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.
Over the years I have told anybody who would listen that my wife, Itacyara, is an essential part of what we do here in Brazil. Actually, that phrase – “an essential part” – doesn’t adequately express what I mean. She is the glue that holds everything together, the key to any success we may have,…
A few days ago I was checking my messages at camp after a long day of work, and I found a text from Ricky Gantz, of the G220 Radio podcast. It seems Mr. Gantz had chanced upon the Missionary Max books in a thrift store, and they had piqued his curiosity. He asked me to…
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Our work at camp has been dominated by the construction of the dormitories. Since our last report progress has been made, although much slower than I would have liked. We are working hard to get them livable by the beginning of September, when the first of three events takes place. Here are some pictures showing…
We spent Monday and Tuesday at camp, and returned quite happy with how things are progressing at the dormitory. Here are some pictures. This is the exciting part of a construction project, the part where we see things begin to come together. It is also the part where unexpected expenses begin to come up. If…
Making a rare Sunday post here because I hope to have another update on Wedensday, and I really want to show this video. Here is the progress to our dorm construction, as of last Wednesday. Stay tuned…more great updates to come! _____________________________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in…
While construction on our camp dorms is ongoing, there are other things happening at camp as well. Most recently, we were privileged to have friends from the US Daniel and Shanna Felice and Marcos Davila visiting us here in Brazil. While here, they put together a set of Cornhole boards and a carpet ball table….
The following are some items that we hope to acquire for the camp in the months to come. If you are interested in helping us with any of these projects, this page explains how to make donations. These items are listed more or less in order of urgency. All price tags are approximations, and subject…
Since our last update we have made many trips to camp, usually spending two days at a time and performing various maintenance tasks as well as preparing for our major undertaking for this year – the renovation of the house into a dormitory. Here are some of our latest projects: Benches One of our local…
If you were present at one of the churches where we gave our ministry report in 2021, you remember that we had two prayer requests that we shared having to do with our camp: provision of funds to build much-needed dormitories, and provision of a pickup truck that would allow us to haul materials and…