Last night I got to do one of my favorite things in ministry: present a newborn baby to the church family. Little Angelo Miguel was born a little over two weeks ago, and his parents, Jadson and Maria, brought him to church for the first time last night.
Together with his parents, our congregation solemnly committed itself to bring him up “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” – not a commitment to be entered into lightly in the times in which we live.
It has been about a month and a half since our arrival for our second term in Brazil. Here is a quick summary of major events during that time. Renting a house. This was our first major hurdle. After several days of searching we finally found a three-bedroom home in a decent neighborhood. Our son…
Be sure to read to the end of this post, where there is a special opportunity to participate. On Sunday morning our family paid a visit to Pastor Fred Alencar and his wife Andrea at their church plant in the Nova Era neighborhood – a roughly twenty-minute drive from our home. This church-plant is a…
Our churches here in Maranhão have a tradition of holding an annual conference to celebrate the church’s anniversary. This year Ebenezer celebrated eight years since her founding, and one year since becoming independent. The church invited Pastor Leandro Lins, from the state of Ceará, to speak on the topic of “Living According to the Will…
One of the main reasons we took a shorter furlough this year (ten months as opposed to the traditional twelve) was so that we could participate in this year’s meeting of all our BMM missionaries in Brazil. These times are always a blessing, and this year was no exception. The Setting The conference was hosted…
With the lofty theme “Post Tenebras Lux” (After darkness, light), the Ebenezer church realized its third annual conference. Pastor Richard C. PIatt II, of our sending church in Lakeland, Florida, brought messages that focused on the five “solas” of the reformation and applied them to our everyday lives. Pastor Piatt speaking, and “yours truly” translating….
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