Today is a national holiday here in Brazil (Corpus Christi), and since our camp work day had to be cancelled, we pastors and missionaries decided to get together with our families at the beach. We had a lovely picnic and great fellowship. Itacyara and I count it a great privilege to be able to work…
I feel I should preface this post by saying that I love Brazil, and can’t imagine myself living anywhere else. Also, the event I am about to relay could possibly happen anywhere else in the world, and is more indicative of government bureaucracies than of any particular people group. So there I was… …in the…
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.
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.
We are currently in the city of Fortaleza at a conference, but the camp construction work continues. While en route between São Luís and Fortaleza, I received these pictures showing the latest progress. The links below are affiliate links. This means that clicking and making purchases is one way you can help our work. Also,…
Our Sunday service at Ebenezer honored a group of true heroines…the mothers of our congregation. 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.
Whem Pastor Francivaldo was brought on board at Ebenezer one of the things he was eager to do was begin a kids club. First, however, he had to move in to the pastoral apartment. This was accomplished at the beginning of the year, and last night he officially launched the kids club. Here are some…
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….
We took a quick trip to camp today to pay some bills and check up on the progress. Heavy rains have made for slow-going, but things continue to move forward. In these pictures you can see the columns being put in place in the pavilion, as well as some of the fill being laid down….
…but not the last! We have another one scheduled for May 31st. As for this work day, we focused on clearing out the area of the creek that will be our swimming hole, cutting out weeds and small trees, and pulling sludge from the bottom. Check out the captions below the pictures for more information.