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Last night we had our traditional Christmas Eve get-together with our extended Brazilian family. Itacyara was in charge of the decorations, and Michael and I were in charge of the train. In case you missed this video on social media, here it is again. Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our…
Our son Michael, who is a budding zoologist, has been thrilled with the monkeys that inhabit our backyard. He has been slowly making friends with them, and the photographing them. Here are some of the recent pictures he took: ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As…
Last week marked yet another milestone in the life of Mount Zion Baptist Camp. Up until now, our churches have each held their own retreats (or simply done nothing) during Carnaval season. This year, however, at the urging of our pastors, they decided to pool their resources and have a joint retreat at camp. This,…
This was supposed to post over a week ago, but I am just now working getting to a large and growing blog backlog. What follows are a couple pictures of Michael’s and my promise ceremony with the Brazilian Scouts. Back when we started participating in the scouting program I decided that it would be something…
When I was born, my Dad was pastoring the Dryden Baptist Church in Dryden, New York. We lived there until I was four years old. Yet, despite having known me as a toddler, this church has faithfully supported our work here in Brazil for many years. Last week was their annual Vacation Bible School, and,…
“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…