Pastoral Selfie
As the service was about to begin this evening. I love these people!
Full House
In providing us with our current residence, God has given us the ideal place to host groups of kids. A roomy house and plenty of space outside to run and play make the Comings residence (or “Comyncroft Brazil, as I have dubbed it, in a tip of the hat to my ancient Scottish ancestors) a…
The Maranhão Team
Today is a national holiday here in Brazil (Corpus Christi), and since our camp work day had to be cancelled, we pastors and missionaries decided to get together with our families at the beach. We had a lovely picnic and great fellowship. Itacyara and I count it a great privilege to be able to work…
Ebenezer Parsonage: Finished Product
Almost since our arrival back on the field, we have been working on making the upstairs parsonage/apartment livable for our associate pastor, Francivaldo. A couple months ago he was able to move in, but I don’t believe I ever posted pictures of how it turned out…until now.
Speaking of Heroines
Our Sunday service at Ebenezer honored a group of true heroines…the mothers of our congregation. The links below are affiliate links. This means that clicking and making purchases is one way you can help our work. Also, don’t forget to check out our sister site dedicated to all things Brazilian.
Kids Club Launch at Ebenezer
Whem Pastor Francivaldo was brought on board at Ebenezer one of the things he was eager to do was begin a kids club. First, however, he had to move in to the pastoral apartment. This was accomplished at the beginning of the year, and last night he officially launched the kids club. Here are some…
Francivaldo’s Adventures in Bible Distribution
Perhaps not the title for my next book, but I never get tired of sharing pictures from our ministry partner, Francivaldo, as he distributes Bibles to people in out-of-the-way interior villages. This particular excursion took place this week. In related news, he has set up a Facebook page about his ministry here in Maranhão. Francivaldo…
I Love New York…
…more specifically, the Northeast Fellowship of Independent Baptist Churches (formerly the Empire State Fellowship). I was recently given the opportunity to say a few words via prerecorded video to the 75th anniversary gathering of the Fellowship. Having grown up among this group of churches and been tremendously influenced by many godly men in their midst,…
2017 Ebenezer Conference: The Reformation Continues
The Ebenezer Regular Baptist Church was happy to have Pastor Brian King and his wife, Judy, as our special speakers for the 2017 conference. With the theme “The Reformation Continues”, Pastor King brought messages that applied Reformation principles to the everyday lives of believers. We were also blessed by several special musical numbers, and a…