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Three new prospective new members of the Ebenezer congregation, going before the church prior to baptism. 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.
This is one of the most important pictures I have posted in recent weeks from the Ebenezer congregation. Let me explain: Last Sunday was Brazilian Fathers’ Day, and, as we have every year, the Ebenezer congregation honored the fathers that gathered there. That, however, is not the important thing about this picture. There are several…
I believe I have mentioned before that one of our greatest joys as we travel the US on furlough is seeing the people at Ebenezer picking up the reins and carrying on the work of ministry. These pictures illustrate that: the congregation organized and conducted their Vacation Bible School.
This happened a while ago, and I am just now getting around to posting the pictures. I know, bad missionary. The young people of our churches in São Luís got together and held an missions bazaar, with the object of raising people’s awareness of missions needs around the world. Here are some pictures.
This week our family is in Ohio, attending the Annual Conference of Baptist Mid-Missions, the mission agency it is our privilege to serve. The highlight of this years conference has been the passing of the baton from outgoing president Gary Anderson to incoming president Vernon Rosenau. Dr. Anderson is the only president I have known…
Three-and-a-half years ago, as we were in the initial stages of planning for the Ebenezer church plant, we had at our side an enthusiastic young man named Francivaldo. We had worked together for a year in our previous ministry, and it was evident that the call of God was on his life for ministry. God,…
Behold, phase one of the new meeting house of the Ebenezer Regular Baptist Church!
The folks at Ebenezer recently sent me these pictures of a youth event held at the church. What is cool is that about half of the kids pictured are visitors!
This Sunday (Mothers’ day in Brazil as well as in the US) was the official inauguration of the Ebenezer Church’s new building. Throughout the day people from the church were sending me pictures. Here are a few of them…
As I was at prayer meeting at Fellowship Baptist Church this evening, a couple members of the Ebenezer Congregation sent me these photos. I find it fitting that the first official use of the new building be a prayer meeting, as the very existence of the building is the result of years of prayer on…