Ebenézer Progress Report

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…

For those of you who missed this “regular” feature for the last few weeks, it’s baaaaaaack! Pretty Cool Streamlined cars, from back when cars were works of art. The Aérotrain Still wish this kind of public transportation had caught on. Interesting The fundamentalist website Sharper Iron recently posted a thought-provoking series called “Christians and Mythology”….

Last week I was able to spend a few days at the camp. I hired a bricklayer, and we began laying the foundation for the wall. Here is what has been accomplished so far: Digging the trench. Receiving the rocks. Transporting the water tank. Building the foundation. Putting up support columns. On Monday I will…

Our first Kids Club in the Rio Sao Joao bairro went better than we dared to dream. Here are some pictures of the event: At first, only a few kids showed up. Still, this was better than what we expected. Simone, Itacyara, Rose, and Francivaldo teach Romans 3:23 Of course there had to be puppets……

By my watch, it’s still Monday. So here is a little linking mayhem for you to start your week… From Brazil Cutting crime and energy costs…at the same time. The Tree and the Cross Some theological goodness from John Chrysostom. All my Upstate NY peeps should get a kick out of this…especially the ones that…

Good News for Me Brazil likes foreigners…kind of. From the Depths A digital re-creation of the sinking of the Titanic. The More the Merrier Who is the presidential candidate with a more polygamous background? Hint: It might not be the Mormon guy. And on a Similar Vein How different are Mormonism and Islam, really? How…