One of the things we try to do here from time to time is acquaint our readers with the part of the world God has called us to minister. Yesterday we came across this Instagram account which features some great pictures of São Luís.
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After removing the original, fiberglass roofing, the new ceramic tiles have been installed. The day is quickly approaching when the members of the Ebenezer congregation will be meeting in their own building!
This video is in Portuguese, and from 1996. Nevertheless, watching it will give you a good feel for the decadent majesty of the old Portuguese mansions of São Luís. I’m happy to report that since this video a good number of these ancient structures have been restored and are now in use by either private…
This evening God gave me the privilege to fulfill a dream. I was able to play with the sax ensemble of SESC Musicar, a local musical training program. We played a song called Carinhoso (Affectionate) by Brazilian composer Pixinguinha. And, for our first time playing, we did a relatively decent job, if I do say…
While a quartet at Fellowship Baptist were singing this song, young people at the Boas Novas Baptist Church in São Luís were offering up this praise (one of my favorites).
While in the US last year, we were introduced to this beautiful song. At first we could not find it in Portuguese. Finally we found a version, and last night Itacyara sang it with the music team at the Boas Novas Baptist Church.
On Saturday three young people were baptized at the Ebenezer congregation, giving public testimony to their faith in Christ. Rejoice with us, and pray for Lucas, Adrianna, and Amanda as they continue to live out their Christian faith in an increasingly hostile world.