Official Innauguration
This Sunday (Mothers’ day in Brazil as well as in the US) was the official inauguration of the Ebenezer Church’s new building. Throughout the day people from the church were sending me pictures. Here are a few of them…
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Musical Interlude from Ebenézer: Men Singing in Church
Last Sunday the men of our church stood in the front and belted out one of my favorite hymns found in our Brazilian hymnal: Olhando para Cristo (Looking to Christ) This is not nearly the most sophisticated or musically impressive piece we have shared here. There are even times were some (or all) of us…
Thanksgiving at Ebenezer–not what you think
Brazilian churches have a tradition that their American counterparts might want to consider adopting. When a member of the church receives a blessing, or an answer to prayer, they often call the church together–either in their home or at the church building itself–for a thanksgiving service. This is a sweet, genuine expression of gratefulness, and…
Mothers Day at Ebenézer
As noted before here, Brazilians go all out for Mothers Day. Yesterday was no exception at Ebenezer. 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, don’t forget to check out our sister site dedicated…
Ebenezer Update and Opportunity
There are some exciting things going on at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the congregation we had the privilege to plant beginning in 2012. Nine months ago they called Paulo as their first full-time (non missionary-supported) pastor, and since then he has been doing an outstanding job. Though we are helping out in a sister church, we…
Ebenezer VBS
I believe I have mentioned before that one of our greatest joys as we travel the US on furlough is seeing the people at Ebenezer picking up the reins and carrying on the work of ministry. These pictures illustrate that: the congregation organized and conducted their Vacation Bible School.
Ministry Update: A Little Camp and a Little Ebenezer
Let’s start with Ebenezer. On Sunday we had our first full service of the New Year, which coincided with our first regular service under our new tent. Here is a little video, featuring also the return of my saxophone after several months of hiatus. Now on to camp. On Tuesday we took a day to…