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Regrets, remorse and repentance

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This month’s ‘Servants’ meeting featured a message by veteran missionary Joe McKinney. The lesson was entitled “Regrets, remorse and repentance of an old church worker”. He began by relating an interview he read in a magazine of a man dying of AIDS. The man was asked, “If he had his life to live over again, […]

How Christians survive the Brazilian Carnaval

How Christians survive the Brazilian Carnaval

Brazil is known worldwide for many things: talented soccer players, the Amazon River and Jungle, and the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. However, nothing is a famous to tourists as “Carnaval”. This annual event started out a long time ago as a religious holiday that focused on spiritual discipline and abstinence from the pleasures […]

Nine Girls and a Sermon

Nine Girls and a Sermon

Celebrating one year of studying the Sermon On The Mount with our all girls Bible study group! This past year a group of eight girls and I (Aureni) studied the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew.  We were so amazed by the infinite numbers of lessons one can learn from it. It would take us […]

Unexpected blessing

Unexpected blessing

John is a long time family friend from the states. Here are some of his thoughts during his visit in Brazil: It feels like I’ve just arrived in Recife for my annual visit with the Pruitt family, but unfortunately, my time here is already almost gone! During my first week, I attended the “25th Annual […]