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Over the years I have told anybody who would listen that my wife, Itacyara, is an essential part of what we do here in Brazil. Actually, that phrase – “an essential part” – doesn’t adequately express what I mean. She is the glue that holds everything together, the key to any success we may have,…
A few days ago I was checking my messages at camp after a long day of work, and I found a text from Ricky Gantz, of the G220 Radio podcast. It seems Mr. Gantz had chanced upon the Missionary Max books in a thrift store, and they had piqued his curiosity. He asked me to…
Here are some pictures that have been featured on our Instagram account over the past week. For up-to-the-minute updates, be sure to subscribe! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking on these Amazon links…
Since 2015 Alex, Liang, and their family have been an integral part of the Ebenezer congregation. We have watched them grow, serve, handle extreme difficulties, and minister to others. Alex is a gifted teacher of the word, and has constantly been deepening his theological education over the years through correspondence seminary courses. For the above…
Be sure to read to the end of this post, where there is a special opportunity to participate. On Sunday morning our family paid a visit to Pastor Fred Alencar and his wife Andrea at their church plant in the Nova Era neighborhood – a roughly twenty-minute drive from our home. This church-plant is a…
Not quite so many as last time, but here are some random pictures from the last week: The main ministry event was our first trip to camp since returning. Point of interest: The hat I’m wearing in this picture is made entirely of cork, was acquired on our trip to Portugal last September. View this…
Brazil’s annual Carnaval celebration was once again rather muted this year, due to Covid (silver linings, etc). However, our churches continued their tradition of using the days off to get together for spiritual refreshment and fellowship. Itacyara and I were able to participate in two of them. Since Ebenezer had nothing planned for Monday, we…
One of the main reasons we took a shorter furlough this year (ten months as opposed to the traditional twelve) was so that we could participate in this year’s meeting of all our BMM missionaries in Brazil. These times are always a blessing, and this year was no exception. The Setting The conference was hosted…
Last week the Ebenezer church celebrated nine years of existence since we began the work back in 2012. Our hearts are filled with joy as we reflect back on all that God has done since those early days. Here are some pictures from the anniversary conference. A highlight of the conference was the presentation by…
The Videira Congregation is one of our sister church plants in Maranhão. For several years they have had a piece of property and been hoping to build. At the beginning of this year Itacyara and I were able to secure some funding for them, and they began the construction process. Here are some pictures. We…