Missionary Conference, 2019
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Missionary Conference, 2019

Since the first one was held eight years ago, our state association’s missionary conference has become a highlight for our churches. Though we have had many good conferences, I have a hard time thinking of one that surpasses this year’s, held last week. Our churches worked together on decorations, food, and raising an offering, and…

Family Month: Prayer Meetings With Families
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Family Month: Prayer Meetings With Families

As I mentioned in our latest prayer letter, May is “Family Month” for many Brazilian churches. This year, one of the ways we are commemorating Family Month is by having our mid-week service in the homes of families in our church. Now, before I go on, here is how Family Month has been going so…

Mothers Day at Ebenézer
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Mothers Day at Ebenézer

As noted before here, Brazilians go all out for Mothers Day. Yesterday was no exception at Ebenezer. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.. This means that clicking on these Amazon links and making purchases is one way you can help our work. Also, don’t forget to check out our sister site dedicated…

May is Family Month!
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May is Family Month!

In many churches here in Brazil May has been designated as “Family Month”. One of the ways our church is observing this occasion is by having our Wednesday prayer meeting in the homes of various members, in stead of at the church building as usual. This week a dear couple from our church hosted us,…

Itacyara Speaks to the Ladies of Maranhão
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Itacyara Speaks to the Ladies of Maranhão

One of the highlights of the past couple years, for me personally, has been watching Itacyara come into her own as a counselor and conference speaker. She is consistently in demand, and everywhere she speaks she gets rave reviews. No exception was the lecture she gave two weeks ago to the Ladies Fellowship here in…

God Bless The Rains Down In…Maaaaaaaranhão
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God Bless The Rains Down In…Maaaaaaaranhão

Over on Facebook I’ve mentioned once or twice that we’ve been getting a lot of rain. I should specify: by a “lot of rain” I mean that if we get much more, animals are going to start going by two-by-two. What we are experiencing is abnormal, even for rainy season. Here’s a video showing a…

Kids These Days…are Awesome!
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Kids These Days…are Awesome!

Last night it was my privilege to participate in the quarterly youth rally of UMBREMA – which stands for União das Mocidades Batistas Regulares do Maranhão, or, in English, Union of Regular Baptist Youth Groups of Maranhão. Here are a few of my takeaways: The next generation of our churches is in good hands. The…

My Kingdom for a…Bass Recorder
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My Kingdom for a…Bass Recorder

I mentioned this in our latest newsletter, but I thought I would put it out here as well. One of the coolest things going on at the Ebenezer church plant right now is the recorder orchestra. Here’s a version of “Happy Birthday” that we did for the anniversary celebration of one of our sister churches….

The Best of “The Gram”
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The Best of “The Gram”

Here are some of the pictures that have graced our Instagram account over the last few weeks. Enjoy! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) This is from a recent church event. You can read about it here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings)…