Our current church-plant in São Luís. Stay up to date on what God is doing in this ministry.
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…
Tonight the Ebenezer congregation will meet in it’s new building for the very first time! You can be sure that there will be much rejoicing and thanksgiving at this prayer meeting. Here are a couple pictures of the chairs being moved in, as well as the front of the building as it currently appears. The…
I know I just posted an update yesterday, but I got some great pictures today that I can’t resist posting. These posts show the tiling on on the bathroom floors, kitchen, and pastor’s office, as well as a great shot of the front of the building. And the cool news? If everything goes according to…
After removing the original, fiberglass roofing, the new ceramic tiles have been installed. The day is quickly approaching when the members of the Ebenezer congregation will be meeting in their own building!
It has always been our goal to develop a sense of community between our supporting churches and our church plant. One of the ways we are doing this while on furlough is by having our supporting pastors record a special greeting for the Ebenezer congregation, including their testimony or a short devotional. We are going to…