Ebenézer Construction: The Beginnings of the Top Floor

Last week I reported on the beginnings of a new men’s ministry at the Ebenezer church. On Saturday, they had their first official outing – a day of fishing in nearby Raposa. For an inaugural event, it was a smashing success. Close to twenty guys came out – including some from outside the church family….

At the beginning of this month we traveled to the state of Minas Gerais for the annual conference of our Baptist Mid Missions missionaries serving in Brazil. As always, the fellowship and mutual encouragement was the highlight of our time. Besides the fellowship and fun events (like spelunking!) we were also able to get some…

What follows are some pictures of the VBS last week at the Kerigma congregation. The lovely and multi-talented Itacyara (aka The Brazilian Bombshell) was in charge of the event. She had been planning it–together with several ladies from our church–almost since our arrival two-and-a-half months previous. On the last day there were over 60 kids…

In response to yesterday’s post about Missionary Max and the “white savior complex”, a friend tagged me in an article that chronicled a case that can be described as a disaster of foreign missions. Though the title of the article cited the “white savior complex”, I came to the conclusion (which the author also seems…