This one gets filed under both “Camp” and “Church Plant”, because it marked a milestone in both ministries. Pastor Francivaldo and I had the privilege of baptizing four believers, bringing them into membership at Ebenezer. That is the main story. The cherry on top was that this one done at the Mount Zion Baptist Camp,…
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Here in Maranhão excitement is building among our churches as we prepare for the first teen retreat at the Mount Zion Baptist Camp, scheduled for November. Excitement,…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here in Maranhão, Brazil. Here are some snapshots of our activities, culled from our Instagram account. A church retreat at camp (more on that at a later date) yielded this photo… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) Speaking of camp, how would…
At the beginning of the month one of our sister churches held their annual conference, and invited me to come and speak to their Saturday night session. These annual conferences are a major event in the lives of our churches, and they pull out the stops. This year was no different, although we are still…
The year was 1822, and Dom Pedro – the newly-minted emperor of the newly-minted nation of Brazil – had two major problems on his hands. His first headache involved the northern cities of Salvador, Belém, and my own beloved São Luís. While the south of Brazil was firmly in the camp of the Brazilian independence…
Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. For our around-the-table reading, our family just finished up the Mark Twain classic, Tom Sawyer. One of the iconic scenes of that book, of course, is when the title character dupes his friends into whitewashing a fence for him. Using techniques that any self-respecting used car salesman would…
Last Friday I got a rare writing day, and made some real progress on the third Missionary Max book. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) Speaking of Missionary Max… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) Earlier this week I made a quick up-and-back…
Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. The day was sunny, and the prospects bright. Itacyara and I were beginning a long-awaited, much-needed vacation in the company of very good friends. It was our first day in the beautiful Chapada das Mesas region…
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson One would think that after reading Manchester’s Last Lion series, I would have had enough of Churchill for a while. But can one really have too much Churchill? The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson focuses the first year Churchill’s wartime government, which covers some of…
Usually these “Snapshots” posts are collections of random images culled from our Instagram account. Today will be different, however. Since we have so many beautiful pictures to share, I decided to post them directly to this page. Last week we were able to get away for a long-anticipated, much-needed, vacation. Officially, it was in celebration…