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 so myself.
Oh, I’m second from the right…if you couldn’t quite tell.
I have some issues with the movie Rio. I hated the entirely predictable glorification of Carnaval. I did not appreciate the unnecessary paeans to destructive alternate lifestyles. And it really bugged me that the Brazilian hero of the story only found his American female companion beautiful once she was decked out in the outlandish Carnaval…
This happened four years ago today. The wound is still surprisingly fresh. Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.. This means that clicking on these Amazon links and making purchases is one way you can help our work. Also,…
Our Sunday service at Ebenezer honored a group of true heroines…the mothers of our congregation. The links below are affiliate links. This means that clicking and making purchases is one way you can help our work. Also, don’t forget to check out our sister site dedicated to all things Brazilian.
This happened a while ago, and I am just now getting around to posting the pictures. I know, bad missionary. The young people of our churches in São Luís got together and held an missions bazaar, with the object of raising people’s awareness of missions needs around the world. Here are some pictures.
I know nothing about Australian singer Melissa Otto other than what is posted on her website, and the fact that a friend of mine posted this video on my Facebook. Apparently it was recorded in a recent tour here in Brazil. The video is great, however, so I am posting it here in a long…
Last week it was our privilege to participate in the annual missionary conference at the Iglesia Bautista Maranatha here in Lakeland, FL. Every December this ministry to the Hispanic community puts on “the mother of all missionary conferences”. All services are in Spanish (except the one I preached at, but even that was translated into…