Several years ago I wrote this short story, with the idea of shopping it around to publishers. I was unsuccessful at that, so here it is, for your enjoyment. If you like what you read, I’ve also written two books. Michael “One Bullet” Brandt licked his parched lips and scanned the street that stretched before…
This is the group of missionaries with whom we have the privilege to serve here in Brazil. 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 that clicking on these Amazon links and making purchases is one way you…
If you follow us on Facebook, you know we spent last week in the city of Manaus, on the Amazon River, at the annual conference of the Baptist Mid Missions missionaries here in Brazil. Later on I’ll have pictures, but for now, here’s a sequence of videos I took with the GoPro. As always, a…
The following is adapted from the most recent edition of a monthly e-mail I send to my BMM colleagues in NE Brazil. I was strolling through a local supermarket the other day, idly listening to the Christmas carols being blasted over the sound system. Somewhere between Bing Crosby’s somewhat out of place White Christmas and…
This evening God gave me the privilege to fulfill a dream. I was able to play with the sax ensemble of SESC Musicar, a local musical training program. We played a song called Carinhoso (Affectionate) by Brazilian composer Pixinguinha. And, for our first time playing, we did a relatively decent job, if I do say…
Last Monday didn’t work out for a Missionary Monday Live broadcast, so we did one on Tuesday.
Perhaps not the title for my next book, but I never get tired of sharing pictures from our ministry partner, Francivaldo, as he distributes Bibles to people in out-of-the-way interior villages. This particular excursion took place this week. In related news, he has set up a Facebook page about his ministry here in Maranhão. Francivaldo…
Earlier this week Michael and I went out to Mount Zion Camp to set a couple construction projects in motion, and inspect some work that had been done. Upon our arrival, we discovered that there are a couple issues with the electrical power at the camp. First, the transformer that serves the camp property is…
Our son Michael has been developing a great interest in astronomy. For his birthday we were able to acquire for him a fairly potent telescope, and ever since then he has been on a quest to see new wonders in the night sky. Here are some of the pictures he has taken recently. You can…