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Craig from LST visits Recife

This week, Craig Altrock, director at Let’s Start Talking (LST), came down to Recife for a quick visit. Craig follows up on several mission sites that are planning on hosting LST in the near future. LST is an organization that sends Christians throughout the world to build relationships and share their faith through one on [...]

Our boys

It was great to have everyone at home for the holidays. It was the first time we were all together since July. Joshua, 27, finished his Masters in Biblical Interpretation at Lubbock Christian University last month. Most of it he did from Brazil online. However, he did have to go back in August to finish [...]

Enriching our fellowship

Last week was our annual Day of the Family of God. On this Lord’s Day most of the congregations in Greater Recife don’t congregate in their regular meeting places but come together for one big worship assembly. It was held at the Police Academy in the center of town. Antonio Silva, evangelist with the Pexinhos [...]

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 [...]

A busy month – rain, seminar and retreat!

Our rainy (“winter”) season has officially started. We’ve had several days of torrential rain this month (over two feet this month, the rainiest April since 1911). Too bad we don’t get cooler weather; it’s just hot and rainy. With many of our streets flooded during the last few days, some people avoid leaving home. You [...]