Ebenézer Construction: The Beginnings of the Top Floor
The latest pictures from the Ebenézer construction site.
The latest pictures from the Ebenézer construction site.
Links in this episode: Holy Spittle Growing the Church, One Baby at a Time The Command of the Master Killing Goliath Tense Moments at a Brazilian Shopping Mall Clumsy Cyclist Motorcycle Skeleton Five Famous Brazilians An Open Letter to Charles Krauthammer
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…
It has been about a month and a half since our arrival for our second term in Brazil. Here is a quick summary of major events during that time. Renting a house. This was our first major hurdle. After several days of searching we finally found a three-bedroom home in a decent neighborhood. Our son…
Not to be confused with the soccer stadium in Rio of the same name, the city of Maracanã, in the state of Pará (which neighbors our state of Maranhão) is where I am right now for evangelistic conferences. Today I was able to get out and explore the down a little bit. Here are some…
Last night marked a huge milestone for the Ebenezer Regular Baptist Church. Our founding church (Good News Regular Baptist) voted to officially grant us “emancipated” status. What this means is that we are no longer a congregation of that church, but a duly recognized, independent, Regular Baptist church. For a long time we have functioned…
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…