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A Ride, Anyone?

“What do they think I am, a city bus?”  It was Monday morning, and as I drove from the garage out to the street, a couple […]

Horácia

Horácia moved to the nearby island to study local development and international relations two years ago, about the same time as my son Afonso.  Shortly afterwards, she […]

Teaching on Biblical Sexuality

One of the joys of long-term Christian service in the same place is the blessing of watching those under my influence grow spiritually over time.  Granted, […]

Becoming a Piano Technician

There’s a sense in which the Christian who leaves his native land to represent his Lord in the other side of the world becomes a jack-of-all-trades […]

Visiting Orphans

I first met Pastor Pedro five years ago when he worked for us as an occasional motorist.  Burdened for destitute orphans in his native community across […]

Nina, Get Up

It was an easy three-hour drive to the port city with Rosário Friday afternoon.  When we arrived, Stélio, a member of our own congregation, welcomed us into the […]

Second Father-Daughter Banquet

Yesterday was our second annual father-daughter banquet!  Rather than repeating the details identical to last year, I’ll plunge into how we built upon that foundation. My discourse this […]

Conference Administrators

Calton has just completed his first year as a member of our organization’s administrative team.  It’s been a stretching experience for him to adjust to our rigorous […]

Navigating the Old Gospel

A week ago, when Pastor Calisto came to be filmed for a video promoting our leaders’ conference, he invited me to visit his reading group’s monthly […]

First Solo Trip

Last weekend, I took my first solo trip in my new pickup truck.  I left before 6:00 am on Saturday and arrived three hours later in a […]
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