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Camp Elim: The Wall, Phase 1

Last week I was able to spend a few days at the camp. I hired a bricklayer, and we began laying the foundation for the wall. Here is what has been accomplished so far: Digging the trench. Receiving the rocks. Transporting the water tank. Building the foundation. Putting up support columns. On Monday I will…

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Ebenezer VBS 2013

The Ebenezer congregation reached another milestone this week as we held our very first Vacation Bible School. We were pleased to have the assistance of some young ladies from Child Evangelism Fellowship, and were excited by the results. Attendance every day ran around forty children, and several gave outward indication of accepting Christ. Itacyara and…

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Missions Trips 2013

Almost every year we have been in Brazil we have hosted at least one church missions team. This year we hosted two. The first team was from Open Bible Baptist Church in Orange City, Florida, led by Pastor Paul Youmans. They were followed–almost immediately–by a group from Grace Baptist Church in Batavia, NY, led by…

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First Wedding

Busy schedules, spotty internet access, and archaic blogging software (I’m talking to you, Movable Type) have conspired to keep me away from this blog for some time. Today, however, I am determined to plow through all that and put up some updates, in the hope that by evening there will be enough material for a…