For the past three years Michael has studied at the Tiradentes Military School here in São Luís. As we prepare for furlough, we go through a series of “lasts”, and yesterday was Michael’s last march with his platoon of schoolmates. Michael seemed to take it all in stride (yes, I know), but I must admit to a lump in my throat as the band struck up and I watched him stand to attention and swing forward with his friends for the last time.
Back in July of 2019 we hosted the F.O.C.U.S. team, young people from our sending church, led by my brother, Pastor Daniel Comings. Part of their time here was spent in the city of Barreirinhas, famous for its vast dunes (where the Black Widow came to her untimely end, see number 4 here), beautiful river,…
Lots of pictures this week of things I’ve seen while out running. Like this gator… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) …and these otters. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) Then there’s the creative yard ornaments. Like this “steel guitarist…” View this post…
“When I say ‘three’ Daddy, we are going to race to the car.” This familiar challenge came from my five-year-old son. His eyes danced with the anticipation that once again he would “beat” Daddy in this little tradition we have. No doubt the day will come–and sooner than I would like to think–when he will…
If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter you know that I am currently in the US. You probably don’t know all the details. So here they are. Several months ago the pastor of our home church contacted me about the possibility of my coming to the US to participate in the ordination of my…
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Ever since he has developed his interest in astronomy, my son Michael has had the goal of filming the International Space Station as it goes in front of the moon. This is no easy task, as it involves being in the right place at the right time. To add to the difficulty, the ISS goes…