A Cosmovisão Missionária de Raabe
A primeira mensagem da XII Conferência Missionária da Igreja Batista Regular Manancial em Fortaleza.
Camp Construction Progress: Columns, Flooring, and Dividers
We are currently in the city of Fortaleza at a conference, but the camp construction work continues. While en route between São Luís and Fortaleza, I received these pictures showing the latest progress. The links below are affiliate links. This means that clicking and making purchases is one way you can help our work. Also,…
You Win, Daddy! (Re-post)
The following is a re-post of an article I wrote eleven years ago. I seriously doubt the outcome of such a contest would be the same today. “When I say ‘three’ Daddy, we are going to race to the car.” This familiar challenge came from my five-year-old son. His eyes danced with the anticipation that…
Speaking of Heroines
Our Sunday service at Ebenezer honored a group of true heroines…the mothers of our congregation. The links below are affiliate links. This means that clicking and making purchases is one way you can help our work. Also, don’t forget to check out our sister site dedicated to all things Brazilian.
Six Takeaways from the “Mothers Day Heroine”
By now, you may have seen pictures or watched the video (very graphic, you have been warned!) of the woman who took out a would-be mugger here in Brazil last week. To summarize, off-duty police officer Kátia da Silva Sastre was leaving a Mothers Day celebration with her young daughter, when she and other mothers…
Kids Club Launch at Ebenezer
Whem Pastor Francivaldo was brought on board at Ebenezer one of the things he was eager to do was begin a kids club. First, however, he had to move in to the pastoral apartment. This was accomplished at the beginning of the year, and last night he officially launched the kids club. Here are some…
Alcântara Adventure
A couple months ago I took some friends from out of state to the historical city of Alcântara. I’ve been there many times before, but I never tire of walking among the ruins of the ancient Portuguese colonial city. On this particular trip I took the GoPro, and the result was this series of videos….
The Great Commission Revisited (Repost)
This is a repost of an article from 2003, back when I was brand new at the whole blogging thing. We were at the very beginning of our missionary career at the time, and I was just cutting my teeth as a writer. While I might express a couple things differently, time and experience have…
There (to Camp) and Back Again
We took a quick trip to camp today to pay some bills and check up on the progress. Heavy rains have made for slow-going, but things continue to move forward. In these pictures you can see the columns being put in place in the pavilion, as well as some of the fill being laid down….
First Camp Work Day of 2018
…but not the last! We have another one scheduled for May 31st. As for this work day, we focused on clearing out the area of the creek that will be our swimming hole, cutting out weeds and small trees, and pulling sludge from the bottom. Check out the captions below the pictures for more information.