This website was dormant for most of June…but our lives were certainly not. Furlough has been quite eventful so far, and there have been many, many “Kodak moments”. Here are some of the highlights of our travels. For those looking for pictures of our family reunion and celebration of my parents’ 50th anniversary, that will…
Spending a significant portion of our furlough in Florida, we get to see our share of alligators. But nothing, and I mean NOTHING we have seen in Florida compares with this video from the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Check it out: ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation…
Some solid books in this month’s list. Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson With the completion of “Arcanum Unbounded” I have now read every book in Brandon Sanderson’s “Cosmere” collection. Until he writes another one, that is. For those making their way through the Cosmere, I would highly recommend leaving this one for last. Not only…
The Republic by Plato How does one write a brief review – of the type I am accustomed to offering in this space – of Plato’s “Republic”? Short answer: one does not. In light of this, what follows are just a few short blurbs containing impressions that I came away with after reading this classic…
Over the years we have accumulated several pieces of art to accompany the Missionary Max series. I’ve decided to post them all in one place. Future artwork will be included here as well. Cover Art It has been a pleasure to work with Brazilian artist Zilson Costa, who has made the outstanding cover art for…
Our furlough adventures continue. Here are a few shots from Mother’s Day. We are all grateful for the virtuous woman with whom God has graced our home. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) An evening with dear personal friends, and great friends of our ministry. View this post on…
It’s an all-too-familiar scene in Brazil. A motorcycle with two riders pulls up to an establishment, one of them goes in and forces employees and customers to hand over the cash, then returns to the bike where both make a clean getaway. That was certainly the plan in this video, except…well…it didn’t quite happen that…
One of the more encouraging features of the Ebenezer Baptist Church is how they have rolled up their sleeves and taken ownership of raising funds for their building. I say this because it is not every mission work that takes this kind of initiative. An example of this “can do” attitude was seen last weekend,…
You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! When I was a youngster growing up in western New York State, a friend of mine came to school one day wearing a hilarious (to us at the time) t-shirt. It featured popular cartoon feline Garfield with a rather unimpressed…
Mrs. Oliveira’s sixth grade class sent me some fan mail, and it’s so great I thought I’d share it with you here. Note: if you have not yet read the Missionary Max books, there are some spoilers here. The good news is, the books are available on Amazon. _____________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider…