Several great links from around the web, so let’s get right to it. I have often said that the hero of the Missionary Max books is a combination of Indiana Jones and David Livingstone. Given the less-than-stellar reviews of the latest Indiana Jones movie (which I have not seen), perhaps I should emphasize more the…
One of my favorite parts of hosting missions trips is watching them interact with our Brazilian brothers and sisters in our local church. The Fellowship group fit right in and participated in two Sunday services, side by side with our church folks. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry…
A pretty eclectic mix of photos this time. As always, follow us on Instagram to get these pictures in “real time”. _____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking on these Amazon links and making…
A few days ago I highlighted one of the ministries our Fellowship Baptist Church missions team had with us this year…namely, a couple major projects at camp. But that was not the only way they impacted our ministry while here. The team also hosted our second-ever English Day – and the first one held at…
Back in April we began a series of special “Best of Brazil” posts featuring some of the things we saw in our travels in southern Brazil at the beginning of the year. Our first post was about the city of Curitiba as a whole. Today I want to introduce you to what is certainly the…
Since last year we have been planning for the arrival of a large (nineteen people!) missions team from our sending church, Fellowship Baptist Church in Lakeland, Florida. Pastor Ryan and his team spent close to two weeks with us, and their time here was so eventful that we have to break it down into parts….
Since 2012, with a couple off-years, the Regular Baptist Churches of Maranhão have held an annual missions conference. This is a great moment of fellowship and spiritual edification among the brethren. Every year it gets better, and every year we are challenged for the cause of missions. This year our speaker was our friend and…
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. As I write this, Pride Month, 2023 has just wrapped up, and as Pride Months go, it has been particularly spectacular. It began with…
Tertullian by Geoffrey D. Dunn In preparation for my upcoming Church History class I decided to familiarize myself with early church father Tertullian. This work by Geoffrey D. Dunn was very helpful in filling in the gaps of my knowledge regarding the life and works of one of the first (if not the first) true…
Over Easter weekend the Mount Zion Baptist Camp was used by a church group from the nearby city of Icatu. The pictures seem to indicate that they enjoyed themselves. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means…