A Night at the Orchestra
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A Night at the Orchestra

In Missionary Max and the Jungle Princess, there is a scene where our hero finds himself swinging a beautiful woman around the ballroom floor at a high-society ball. A few pages later he is in the middle of the jungle participating yearly celebration among the Yamani natives. While there are many aspects of the Missionary…

God Bless The Rains Down In…Maaaaaaaranhão
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God Bless The Rains Down In…Maaaaaaaranhão

Over on Facebook I’ve mentioned once or twice that we’ve been getting a lot of rain. I should specify: by a “lot of rain” I mean that if we get much more, animals are going to start going by two-by-two. What we are experiencing is abnormal, even for rainy season. Here’s a video showing a…

Kids These Days…are Awesome!
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Kids These Days…are Awesome!

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 of Regular Baptist Youth Groups of Maranhão. Here are a few of my takeaways: The next generation of our churches is in good hands. The…

My Kingdom for a…Bass Recorder
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My Kingdom for a…Bass Recorder

I mentioned this in our latest newsletter, but I thought I would put it out here as well. One of the coolest things going on at the Ebenezer church plant right now is the recorder orchestra. Here’s a version of “Happy Birthday” that we did for the anniversary celebration of one of our sister churches….

Trump, Bolsonaro, and the Alcântara Launch Center
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Trump, Bolsonaro, and the Alcântara Launch Center

On Tuesday Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited US President Trump in Washington. The visit, of course, generated much press here in Brazil, and in the US as well. Amidst all the hoopla, the two presidents hammered out several agreements, all of which can be found here. Among said agreements is this one: Now, there is…

Missionary Max Goes to School
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Missionary Max Goes to School

The students of Portage Christian School in Portage, Indiana (love the logo!) will now be able to immerse themselves in the wild missionary adventures of Missionary Max. Both Missionary Max and the Jungle Princess and Missionary Max and the Lost City have been added to the school library. We can’t help but think that these…

Bread for My Friends (Luke 6:1-5)
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Bread for My Friends (Luke 6:1-5)

So I got up this morning intent on posting the next segment in our series in Luke. After finishing, I went back and discovered that I had already posted a devotional about this passage! Chalk it up to old age. However, I said some things differently here, and came at it from a different perspective,…

Camp Update: Let There Be Light! (More Photos Added)
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Camp Update: Let There Be Light! (More Photos Added)

Nathanael and I spent this last Tuesday and Wednesday at the camp, where the work on the electrical installation continues. Usually I take Michael, but this time I decided it was time for some “Dad and NayNay” time, and he was actually a big help. For example, he figured out how to assemble the toilet…

The Best of “The Gram”
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The Best of “The Gram”

Here are some of the pictures that have graced our Instagram account over the last few weeks. Enjoy! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) This is from a recent church event. You can read about it here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings)…

Missions is a Walk in the Park
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Missions is a Walk in the Park

Well…sometimes…missions is a walk in the park, if by that you mean an actual walk in the park. Let’s back up a little. It started with just me. In my never-ending quest to get my weight down to where it should be, I took up running. This was back in November. Most days my running…