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Pastor Izaías is one of my colleagues here in São Luís–pastor of the First Baptist Church–and a very good friend. God has given him a talent for writing worship songs, and his daughter Abigail a talent for singing them. Here she sings one of her father’s pieces, entitled Quero te Adorar (I Want to Worship…
Best of Brazil: Frank Sinatra Sings “Brazil”
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