This ad, featuring an all-star cast of Brazilian players (Ronaldo, Cafu, etc) was broadcast in the lead-up to the 1998 World Cup. Not only is it possibly the best soccer-related advertisement to every be filmed, it is also an apt metaphor for the performance of the Brazilian team that particular World Cup, and most since…
Dear friends, As the first months of 2024 have passed in a whirlwind, we are constantly reminded of the words of our Lord, spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are…
We’ve featured the Brazilian classic “Tico Tico no Fubá” before on this website…but never like this. Here it gets a full orchestra treatment, and not just from one orchestra, but two! In reality, I found both and couldn’t decide which arrangement I liked better, so I included them both. First up, an orchestra that I…
When we arrived at the Ebenezer church back in January one of the most worrying aspects of the church at the time was the lack of any children’s ministry. In fact, there was only one person under the age of 12 in attendance. So we began making definite plans to change that. And on Saturday…
Here are some pictures from our life and work over the past couple of weeks. As always, you can get these updates in real time by following us on Instagram. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This…
Every year our Baptist Mid Missions missionaries gather for a conference, and in the course of the conference each family brings a report of their activities throughout the previous year. In keeping with custom, here is the report we presented at this year’s conference. As we contemplate this report on our 2023 activities, we have…
A woman dresses up as a prostitute and gets pregnant by her father-in-law in order to teach him a lesson about selfishness and doing one’s duty. And in so doing she sets in motion a series of events that lead to the birth of the greatest king in the history of Israel, and ultimately to…
After our annual conference it has become a habit for us to spend some time with a few of our missionary colleagues for fellowship and relaxation. We usually try to chose an area that will give us a chance to see some new aspect of Brazilian culture and/or history. Last year, for example, we stayed…
At the beginning of this month we traveled to the state of Minas Gerais for the annual conference of our Baptist Mid Missions missionaries serving in Brazil. As always, the fellowship and mutual encouragement was the highlight of our time. Besides the fellowship and fun events (like spelunking!) we were also able to get some…
I’m going to start out this article by blowing right by Godwin’s Law and drawing a straight line to the Nazis. In my defense, my intent is not to smear a political opponent with contrived similarities to der Fuehrer (So you like bratwurst, huh? You know who else liked bratwurst?). Rather, my aim is to…