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Holy Birthday Party, Batman!

Our youngest son turned 4 Wednesday, and, in accordance with an ancient and well-respected Comings tradition, we celebrated his birthday on Friday. The theme of the party was Batman, and the house…er…bat cave…was decorated accordingly. Evildoers beware! Batman and Mommy Nathanael surrounded by cousins and friends Nathanael opening presents while Mikey looks on

“Dia dos Namorados” Event
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“Dia dos Namorados” Event

Brazilian’s celebrate their equivalent of Valentines Day on June 12th. As that fell on a Sunday this year, the Kerigma congregation held a Dia dos Namorados event on the 11th. Despite the date, romance was in the air! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an…

Welcome to Maranhão!
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Welcome to Maranhão!

It has been about a month and a half since our arrival for our second term in Brazil. Here is a quick summary of major events during that time. Renting a house. This was our first major hurdle. After several days of searching we finally found a three-bedroom home in a decent neighborhood. Our son…

First Pictures from Second Term
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First Pictures from Second Term

Admittedly, there’s not much here. We would have many more pictures, but for the first couple weeks the charger for our camera was buried deep in luggage. It has finally been recovered, and more pictures should be forthcoming. In the future there will be pictures of our new house (as soon as the Brazilian Bombshell…

Hey, Where’s Perry?
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Hey, Where’s Perry?

Why, at the AWANA Grand Prix, of course! While I have been enjoying the winter wonderland that is Upstate NY, Michael and Nathanael participated in our home church’s AWANA car races. Thanks to the carving genius of a couple guys in the church, Michael’s car was a replica of that used by his hero Perry…

Grand Theft Missionarymobile–Part Two
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Grand Theft Missionarymobile–Part Two

If you have not yet read Part One, you can do so here. Tuesday dawned bright and clear. I got out of bed and looked apprehensively out the window–wonder of wonders, our rental vehicle was still there. Excited about the prospect of getting to Florida, we bundled into said rental vehicle and pulled out of…

Grand Theft Missionarymobile–Part One
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Grand Theft Missionarymobile–Part One

“Andrew, did you park your van in the driveway last night?” The voice penetrating my slumber belonged to Sally, our hostess for the previous two days. We had spent New Years day and the following Sunday at Capitol Allentown Baptist Ministries in Maryland, just outside of Washington DC. CAB Ministries has supported us faithfully ever…

Home Office vs HQ
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Home Office vs HQ

Confession time: my sons are fans of the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb. More painful confession time: I have been known to sit and watch episodes with them. One of my their favorite parts of each episode is when Perry the Platypus–ostensibly a household pet–goes through some amazingly intricate secret portal to HQ, where…