One of the things that we found out pretty quickly after arriving in Brazil was that everything in the grocery store had a Portuguese label on it. Imagine that. Considering we do not speak or read a lot of Portuguese, this has created some memorable moments. Annie and I were in the Supermercado down the block from […]
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What a special treat to have my wife, Annie, write a special guest blog! Enjoy! Hi y’all! I wanted to tell you about our very first C3 Curitiba EveryWoman’s event which we just held. It was an all-day affair at a large “villa” on the outskirts of town. Pastor Christiane Berg asked me in early May if we
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We just got back to Curitiba after a great week in Santos. Pastors Fabio and Dani Aguieiras are building a wonderful church there with C3 Santos. We spent some time with their key people on Saturday getting to know them. On Sunday, Fabio interviewed me during the church service about my career in Law Enforcement. I
We spent a couple of days last week in a very poor community in Southern Brazil. I had been asked to speak at an evening service for a new Mennonite Congregation. In the afternoon, Pastors Werner, Manfred, and I visited some families in the community. The gentleman pictured at the left lives in a house
“So, what are you guys actually doing in Brazil?” Great question! We have been here for a month now and are starting to feel at home. Let me give you a run down of what Annie and I are involved in. First of all, we are based in a thriving, growing church, C3 Curitiba. We are
We just finished an incredible two day C3 Brazil Pastor’s & Leader’s Conference. It was a great time of teaching and making new friends. Pastor Dean Sweetman was here as the primary speaker. Besides being the Senior Pastors of C3 Atlanta and C3 North Hollywood, Dean and his wife, Jill, are also the C3 Regional Overseers
We are so excited to be in Curitiba, Brazil! This is a beautiful city and the C3 Church here is growing and thriving. Pastors Ronald and Chris have a wonderful team and we are thrilled to be working with them. The first order of business after unpacking and getting settled in is to start working
We are less than three weeks from leaving for Brazil. We are so excited to be a part of what God is doing in South America. Brazil is a strategic country and a leader on that continent. The eyes of the world will soon be on Brazil. The World Cup is going to be there
We are less than a month from launching and we so appreciate everyone’s encouragement, love, and support. In this post, I want to introduce you to a few friends of mine. Ronald and Chris Berg are the Senior Pastors of Crossing Lives, a C3 Church in Curitiba, Brazil. Annie and I are going to be
When I retired from the police department at the end of 2011, Pastor Dean Sweetman didn’t give us much time to relax. In fact, he had lunch with Annie and I two months before my last day at work. “I need someone to move to Brazil and work with our churches down there. Would you
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