Our friend, Luiz Coelho, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sent me this video showing the services at Christ the King Anglican Church located in the City of God, one of the worst slum areas in Rio. Luiz and his parish priest serve the people at the church in the neighborhood, with special outreach to the children.
In the video, Luiz is on the right holding the cup as the priest gives communion.
The picture on the upper right of my blog, titled "Wounded Bird", was painted by Luiz' father, who is now deceased. Luiz gave me permission to use it on my blog.
The email from Luiz ends with this:
"No to hate and yes to love,
No to death and yes to life,
No to falsehood and yes to truth,
No to oppression and yes to justice,
No to cruelty and yes to mercy,
No to violence and yes to the path of peace,
No, no matter what it may cost, and yes, no matter what it may cost.
For you are the source of love leading to reconciliation and forgiveness."
(a Sabeel prayer - http://www.sabeel.org)
Above is a repost from Tuesday, October 16, 2007. MadPriest, together with Elizabeth Kaeton has arranged an easy way to make donations to Christ the King Church in Rio through Paypal. This is surely the work of the Lord that Luiz and his parish priest do at the church in the slums, serving the poorest of the poor.
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