Pastoral Selfie
As the service was about to begin this evening. I love these people!
I See an Orange Moon A-Risin’
Please indulge me in another “proud Dad” moment as I share a couple more recent pictures Michael has taken with his telescope. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🐈 Mike Comings 🔭 (@astrocatography) View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🐈 Mike Comings 🔭 (@astrocatography) View this post on Instagram…
Close Encounters of the ISS Kind
Ever since he has developed his interest in astronomy, my son Michael has had the goal of filming the International Space Station as it goes in front of the moon. This is no easy task, as it involves being in the right place at the right time. To add to the difficulty, the ISS goes…
Camp Construction Update
We have some up-to-the-minute pictures from the camp construction project to show you. These show the sinks, toilets, piping, and wiring being installed in the bathrooms.
Ebenezer Parsonage: Finished Product
Almost since our arrival back on the field, we have been working on making the upstairs parsonage/apartment livable for our associate pastor, Francivaldo. A couple months ago he was able to move in, but I don’t believe I ever posted pictures of how it turned out…until now.
Six Takeaways from the “Mothers Day Heroine”
By now, you may have seen pictures or watched the video (very graphic, you have been warned!) of the woman who took out a would-be mugger here in Brazil last week. To summarize, off-duty police officer Kátia da Silva Sastre was leaving a Mothers Day celebration with her young daughter, when she and other mothers…
Alcântara Adventure
A couple months ago I took some friends from out of state to the historical city of Alcântara. I’ve been there many times before, but I never tire of walking among the ruins of the ancient Portuguese colonial city. On this particular trip I took the GoPro, and the result was this series of videos….
Best of Brazil: MaraBrass Plays a Bossa Nova Medley
MaraBrass is a brass quintet based here in São Luís. Recently I got to hear them play “live and in color”. On the repertoire for the evening was this collection of Bossa Nova classics. Enjoy! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I…
Conference Moments
In the previous post I mentioned a conference we attended last month. My friend Daniel took some amazing pictures of the event. Some of them were begging for a caption, so I produced this. To understand some of the captions, you should probably understand that the theme of the week was “Regular Baptist Dispensationalism”.
About the Most Recent Brazilian Protests
Some quick observations: 1. The stated reason for the protest was a reduction in Social Security benefits. Many Brazilians are upset that the retirement age has been increased. The Brazilian government is trying to deal with a system that has no more money – something the American government is going to have to deal with…