in 2012 God provided us with property for the development of a Christian camp. The Mount Zion Regular Baptist Camp is located roughly two hours from São Luís, near the city of Morros. We are excited about the potential impact of this ministry.
Editor’s note: back when we first bought the camp property, our working name was for it was “Acampamento Elim”. In re-posting this article almost thirteen years later, I’ve changed the title to reflect the actual name. Ever since before we arrived Brazil, we have been aware of the great need of our churches in São…
Last week marked the third and final ministry of our seminary puppet team over this vacation period. Since the end of classes they have ministered to roughly 150 children and reported at least 20 decisions for Christ. I am very proud of their dedication and hard work. Below are some pictures of this last week…
Last week I took our seminary puppet team (Amiguinhos de Jesus) and our puppet school (Cidade Feliz) to Treasure Island, where they worked at a camp for (mostly) underprivileged kids administered by missionary colleagues Doug and Renate Reiner. In one word, the week was awesome! The four seminary students that went with us did an…
Just before the Carnaval retreat, I posted an entry that contained various prayer requests. Today I would like to share with you what God did. Two weeks before the retreat was scheduled to start Pastor Ricardo (the program director), Washington (assistant program director) and myself went out to look things over. The situation at that…
As a boy, I remember a specific week at Lamoka Baptist Camp when God showed His power in a wonderful way. On Thursday of that week, the forecast called for rain–and lots of it. Torrential rain puts a serious “damper” on any camp program. My Dad–program director for that week–called the staff and campers together…