sure what to expect. First of all, these were going to be different services. Complying with health officials’ regulations and with the obvious effort of the whole community we introduced more space between chairs and empty seats […]
April 2020 Prayer Letter
Dear Prayer Partners, April 2020 Like in many places around the world, the churches in Portugal did not gather this year to celebrate Resurrection Sunday. We would have celebrated the Lord’s Supper in Castelo Branco on Good Friday, to remember His sacrifice for us. On Sunday morning, we would have met for a joyous […]
January-March 2020 Progress Report and Prayer Letter
Corona Virus and Covid-19 Portugal has a very weak health system in terms of installed capacity. The main problem with this particular disease that sets it apart from the flu, for example, is the fact that a considerable percentage of the people that get it will need to be put on a ventilator and there […]