Here are some pictures of our activities over the last two weeks. As always, you can accompany our work in “real time” by subscribing to our Instagram account.
Itacyara took this picture at night while at our recent camp retreat. You can read about that event here.For when you didn’t know life was going to be that way…I got to bring a camp report at a recent conference held by one of our churches.I also got to bring special music, together with three other guys from our church. You can hear the final product here.Having fun with friends after the conference.
Of course the big news from last week was the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Here are some of the stamps from my collection featuring the iconic monarch.
These were issued by various British territories upon her coronation. Note…the good people of Gold Coast (now Togo) did not give her a mustache. That is just how the postmark happened to fall.The view from the third floor of Center for Humanities at the Federal University of Maranhão, where I’m taking classes in Philosophy.
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Lots of pictures this week of things I’ve seen while out running. Like this gator… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) …and these otters. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) Then there’s the creative yard ornaments. Like this “steel guitarist…” View this post…
One of my favorite parts of hosting missions trips is watching them interact with our Brazilian brothers and sisters in our local church. The Fellowship group fit right in and participated in two Sunday services, side by side with our church folks. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry…
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Here are some of our most recent posts on our Instagram account. If you are a “grammer”, be sure to give us a follow! Our son Michael had the thrill of being able to meet Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut. You can read about the occasion here. View this post on Instagram A post…
Over the New Year’s holiday we were able to leave our hectic life behind and spend some relaxing days with Itacyara’s sister and brother-in-law in a little out-of-the-way town in the interior of Maranhão called Nina Rodrigues. Here are some pictures: Shopping is a different experience… View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
Why, at the AWANA Grand Prix, of course! While I have been enjoying the winter wonderland that is Upstate NY, Michael and Nathanael participated in our home church’s AWANA car races. Thanks to the carving genius of a couple guys in the church, Michael’s car was a replica of that used by his hero Perry…