Church Construction, on the Move!
A quick trip to the Ebenézer construction site this afternoon yielded these photos.
A quick trip to the Ebenézer construction site this afternoon yielded these photos.
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,…
As has become our custom, the church family gathered together for a Christmas lunch on the Sunday before Christmas. This year almost forty people showed up. It’s easy to see why this is one of the highlights of our year. Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to…
Let’s start with Ebenezer. On Sunday we had our first full service of the New Year, which coincided with our first regular service under our new tent. Here is a little video, featuring also the return of my saxophone after several months of hiatus. Now on to camp. On Tuesday we took a day to…
One of the more encouraging features of the Ebenezer Baptist Church is how they have rolled up their sleeves and taken ownership of raising funds for their building. I say this because it is not every mission work that takes this kind of initiative. An example of this “can do” attitude was seen last weekend,…
Last Sunday marked the fulfillment of a dream over four years in the making. Four years ago the fledgling Ebenezer church plant sent one of its most helpful young men, Francivaldo, to Bible college. We believed then that we were making an investment in the future of the kingdom – an investment that involved sacrifice, as…
Back when I was first pastor of the Ebenezer church it was our custom to have some sort of church picnic/retreat every year. This year we decided to renew that tradition, and for the first time our retreat was held at Mount Zion Camp. We had thirty-six people in attendance, including several non-believing friends and…