Christmas Program at Ebenézer
Last night the Ebenézer Regular Baptist Church held its annual Christmas program. Here are some pictures.
Pictures taken by myself and various members of the congregation.
Updated with additional photos.
Last night the Ebenézer Regular Baptist Church held its annual Christmas program. Here are some pictures.
Pictures taken by myself and various members of the congregation.
Updated with additional photos.
The Missão Auxiliadora Batista, or MAB, is a Brazilian mission agency that exists to provide infrastructure to Brazilian missionaries working in Brazil. During our first term it was my privilege to serve on the board of this mission agency. It is with great price, therefore, that I can announce that Francivaldo (center), the young man…
Three or four times a year our house is transformed into a sort of camp as kids (and some who have long since lost their kid status) from Ebenezer spend a couple days with us. It is an informal time of tree climbing, board gaming, and food-eating. Here are some pictures of the latest such…
This happened a while ago, and I am just now getting around to posting the pictures. I know, bad missionary. The young people of our churches in São Luís got together and held an missions bazaar, with the object of raising people’s awareness of missions needs around the world. Here are some pictures.
The folks at Ebenézer just sent me some more pictures of the progress. Here we see the finished stucco on the outside, before painting, and the concrete covers being added to the septic system.
Over the years I have told anybody who would listen that my wife, Itacyara, is an essential part of what we do here in Brazil. Actually, that phrase – “an essential part” – doesn’t adequately express what I mean. She is the glue that holds everything together, the key to any success we may have,…
On Saturday our dear friends from the Ebenezer Baptist Church held a farewell shindig for us. It had a kind of dual significance: not only are we leaving for furlough shortly, but we are also bidding a fond adieu to eight years of pastoral ministry at Ebenezer. From this point on out (actually, from January)…
Such lovely decorations!
Yes. Also, blowing up those balloons was an adventure…