The quip at the beginning of this JFK news conference (from the beginning to the 0.58 mark) has always amused me: And now I know how he felt. Last week it was my privilege to be the speaker for a missions conference at the Peace Baptist Church in Juazeiro do Norte, where we spent our…
Last week we had the privilege to once again attend the annual conference of the Baptist Mid Missions missionaries serving in Northeastern Brazil. We were able to be refreshed by the fellowship and camaraderie of people engaged in the same work, encouraged by reports of what God is doing, and edified by the messages brought…
For the past few months our churches have been planning an evangelistic outreach in the region of the city of Morros, where our camp is located. Yesterday I accompanied three other pastors and a couple laymen as we visited the area to make arrangements for the campaign. We visited the camp, a house that has…
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…
In our Camp Project Funding Meter we are beginning to put up new projects for the Mount Zion Baptist Camp. Today we made a trip to the camp property, and I made this little video to explain what still needs to be done on the pavilion/bathrooms.
I’ve always enjoyed August. As a boy growing up in Upstate New York, August was the peak of summer, the halcyon days freedom and sunshine before the onslaught of cold weather, school, and other unpleasant things. For the past decade, as we have lived and worked here in Brazil, August has been the month where…
Hope as in “Igreja Batista Regular Esperança” or, Hope Regular Baptist Church. These conferences are great, because it gives us a chance to see how God has worked in our association of churches here in São Luís. One of the greatest blessings was seeing Pastor Geandro, newly-called pastor of the First Baptist Church. As you…
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Today and tomorrow I am at the camp property with Pastor Francivaldo to check up on construction, purchase more materials, and pay workers. After our wildly successful work day on the first of this month, we faced two major hurdles: the truckers’ strike effectively killed our plans for a second work day, and several of…
As the service was about to begin this evening. I love these people!