Ebenézer Construction: The Beginnings of the Top Floor
The latest pictures from the Ebenézer construction site.
The latest pictures from the Ebenézer construction site.
As Itacyara and I were talking about our church’s progress over the last year, we noted that the youth group has had few activities since January. One thing led to another, and Thursday night we found ourselves hosting a group of lively teens for a game night. Here, from the Ebenezer Instagram account, are a…
When we arrived at the Ebenezer church back in January one of the most worrying aspects of the church at the time was the lack of any children’s ministry. In fact, there was only one person under the age of 12 in attendance. So we began making definite plans to change that. And on Saturday…
Once again we have lots of ground to cover in this “Snapshots” post, so buckle your seat belts. As always, you can see our updates in real time by following us on Instagram. In a previous post I mentioned a trip to the Arvorar nature park, near Fortaleza. Below are some of the wildlife we…
As a missionary with a vital stake in the trends that periodically sweep the Western theological and ecclesiastical landscape, I have been following with interest the growth of a “woke” or “diversity” or “critical race” discussion that has taken place over the past several years. If I can be allowed to summarize a very complex…
A Pleasant Season in Church Planting Anybody who has ever claimed that church planting is easy has never, ever planted a church. That being said, Itacyara and I are experiencing a time of limited responsibility and great blessing – the “broad sunlit uplands” so to speak, of the church plant process. Specifically, we are in…
This is a continuation of our report on the visit of a missions team from Fellowship Baptist Church in Lakeland Florida. Read parts one and two. A mere two-hour drive from our camp project lie the Lençoís Maranhenses dunes. So spectacular is this natural wonder that Marvel used them as a backdrop for scenes in…