I’m going to start adding our Missionary Monday Live videos here, starting with this one, in which we interview Pastor Brian King of West Windsor, NY. To see previous episodes, you can check out the archives on YouTube.
We don’t always encounter snakes on our way to prayer meeting, but when we do, well…watch.
Some quick observations: 1. The stated reason for the protest was a reduction in Social Security benefits. Many Brazilians are upset that the retirement age has been increased. The Brazilian government is trying to deal with a system that has no more money – something the American government is going to have to deal with…
A few days ago I shared some pictures of the preparations for the inauguration of a new church plant in São Luís, the Vine Baptist Church. Here are some pictures of the official inauguration, that took place on Saturday.
A quartet sings a beautiful arrangement of “What Child is This” at Fellowship Baptist Church in Lakeland, Florida.
The Good News (Boas Novas) Baptist Church is the umbrella church for our Ebenezer church plant. Since early last year, Pastor Marcelo has been challenging this congregation with the possibility of opening another church plant. This week, they officially took up the challenge and opened the Vine Baptist Church in a very populous neighborhood. Words cannot…
Brazilian churches have a tradition that their American counterparts might want to consider adopting. When a member of the church receives a blessing, or an answer to prayer, they often call the church together–either in their home or at the church building itself–for a thanksgiving service. This is a sweet, genuine expression of gratefulness, and…
Since our arrival in the US we have become accustomed to answering questions about the Summer Olympics in Rio. As we live roughly two thousand miles from Rio de Janeiro, our answers have been limited. We do have colleagues, however, who serve in Rio. The Patefield family – Nathan and Dawn – serve with…
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Since arriving here in São Luís and being involved in church planting, I have pretty much retired from the puppetry scene. However, the work we did with puppets in the Cariri continues to bear fruit. Today I got word from two young ladies who participated in the “Amiguinhos de Jesus” ministry who last week used…