Growing the Church, One Baby at a Time
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Growing the Church, One Baby at a Time

Last night I got to do one of my favorite things in ministry: present a newborn baby to the church family. Little Angelo Miguel was born a little over two weeks ago, and his parents, Jadson and Maria, brought him to church for the first time last night. Together with his parents, our congregation solemnly…

Full House
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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,…