Still More Construction Progress
Second floor walls almost complete, work on office and kitchen area.
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New Construction Pictures
A mini-collage of the latest pictures sent to us from the Ebenézer construction site. 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.
The Showdown on Ze Bom Bom Hill
Behind our Kerigma congregation stretches a sizable neighborhood called “Coroadinho”. It is known as a hotbed of crime and violence. Within this neighborhood–and within sight of our church–is a hill named after a colorful figure from Coroadinho’s past known as “Ze Bom Bom”. If Coroadinho is a hurricane of crime, Ze Bom Bom hill is…
Newsletter: New Challenges, New Rewards
Dear friends, As the first months of 2024 have passed in a whirlwind, we are constantly reminded of the words of our Lord, spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are…
Francivaldo’s Adventures in Bible Distribution
Perhaps not the title for my next book, but I never get tired of sharing pictures from our ministry partner, Francivaldo, as he distributes Bibles to people in out-of-the-way interior villages. This particular excursion took place this week. In related news, he has set up a Facebook page about his ministry here in Maranhão. Francivaldo…
A Different Kind of Father’s Day
Here in Brazil, Father’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of August – not in June as in the US. So as we gradually worked back into having in-person services, plans were being made to celebrate the occasion at Ebenezer, and I was looking forward to some additional time with our church family around…
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…