Since our arrival in the US we have become accustomed to answering questions about the Summer Olympics in Rio. As we live roughly two thousand miles from Rio de Janeiro, our answers have been limited. We do have colleagues, however, who serve in Rio. The Patefield family – Nathan and Dawn – serve with…
The second book in the Missionary Max series, Missionary Max and the Lost City, is officially available in paperback! Evil is afoot on the tropical island of Cabrito, and ex-Green Beret Maxwell Sherman—or “Missionary Max”, as he is known to the islanders—is standing in its way. Answering a plea for help from a local indigenous…
Here, at long last, is the video report of Michael’s trip to Portugal.
This happened a while ago, and I am just now getting around to posting the pictures. I know, bad missionary. The young people of our churches in São Luís got together and held an missions bazaar, with the object of raising people’s awareness of missions needs around the world. Here are some pictures.
You may remember, about three months ago, I posted about an opportunity our son Michael had to go on a missions trip to Portugal. God provided, and he was able to have an incredible experience with other young people from Fellowship Baptist Church in Lakeland, Florida. Here are some of the pictures he took. More…
This week our family is in Ohio, attending the Annual Conference of Baptist Mid-Missions, the mission agency it is our privilege to serve. The highlight of this years conference has been the passing of the baton from outgoing president Gary Anderson to incoming president Vernon Rosenau. Dr. Anderson is the only president I have known…
Three-and-a-half years ago, as we were in the initial stages of planning for the Ebenezer church plant, we had at our side an enthusiastic young man named Francivaldo. We had worked together for a year in our previous ministry, and it was evident that the call of God was on his life for ministry. God,…
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Wynton Marsalis is an internationally known American jazz trumpeter. Maestro Spok is a less-well-known, but no-less-virtuoso saxophonist. Together, they put on a mind-blowing performance here. The the music style is called Frevo, and it is native to the city of Recife, Brazil. Marsalis talks about this trip to Recife here.
We’ve been on the road for the past few weeks, and so our updates here have been somewhat…shall we say…infrequent. I thought I would briefly break the silence, however, and post some of the more interesting “Kodak moments” we have had along the way. These pictures are not necessarily in order. Also, some of them…