Tag Archives: God

Finding Jesus

Luiza and family

I met Luiza, 15, when she came to our teen camp in July. After the camp was over she started to come to church every Sunday. She came to us asking how she could better understand what it meant to become a Christian. It is always so good to see someone interested in knowing more […]

Alex’s first impressions

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Note: Alexandra, 18, is the granddaughter of my first cousin. She’s fresh out of high school, works as a technician in a hospital and preparing to go to college in January. I’d never met her until she contacted me recently saying she’d like to visit because she’s considering doing mission work. It was a blessing […]

O the depth of the riches

Seminar in Prazeres (240813)

Last weekend I was invited to teach a short course on the Book of Romans (my favorite) at the congregation in Prazeres, on the metropolis’ south side. This congregation is a daughter of the Boa Vista (downtown) church and was planted in the eighties to better reach that community, which is fifteen miles distant. Today […]

What a day of rejoicing that will be!

Family of God (18Aug13)

We had a small sampling of that great day last Sunday. It was the Day of the Family of God assembly. This is an annual event where all the congregations in Greater Recife come together for celebration, commemoration and fellowship. We sing praises to God in a mighty chorus; we break bread together as one […]