The Gospel Expands in São Luís: Vine Baptist Church

This group of young people (and young-at-heart people) will be visiting us here in Sao Luis from June 9th to the 18th. Their group is called F.O.C.U.S (Fellowship of Christians United in Service), and they are from our sending church in Lakeland, Florida. We are very excited about their visit, and the doors that have…

And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. Exodus 15:27 Ever since before we arrived Brazil, we have been aware of the great need of our churches in São Luís for a camp. As it stands right now, when…

When we decided to dedicate our efforts to graduating the Kerigma church plant, one of the areas we observed where we could make the biggest impact was in the youth group. When we arrived, the congregation had various children’s ministries, but no real youth program. As a result, over the last five years many children…

Top Ten Ways… …to insure I’ll never revisit your church The Early Church on Abortion Not much in the way of ambiguity. Music in the Trenches A heartwarming (?) tale from WWI. Lego Creation of the Week Guarding the Gates of Gondor In the Groove No idea what the music was like, but this has…

No Monday Mayhem this week, as I have collected no tidbits that can be remotely considered interesting. Stay tuned for next week’s installment!

For the first part of this year it has been a major struggle to do any kind of work at the camp we purchased in Morros in late 2011. Conflicting schedules and the priority of getting a fledgling congregation off the ground have made it difficult to begin any sustained work there. However, the dream…