Justinopolis
Sonia and Samuel
Sonia and Samuel are pastors who run a project called Missao Batista Refugio e Vida in a very deprived area. With the money Pedraviva sends them, they buy bread, butter and chocolate for more than 115 needy children. They provide breakfast every week day for the poorest children of a nearby shanty town, before they go to school. They also buy school uniforms, shoes and help with food hampers when they can. They requested donations towards shoes, uniforms, among other things, and we have received gifts for them. Sonia writes that the children were so happy with their new shoes and school uniforms. May God bless you all for your prayers and donations. Pedraviva gives £100 monthly towards the expenses of this work, and are happy to forward gifts specifically given to support Sonia in this work. They have started to make ice-cream to sell, and are selling one scoop of ice-cream for RS 1.00 (one real). They are making a small profit from this business. They have written to ask if we could help them to buy a big freezer to store the ice-cream, so that they can make larger quantity. The freezer costs about £590. Unfortunately, a local businessman who had been donating milk used for breakfasts, can no longer afford to. Pedraviva would ideally like to give £200 per month, which would enable them to give regular milk with their bread for breakfast.
