Teaching them to observe all things

Carol Aureni Rebeca

The two girls in this photo are Carol and Rebeca. Their aunt Noemia, a good friend of mine, started taking them to church last year. They were very shy at first because they didn’t know anybody at church. It didn’t take very long for our teens to make them feel welcomed. Soon they found out about our Teen Camp […]

Helping don the armor of God

Congresso(20.01.13)

In spite of all of our flaws, family get-togethers can be very rewarding. Especially when it’s the Family of God. The 27th annual Congresso (lectureship) was held in Recife last month. This event brings together brethren from congregations all across Northeast Brazil. It’s held in a different city each year but Recife has hosted it […]

Weak hands and feeble knees

Englsih Bible class (08Jan13)

Lagoa de Itaenga (Lake It-ta-en-ga) is a small, farming community an hour and a half northwest of Recife. If you were to drive through it, which you probably wouldn’t since it’s off the main highway and has no tourist attractions, you wouldn’t notice anything outstanding about it (I can’t even find the lake that gives […]

As you did it to one of the least of these…

StreetMinsitry02Jan13

The “Bread Ministry” is one of the evangelistic/benevolence ministries of the church here that ministers to the people who live on the street. Every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening a meal is distributed in the city square and a worship service is held. The big annual give-away to the Bread Ministry people was held last […]