November was much more normal than October. We are doing well, and our church is continuing to grow stronger. We are rehearsing for our Christmas Program coming up this weekend, and our choir is getting excited. We have been inviting just about everyone we meet at the grocery stores and other places we go to see our program! Please be praying that people will accept the invitation so that they can come to our church and hear the gospel. We pray that this upcoming season will bring many people to faith in Christ.

Our ministry continues well, but our difficulties this month were numerous. Our discipleship group almost quit, our electrical pole fried, our well pump exploded, and I end this month with the flu… It has been a very challenging month. There were some good highlights in our life and ministry though! The foundation was poured for our horse barn (the first project in building our camp facilities), and Children’s Day was a massive success with many visitors. My Portuguese is improving; I feel refreshed in my Bible studies and preaching; our discipleship group didn’t quit! And above all, God is good all the time, and we can trust in him.

The Yelles are back! We picked them up from the airport on September 4^th, and we are all happy that they have returned. 13 months away from their home is not a small amount of time. It’s been a blessing to have them back, and our work continues.

As I was preparing to write this blog, I was overwhelmed by just how much we did this last month! It was supposed to be a deep winter, freezing temperature, slow down a little bit August. But instead, we have perfect temperatures, sunny days, flowers blooming, and a lot of work to do preparing for an early spring! We trimmed our fruit trees, cut branches off of our massive pecan trees, and cut weeds. These are things we usually do each year after the last frost. With the Yelles returning at the beginning of September!...we made sure that their side of the property looked nice, their house was ready, and a few projects were completed. Meanwhile, I am still the pastor of our church! With discipleship, counseling, preaching, and Father’s Day…….it was a chaotic month!