Easter Musical Interlude
From Justin Taylor comes this beautiful Easter anthem. May the truth of the words of this song accompany you always.
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…
The Land In Question
Here are a couple pictures of the lot we just purchased for the church. Doesn’t look like much now, but it will look a “lot” better once we get the weeds cleared out.
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…
Musical Interlude: Dueling Banjos…
…with no banjos and only one guy. Still, this is all different kinds of awesome. Enjoy.
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…
Mikey on the March
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while…Michael in formation at the military school. Very cool!
Comic Relief
At the airport this afternoon, I couldn’t resist having a little fun with this mural, depicting the arrival of Daniel de la Touche and company in what is now Sao Luis in 1612. In the resulting cartoon, I ask La Touche and company if they are planning on staying in Sao Luis long. In reality,…
A Visit From Afar
If you have been following our posts at all, you know that for the last month my parents, Harold and Judy Comings, have been visiting us here in Brazil. To say that it has been a great time would be a tremendous understatement. Mom and Dad’s presence has been encouraging, uplifting, and edifying. As we…
Meet Me in São Luís: Touring the Inlets and Dunes of Raposa
While my old haunts of Upstate New York were experiencing a snow storm that closed schools, classes were let out here in Sao Luis for other reasons. We took advantage of the unexpected holiday and took my parents to the nearby city of Raposa, where we went on the tour of the inlets and sand…