In providing us with our current residence, God has given us the ideal place to host groups of kids. A roomy house and plenty of space outside to run and play make the Comings residence (or “Comyncroft Brazil, as I have dubbed it, in a tip of the hat to my ancient Scottish ancestors) a…
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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.
Our recent trip to Fortaleza brought back memories of my first moments in Brazil. The post below shares one of the more intense experiences I had in those days. It is a re-post from a few years ago, back when only part of the first Missionary Max book had been published. I have edited it…
A primeira mensagem da XII Conferência Missionária da Igreja Batista Regular Manancial em Fortaleza.
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,…
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…
This is a repost of an article from 2003, back when I was brand new at the whole blogging thing. We were at the very beginning of our missionary career at the time, and I was just cutting my teeth as a writer. While I might express a couple things differently, time and experience have…
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….