It’s been a while, so here are a few of the books that I have managed to read during the previous weeks. The Iron King by Maurice Druon Think 21st century politics is corrupt? Meet King Philip the Fair and the intrigue surrounding his reign in 14th century France. The prose is a little stilted…
Last night our congregation marked yet another milestone as the youth group (called Mocidade IBRE) was officially inaugurated. The event was completely organized by our young people, who will be taking the leadership role as the project moves forward. As usual, we’ve got pictures! We love icebreakers! Itacyara and friend. William “playing around” in the…
Earlier this week I spent a few more days at the camp, and was able to bring the wall project almost to completion. Below are some pictures of the process: A tractor clears out the land behind the wall. Improvised scaffolding. The sword and the trowel… Antonio the bricklayer, laying bricks. Cleared out area. Can…
Last week I was able to spend a few days at the camp. I hired a bricklayer, and we began laying the foundation for the wall. Here is what has been accomplished so far: Digging the trench. Receiving the rocks. Transporting the water tank. Building the foundation. Putting up support columns. On Monday I will…
The Ebenezer congregation reached another milestone this week as we held our very first Vacation Bible School. We were pleased to have the assistance of some young ladies from Child Evangelism Fellowship, and were excited by the results. Attendance every day ran around forty children, and several gave outward indication of accepting Christ. Itacyara and…
Guts and glory!
Almost every year we have been in Brazil we have hosted at least one church missions team. This year we hosted two. The first team was from Open Bible Baptist Church in Orange City, Florida, led by Pastor Paul Youmans. They were followed–almost immediately–by a group from Grace Baptist Church in Batavia, NY, led by…
Since versions of this are going around the internet like wildfire, I thought I would post this one, which–in keeping with the general theme of this blog–features Brazilian artists:
Busy schedules, spotty internet access, and archaic blogging software (I’m talking to you, Movable Type) have conspired to keep me away from this blog for some time. Today, however, I am determined to plow through all that and put up some updates, in the hope that by evening there will be enough material for a…
Here are some pictures of the “miracle in Morros” mentioned in our most recent prayer letter. Getting ready to travel. The village of Bom Gosto (Good Taste) Relaxing in the river. Cottage industry: making farinha Jadson with some of the neighborhood kids. Neighborhood boy demonstrates his improvised, functional, toy gun. The service begins. Abreu at…