The above picture shows the men of the Ebenezer congregation (yours truly in the middle doing his best Braveheart imitation) on the recently purchased property, after having hacked through the underbrush that dominated the landscape up to that point. Next step: designing the building that will one day house a fully organized, New Testament local…
Last week Michael was officially inducted into the Tiradentes Military Academy. Here are a few pictures: Students at parade rest, waiting for the ceremony to begin. Michael in line, waiting to march out and receive his beret. First year students, preparing to take their oath of allegiance. Michael is in there somewhere. Michael with his…
I missed this one, but someone helpfully posted it on Facebook. Enjoy! It should help to dispel the notion that Brazil is all Samba, soccer, and Carnaval. There’s some opera in there as well.
Many of the faithful readers of this blog and supporters of this ministry are aware that we were able to purchase a piece of property for the Ebenezer church plant. We were blessed by the generosity of our Brazilian brethren and the members of our fledgling congregation. On Saturday, Lord willing, we will be clearing…
Indulge me in a quick break from my normal subject matter. I’ve been tweeting a lot today about the horrible murders committed by abortion “doctor” Kermit Gosnell. Over the last 24 hours there has been a sustained social media campaign to shine the light on this. It is obvious that the largely pro-abortion media is…
Today the beautiful woman pictured above is celebrating her birthday. Her beauty, intelligence, fervor for Christ, and love of her family never cease to amaze me. Please join me in wishing my lovely wife Itacyara a very happy birthday!
I feel I should preface this post by saying that I love Brazil, and can’t imagine myself living anywhere else. Also, the event I am about to relay could possibly happen anywhere else in the world, and is more indicative of government bureaucracies than of any particular people group. So there I was… …in the…
It’s rainy season here in Sao Luis, and last night it “rainy seasoned” from dusk til dawn. When we arrived at the facilities we use for our services, this sight greeted our eyes. Water and sand, everywhere. The front of the building–right by the doorway–was also packed high with wet sand. So, while some of…