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…
Last week I began a special “Best of Brazil” series, highlighting some of the interesting things we saw in our travels at the beginning of the year. We began by talking about Curitiba’s spectacular botanical gardens. The gardens are not the only interesting thing to be seen in Curitiba, however. Here are some of the…
A friend recently visited the Mount Zion Baptist Camp with us, and brought his drone. What follows is some of the footage he got, as well as some other scenes he took with his iPhone. Some points of interest: 0:04 An overview of the camp, with the kitchen/activity complex on the right, and the dorms…
There is absolutely no way I can even come close to including here all the fascinating links I have collected since our last Linkin’ Log went live. A “best of the best” will have to suffice. First up, this short but profound post by my Dad is worth a read. I have often wondered if,…