Blast From The Past

Monday Mayhem

My house is strewn with boxes, the phone is ringing off the hook, and my schedule just keeps filling up. The term “mayhem” seems especially appropriate today. So, after a week off while hosting the FOCUS missions team, here is this week’s collection of random links. More than a Dream A fascinating interview with Phil…

Brazil

FOCUS Report

Once again Itacyara and I have had the privilege of hosting a team from the US. This is our fifth team since we arrived on the field in 2005, and the second to visit us from Fellowship Baptist Church in Lakeland, FL–our sending church. Every team that has come down has been an adventure, and…

Camp

Amazing Picture

I didn’t take this picture, it probably won’t win any photography awards, and most likely nobody will “repin” it on Pinterest. Yet, this is a truly amazing picture, for several reasons. * It represents men from two congregations here in São Luís–Kerigma and First Baptist–working together at our camp property. * It was taken at…

Blast From The Past

First Kids Club in Rio São João

Our first Kids Club in the Rio Sao Joao bairro went better than we dared to dream. Here are some pictures of the event: At first, only a few kids showed up. Still, this was better than what we expected. Simone, Itacyara, Rose, and Francivaldo teach Romans 3:23 Of course there had to be puppets……

Blast From The Past

Monday Mayhem

It’s Monday, and time for random, off-topic links in no particular order. Popular Destinations and how to get there. Books! Glorious books! Books! …not quite so many, but equally Glorious Books Diagram of the Center of the Earth It may not be 100% accurate… Stairs are for wimps. It’s the Iron…man Got something for next…

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Intrepid Adventurers

This group of young people (and young-at-heart people) will be visiting us here in Sao Luis from June 9th to the 18th. Their group is called F.O.C.U.S (Fellowship of Christians United in Service), and they are from our sending church in Lakeland, Florida. We are very excited about their visit, and the doors that have…