Not too many pictures this week…but some interesting ones, nonetheless. First up, my boys got to help out, along with other teens from Tuscarora Baptist Church, with cleanup after record floods hit our area last week. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) Some childhood friendships go by the wayside….
This video caused quite a stir when we originally posted it over at the now-dormant Best of Brazil blog. There was just something about this woman casually washing these humongous frogs that got a reaction out of people. For those who don’t speak Portuguese, she is explaining to the person filming that she used to…
If you have been present at any of the numerous churches we have visited since April, you know that we have been sharing the urgent need for dormitories at the camp. The amount needed for this construction was $30,000. And yes, I mean “was”. I am pleased to announce that, based on a message I…
The Canon of Scripture by F.F. Bruce I’ve been working through F.F. Bruce’s “The Canon of Scripture” for the last couple of months, and it has been time well spent. Bruce here does a deep dive into how the canon of our Bible came to be the 66 books we know today. While my commitment…
Not as many as last week, but we still have some cool pictures to show you. As always, see ’em first by following us on Instagram. One thing that seems new to me…the amount of armored vehicles on display in rural America. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) One…
Back when we were updating our old Best of Brazil blog (which can still be seen, for the time being, here), we tried to keep up with the funniest viral videos that sweep Brazil from time to time. The following was one of the all time greats, even achieving that Holy Grail of Brazilian memesters…
I was going to post some other news this week, but then I got some more pictures from the Ebenezer remodeling project that I just had to share. Pastor Francivaldo and the members of Ebenezer Baptist Church are to be congratulated for their initiative and dedication to making the physical plant of the church as…
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled…
It has been a while since our last “Snapshots” post, and we have been VERY busy – which means LOTS of pictures. Here are some of the best ones. As always, you can follow us on Instagram for the most recent photos. Click on each image to see the whole thing. First up…what in the…
A couple weeks ago we had the privilege of speaking to a group of kids at at a local camp. As we were telling them about some of the Brazilian wildlife, they became very fascinated with pictures of the capivara – the world’s largest rodent. I regret not showing them this video! ______________________________ Did you…