Children’s Day Recap

Last Sunday was a significant day for our little congregation. We had 17 visitors from the community–not counting the folks who come every week to help us from the First Baptist Church and the Boas Novas Church. Below are some pictures from our evening worship service. Yours truly, giving the children’s message. One of the…

This is long overdue, but what follows are some pictures and commentary from a trip I took with area pastors and laymen to the state of Ceará, where we participated in that state’s association meeting. As there are only two Regular Baptist churches in Maranhão, we participate in the Ceará state association. The four men…

It’s been two weeks. The pickin’s are kind of slim…either the internet is getting less interesting, or I am getting more busy…or both. A freaky poem that uses all the same letters…in the same order…to create two different meanings. Time Travel Back to the San Francisco Earthquake Lego Creation of the Week 1 The English…

Last night our congregation marked yet another milestone as the youth group (called Mocidade IBRE) was officially inaugurated. The event was completely organized by our young people, who will be taking the leadership role as the project moves forward. As usual, we’ve got pictures! We love icebreakers! Itacyara and friend. William “playing around” in the…

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