Mark & Michele Hale
Missionaries to Portugal

Prayer Letter

June 2009

Dear Praying Friends,

The Sunday explosion rocked the neighborhood and blew debris 25 feet in all directions. Five pound cobblestones were thrown about like a child's blocks, while small stones, dirt and sand peppered the buildings and walls nearby. Just a few steps from the front door of the church in Albufeira is a seven foot wide crater where the street used to be.

Our family, the pastor and his wife arrived in the church van two minutes after the explosion. A river ran where the road used to be, while people stood about in shock, gazing at the devastation. Cobblestones and debris covered the area where just minutes before, we had climbed into the van to run a quick errand.

An act of terrorism? No. Persecution for the cause of Christ? No. This explosion was simply an underground water main that burst at the exact moment when no one was near. Luck? Not hardly! Coincidence? Not even close! We thank God for His protection and for your faithful prayers!

Safe in Him,

Mark Hale

"Praying always   ... for all saints and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel."    Ephesians 6:18-19
 

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