Our current church-plant in São Luís. Stay up to date on what God is doing in this ministry.
As I mentioned in my previous post, last week we held a celebration of the ministries of five of our missionaries here in northeast Brazil who are retiring after years of faithful service. As one of the planners of the event, it was my job to collect pictures for a short video presentation. Several of…
Last week we had the privilege to once again attend the annual conference of the Baptist Mid Missions missionaries serving in Northeastern Brazil. We were able to be refreshed by the fellowship and camaraderie of people engaged in the same work, encouraged by reports of what God is doing, and edified by the messages brought…
Earlier today I posted the following on Facebook: So…here are the details. First, yesterday we had the privilege of bringing in two new members. Sidney and Celia have been attending faithfully for several months now, and are excited about taking this new step of commitment. Second, in our annual meeting we formally elected the new…
I feel I should preface this post with the affirmation that I believe our Christian worship services should be characterized by decency and order, and that God has given us a human capacity to plan and organize for the express purpose of planning and organizing – including worship services. And now that I have that…
This year we have put together a dynamic team of young people at the Ebenezer church plant to take our digital footprint to the next level. Here are pictures of last Sunday’s service, as they appear on the new Instagram account. If you would like to keep up with what’s going on at Ebenezer feel…
I remember, as a kid, being at the mall with my parents, seeing some toy or game or other thing that I fancied, and telling them how much I would like to have it. Invariably, they would smile and say “Well, Christmas is coming.” My protests of “But it’s August!” were of no avail. These…
For the past several years I have been invited to give a talk about the American Thankgiving holiday to Language Arts students at the Federal University in São Luís (UFMA). Today I was blessed by the presence of Jefferson and Ermgard, Brazilian missionaries to India. We had a great time with the students, and were…
The Sacred Music Week held by the Regular Baptist churches in Maranhão back in July continues to bear fruit, as most – if not all – of our churches put into practice, in one way or another, what they learned that week. At the Ebenezer church plant, one of the spinoffs of Music Week was…
As part of the ongoing process of putting the finishing touches on our church structure, this week we put added drop ceilings to the nursery, entrance way, bathrooms, and pastoral apartment. Here are some pictures, so you can accompany the process. Photos courtesy of Pastor Francivaldo
For the past few months our churches have been planning an evangelistic outreach in the region of the city of Morros, where our camp is located. Yesterday I accompanied three other pastors and a couple laymen as we visited the area to make arrangements for the campaign. We visited the camp, a house that has…