It Can Be A Problem For Missionaries Too…
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! This brings to mind I Corinthians 1:27. Talk back to the Missionary: How insane must missionary work seem to those who don’t know Christ?
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! This brings to mind I Corinthians 1:27. Talk back to the Missionary: How insane must missionary work seem to those who don’t know Christ?
Interestingly enough, this corresponded with my reading in Exodus of the account of the ten plagues. Talk back to the missionary: What exotic wildlife and/or treasures have your kids brought home?
In the interest of being more informative about Brazil and all things Brazilian–and in order to make the best use of my Christmas present–I am starting a new series on this blog. Once a week we will feature a Brazilian stamp (or stamp series) along with information related to the person or event it commemorates….
With all the Christmas season rush I am finally getting around to posting pictures of our Christmas program hosted on Tuesday by the Novo Juazeiro church. The purpose of this program was to raise support for the participants in the Cape Verde Project. When the opportunity for this fundraiser first presented itself I set about…
Many have asked what it is like to be in Brazil for Christmas. Perhaps this song, sung by Lisa Ono (no relation to Yoko that I can tell), a Brazilian-born Japanese woman, will transmit the “same but different” quality I feel here every December 25th. Talk back to the missionary: In your mind, what traditions…
Most of you are prohibited geographically from spending time with us on Christmas day, so we thought we would bring a little bit of our Christmas to you. Those who know Mike know his love of animals. Hence, he was thrilled with this large, hard-cover book filled with glossy, high-quality photos of every kind of…
If you or someone in your youth group are looking for an opportunity to participate in a meaningful way on a mission trip you need to consider “Aventura Brasil”. This is a program started by a couple of our missionaries here in Northeast Brazil. Co-sponsor Jim Leonard describes it this way: Working with our co-workers,…
…but I have never seen a case as bad as this: Talk back to the missionary: How do you like the new “visual”?
In the past I have received invitations from schools, public and private, to talk about things relating to the English language and/or American culture. Recently I have been trying to make these into opportunities to share the Gospel in a much more bold fashion. I did this a couple weeks ago with my recent Thanksgiving…