A few weeks ago I blogged about the month of May being family month in many Brazilian churches, including ours. This year our ladies society planned several activities in conjunction with this event, the last of which occurred yesterday: a family picnic. While not everybody was able to attend (several of our men have jobs…
Well…sometimes…missions is a walk in the park, if by that you mean an actual walk in the park. Let’s back up a little. It started with just me. In my never-ending quest to get my weight down to where it should be, I took up running. This was back in November. Most days my running…
Earlier today I posted the following on Facebook: So…here are the details. First, yesterday we had the privilege of bringing in two new members. Sidney and Celia have been attending faithfully for several months now, and are excited about taking this new step of commitment. Second, in our annual meeting we formally elected the new…
I feel I should preface this post with the affirmation that I believe our Christian worship services should be characterized by decency and order, and that God has given us a human capacity to plan and organize for the express purpose of planning and organizing – including worship services. And now that I have that…
This year we have put together a dynamic team of young people at the Ebenezer church plant to take our digital footprint to the next level. Here are pictures of last Sunday’s service, as they appear on the new Instagram account. If you would like to keep up with what’s going on at Ebenezer feel…
I remember, as a kid, being at the mall with my parents, seeing some toy or game or other thing that I fancied, and telling them how much I would like to have it. Invariably, they would smile and say “Well, Christmas is coming.” My protests of “But it’s August!” were of no avail. These…
For several weeks now I’ve been teasing on social media about our new recorder orchestra. Last night, in the second service of our annual conference, and in front of our entire association of churches, they ministered for the first time. Of course we had to start with Come Thou Fount, which, besides being my favorite…
Yesterday the Ebenezer congregation came together to give our church building some much-needed TLC. We re-stuccoed some walls, painted some others, did some landscaping work, and completely remodeled the nursery…among other smaller projects. Scroll through to see some pictures with captions. About half the pictures are provided courtesy of Pastor Francivaldo. Did you enjoy this…
One of the great things about the Music Week we organized back in July is that it is a gift that keeps on giving. By that I mean that we continue to see positive repercussions of from it. In one of our sister churches, this has taken the form of a choir. At Ebenézer, we…
The Ebenezer Ladies’ Fellowship, called “Christian Women in Action”, met today at our home. As a pastor, I am very pleased to have such a group of dedicated, committed women in our church. Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying…