Our last activity with the Kerigma youth group was a luau on one of Sao Luis’ spectacular beaches. While it was bittersweet, due to our impending departure, the ambiance was relaxing and therapeutic.
Here is a picture of Itacyara and I with our outstanding group of teens:
More pictures here.
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Once again Itacyara and I have had the privilege of hosting a team from the US. This is our fifth team since we arrived on the field in 2005, and the second to visit us from Fellowship Baptist Church in Lakeland, FL–our sending church. Every team that has come down has been an adventure, and…
My friend and colleague Mike Jewel received some unexpected visitors last month. Here is his report of events: I was sleeping and heard my dog bark. When I looked from bed I saw a shadowy figure in the kitchen. He ordered me to bury my face in the mattress. He asked me a question and…
On one of my more recent ventures into downtown São Luís I happened to see a post card of a beautiful facade in a local bookstore. I had never noticed such a building in all my wanderings in the historical district. Later on that afternoon I found myself looking through a fence at an enticingly…
This ad, featuring an all-star cast of Brazilian players (Ronaldo, Cafu, etc) was broadcast in the lead-up to the 1998 World Cup. Not only is it possibly the best soccer-related advertisement to every be filmed, it is also an apt metaphor for the performance of the Brazilian team that particular World Cup, and most since…
With growing interest and some alarm I have been watching the increasingly chaotic political situation in Brazil over the past few days. In a previous article I wrote about the massive protests on Sunday in response to the corruption of Brazil’s ruling political party (the PT). It should be noted that many of the protesters…
In posting examples of what the charismatic and neo-pentecostal movements have done to Brazilian evangelicalism, it’s not a case of me scrounging around to find videos. Rather, I have a growing archive, and the challenge is deciding which one to feature next. Seriously. So today I decided to go with this one. In it, a…