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Increasing our outreach to the lost

AlanNalley

Last week veteran missionary Alan Nalley came with his family from Curitiba in the far south of Brazil to teach a seminar on small group evangelism. Fifty-two church leaders came from fourteen different congregations to gleam from his experience on how to more effectively reach the lost in the time God has given us here.

On a journey together

Mike and Aureni

Aureni and I had a good return trip to Recife on the fourth. We found everything in order except Zelda (our ten-year-old dachshund), who took what seemed like an unreasonably long time (several seconds) to remember who we are. In the two months we were stateside we were able to report to nine congregations and […]

Why we come to Jesus?

Small group

Galego and Andrea are a nice couple who have spent the last several years of their lives busily raising their four handsome boys. Life has been good but it has keep them too busy to think about much else than the immediate needs for their family. As the boys entered adolescence it became apparent that […]

A mother – an expression of God’s love

A mother - an expression of God's love

Mother’s Day was made exceptional this year for the two dozen mothers who were honored in a special ceremony. They are the mothers of the youth that participate in the “Christ’s Athletes” ministry. About 70 gathered for the event. I spoke on how our mother’s love for us is an expression of God’s love for […]