Broken Campaign Promise

One of the greatest challenges for the foreign missionary is staying current with what is going on in the rest of the world. Admittedly, this is more difficult on some fields than on others. And, with the advent of the internet, being up-to-date is not the obstacle it once was. But then again, the internet…

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…

One of the greatest challenges in the life of a missionary is keeping yourself fed spiritually. Of course this is true in any ministry context, but the challenge is heightened when you take into consideration language differences and lack of resources. For this reason, podcasts have become a daily companion for me. Wikipedia defines a…

The above picture shows the men of the Ebenezer congregation (yours truly in the middle doing his best Braveheart imitation) on the recently purchased property, after having hacked through the underbrush that dominated the landscape up to that point. Next step: designing the building that will one day house a fully organized, New Testament local…

One of my great desires in our ministry at the Ebenézer congregation is that God would raise up a group of godly men who will form a core of masculine leadership for the church. In this endeavor we face the obstacles of an increasingly matriarchal society, an inherently effeminate dominant religion, and the surging tide…