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In Case You Haven’t Heard

Indulge me in a quick break from my normal subject matter. I’ve been tweeting a lot today about the horrible murders committed by abortion “doctor” Kermit Gosnell. Over the last 24 hours there has been a sustained social media campaign to shine the light on this. It is obvious that the largely pro-abortion media is…

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Parabens, Itacyara

Today the beautiful woman pictured above is celebrating her birthday. Her beauty, intelligence, fervor for Christ, and love of her family never cease to amaze me. Please join me in wishing my lovely wife Itacyara a very happy birthday!

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Easter Adventure

It’s rainy season here in Sao Luis, and last night it “rainy seasoned” from dusk til dawn. When we arrived at the facilities we use for our services, this sight greeted our eyes. Water and sand, everywhere. The front of the building–right by the doorway–was also packed high with wet sand. So, while some of…

Best of Brazil: The Smoke Squadron
Best of Brazil

Best of Brazil: The Smoke Squadron

Yesterday we had the rare treat of seeing the Esquadrilha da Fumaça (Smoke Squadron) here in Sao Luis. The Esquadrilha is the precision flying team of the Brazilian Air Force. The following are some pictures I shot of their performance. And here is a video from the official YouTube page of the squadron: _______________________ Did…

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Signing on the Dotted Line

At roughly 4pm, Brazilian time, pastor Samual and I finalized the purchase of a piece of property for the Ebenezer congregation. Pastor Samuel is the pastor of our congregation’s mother church, the Igreja Batista Regular Boas Novas. We are amazed and grateful to see this congregation step up, financially and otherwise, in the process of…

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Driveby Book Reviews

It’s been a while, so here are some of the latest titles I’ve perused recently. Brazil on the Rise by Larry Rohter My new go-to book for those wanting to know about Brazil. Rohter was Rio de Janeiro bureau chief for the New York Times for many years, is married to a Brazilian, and is…