Brazil

Adventures in the Sertão

Yesterday Pastor Francisco and I returned, safe and sound, from a whirlwind tour of the states of Piaui, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Ceará. The occasion was the annual conference of MAB, the Baptist Auxiliary Mission here in NE Brazil. Pastor Francisco is a MAB missionary, and I am on the advisory board. This year’s conference was…

Missionary Max

What People Are Saying about Missionary Max

It has been a couple weeks since the debut of The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max (part one of three parts), and we have been gratified by the number of people who have purchased it. Some have even left comments in various places, and these have been very encouraging as well. Here are a couple…

Brazil

Lego Creations

I came home the other night to find Mikey and his neighborhood friends gathered around the table, busily putting together some Lego creations. I was impressed with the detail and creativeness they demonstrated. Here are some of the finished products: Not sure what’s it’s called, but it’s got Jar Jar Binks, and that’s all that…

Brazil

The Showdown on Ze Bom Bom Hill

Behind our Kerigma congregation stretches a sizable neighborhood called “Coroadinho”. It is known as a hotbed of crime and violence. Within this neighborhood–and within sight of our church–is a hill named after a colorful figure from Coroadinho’s past known as “Ze Bom Bom”. If Coroadinho is a hurricane of crime, Ze Bom Bom hill is…

Brazil

The Sleeping Giant Awakes

First, this is a wine ad. Truth in advertisement would dictate that the slogan be “Keep Staggering, Brazil”. Second, I get the irony of the “If you drink, don’t drive” warning at the end which appears with the “Keep Walking” line. Yet, this is an interesting graphic representation of how many Brazilians perceive their country….

Blast From The Past

Juventude Kerigma

When we decided to dedicate our efforts to graduating the Kerigma church plant, one of the areas we observed where we could make the biggest impact was in the youth group. When we arrived, the congregation had various children’s ministries, but no real youth program. As a result, over the last five years many children…

Missionary Max

Major, Huge, Ginormous Announcement

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting (drum roll please…) The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max (part 1)! That’s right, the first part of the Missionary Max saga has been released as an e-book. Right now only the Kindle version is available, but a Nook version should be forthcoming. I have set up a page for all Missionary…