Monday Mayhem…or not…
No Monday Mayhem this week, as I have collected no tidbits that can be remotely considered interesting. Stay tuned for next week’s installment!
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Best of Instagram…my stuff.
Here are some of the pictures from our Instagram account for this month. All were taken by me. Feel free to share! My pics A photo posted by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) on Aug 10, 2015 at 6:38pm PDT One of the many ancient buildings in a state of elegant decay to be found in São…
Men of Iron (or Iron Men, if you prefer)
One of my great desires in our ministry at the Ebenézer congregation is that God would raise up a group of godly men who will form a core of masculine leadership for the church. In this endeavor we face the obstacles of an increasingly matriarchal society, an inherently effeminate dominant religion, and the surging tide…
Guest Report: Ministry in Rio During the Olympics
Since our arrival in the US we have become accustomed to answering questions about the Summer Olympics in Rio. As we live roughly two thousand miles from Rio de Janeiro, our answers have been limited. We do have colleagues, however, who serve in Rio. The Patefield family – Nathan and Dawn – serve with…
Association Adventure
This is long overdue, but what follows are some pictures and commentary from a trip I took with area pastors and laymen to the state of Ceará, where we participated in that state’s association meeting. As there are only two Regular Baptist churches in Maranhão, we participate in the Ceará state association. The four men…
Signing on the Dotted Line
At roughly 4pm, Brazilian time, pastor Samual and I finalized the purchase of a piece of property for the Ebenezer congregation. Pastor Samuel is the pastor of our congregation’s mother church, the Igreja Batista Regular Boas Novas. We are amazed and grateful to see this congregation step up, financially and otherwise, in the process of…
Camp Elim: The Way Forward
For the first part of this year it has been a major struggle to do any kind of work at the camp we purchased in Morros in late 2011. Conflicting schedules and the priority of getting a fledgling congregation off the ground have made it difficult to begin any sustained work there. However, the dream…