We’ve some catching up to do in the snapshots department, so let’s get started. As always, you can get these photographic updates by following us on Instagram.
Itacyara and I celebrated 24 years of marriage on July 15. My bride is even more beautiful today than on that day over two decades ago.We had the special privilege of attending the dedication service for the new sanctuary of one of our sister churches.The new building, from the outside.I’ve started recording lessons for a Western Civ, class, part of an initiative of one of our national pastors to provide remote learning opportunities for people in our churches. If you’re interested, you can watch the video here (it’s in Portuguese).The obligatory post from Itacyara’s garden.
This work of art was recently on display at one of our local shopping malls.
A couple details…
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Preaching the word at the Boas Novas Regular Baptist Church. This congregation is without a pastor, so I am filling the pulpit there once a month.Hanging out with the Boas Novas kids after the service.Our weekly devotional with the soccer kids.Nathanael taking on some yard work.Our oldest son leads a very busy life, so it’s a special joy for us when we get to have a video conference with him.
We recently had some of our kids from Kids Club over to the house for a day camp. Here’s a video.
We’ve watched Luan go from teenager to mature adult, and were thrilled to be able to participate in his wedding. We’re sure there is a bright future ahead for him, and for his bride Stefanny.
A recent prelude at Ebenezer.
Hanging out the some of the Ebenezer kids after church last Sunday.Sometimes missionaries meme…
I’ll leave you with one final video…a sunset panorama taken from the top of a parking garage in São Luís.
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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,…
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A fun variety of pictures this week. As always, you can see them as they happen by following us on Instagram. ____________________ 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…
Here are a few pictures of our daily life, previously featured on our Instagram account. ____________________ 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…
If you follow us on Facebook, you know we spent last week in the city of Manaus, on the Amazon River, at the annual conference of the Baptist Mid Missions missionaries here in Brazil. Later on I’ll have pictures, but for now, here’s a sequence of videos I took with the GoPro. As always, a…
