FBC Missions Trip Part Three: Church Ministry

Well…actually…Ebenezer never left. But you know what I mean. After almost four months of quarantine, messages on Facebook Live, prayer meetings via Zoom, the Ebenezer Baptist Church had its first in-person service this Sunday. And, despite the ubiquitous masks and hand sanitizer, it was glorious. Here are some pictures. We appreciate your prayers as we,…

Brazil’s annual Carnaval celebration was once again rather muted this year, due to Covid (silver linings, etc). However, our churches continued their tradition of using the days off to get together for spiritual refreshment and fellowship. Itacyara and I were able to participate in two of them. Since Ebenezer had nothing planned for Monday, we…

If you read our most recent newsletter, you may remember that we mentioned a return to Ebenezer Baptist Church, the congregation we planted back in 2012. As of last Sunday, I was officially installed as pastor of the church. Itacyara and I have jumped back into ministry there with both feet, and are very optimistic…