Last night it was my privilege to participate in the quarterly youth rally of UMBREMA – which stands for União das Mocidades Batistas Regulares do Maranhão, or, in English, Union...
Meet Missionary Max
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Meet Missionary Max
Death-defying taxi drivers, corrupt government officials, hordes of angry natives, Nazi robots… Wait…did you say Nazi robots? Yes. Yes we...
Camp Project Funding Meter (Updated!) (Video Added)
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Camp Project Funding Meter (Updated!) (Video Added)
We are extremely grateful for your response to our 2017-2018 camp funding meter. Your generosity allowed us to complete the...
Reading List for May, 2020: Lewis, Louis, more…
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Reading List for May, 2020: Lewis, Louis, more…
I thought quarantine would mean that I got to read more books. Silly me. Still, I did manage to get...
The Music Must Go On!
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The Music Must Go On!
Our church has always been a singing church. Since the pandemic hit several weeks ago, we have been having our...
Snapshots of Missionary Life: Reptiles, Puppies, Puppets, and more…
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Snapshots of Missionary Life: Reptiles, Puppies, Puppets, and more…
We’ll start out with this blast from the past. A colleague found one of these at a conference, and sent...
Reading List for April, 2020: Adventures in Myth with C.S. Lewis, Jordan Peterson, and Homer (as well as some other stuff)
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Reading List for April, 2020: Adventures in Myth with C.S. Lewis, Jordan Peterson, and Homer (as well as some other stuff)
I thought I was going to finish more books this month. Still, I guess seven isn’t bad when one of...
An Update from the Mount Zion Baptist Camp
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An Update from the Mount Zion Baptist Camp
Franciélio, one of the members of our camp development team, and I went to camp on Tuesday and returned on...
Musical Interlude: Quarantined Brazilians (and one American) Sing “O Wondrous Love”
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Musical Interlude: Quarantined Brazilians (and one American) Sing “O Wondrous Love”
Last week I posted a video by a group of young people, some from our churches here in Maranhão, who...
What Do Missionaries Do on Lockdown?
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What Do Missionaries Do on Lockdown?
Well, let’s have a look shall we? We study and write. View this post on Instagram Guess what I'm doing....
Musical Interlude: Quarantine Does Not Prevent Brazilian Young People from Praising God
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Musical Interlude: Quarantine Does Not Prevent Brazilian Young People from Praising God
A few of these kids are personal friends of ours. Turn up the volume and prepare to be blessed. As...
Reading List for March, 2020: Reason, Faith, Churchill, and more…
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Reading List for March, 2020: Reason, Faith, Churchill, and more…
Slim pickings this month…still, some quality books. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis Another Narnia book read with the boys at...
A Progress Report on the Construction of the Camp Kitchen
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A Progress Report on the Construction of the Camp Kitchen
I just returned from a very productive day spent in Morros, overseeing the progress of on the construction of the...