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 […]

Hodos: an experiment in small group spirituality

Hodos: an experiment in small group spirituality

What do decisions, addiction, self-esteem, pornography, doubts, and the Sermon on the Mount have in common? They are all topics that we frequently discuss in our spiritual small group for guys. As a congregation grows and reaches a certain size, we rejoice that many are hearing and receiving the Good News, but we also begin […]

Do hard things!

Do hard things!

Yshua was one of the “troublemakers” in our youth group. Like many teenagers, he had a hard time knowing when to listen and when to speak, and had a very hard time sitting still. No one really took him seriously. We always thought he was just another kid whose energy came from too much TV […]