Easter at Ebenézer
Here are a couple pictures of what the Easter service was like yesterday at the Ebenézer congregation.
Here are a couple pictures of what the Easter service was like yesterday at the Ebenézer congregation.
Last night it was my privilege to participate in the quarterly youth rally of UMBREMA – which stands for União das Mocidades Batistas Regulares do Maranhão, or, in English, Union of Regular Baptist Youth Groups of Maranhão. Here are a few of my takeaways: The next generation of our churches is in good hands. The…
After close to six years on the mission field, I have come to the conclusion that I must have missed several important classes while in Bible College. For example, this Sunday afternoon I realized I must have missed Comforting a Mother Whose Son Was Just Killed By A Drug Dealer 101. The following is a…
This Sunday (Mothers’ day in Brazil as well as in the US) was the official inauguration of the Ebenezer Church’s new building. Throughout the day people from the church were sending me pictures. Here are a few of them…
Not to be confused with the soccer stadium in Rio of the same name, the city of Maracanã, in the state of Pará (which neighbors our state of Maranhão) is where I am right now for evangelistic conferences. Today I was able to get out and explore the down a little bit. Here are some…
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…
Last night I got to do one of my favorite things in ministry: present a newborn baby to the church family. Little Angelo Miguel was born a little over two weeks ago, and his parents, Jadson and Maria, brought him to church for the first time last night. Together with his parents, our congregation solemnly…