ÐÏࡱá

The first time I came to Brazil I came to work with the deaf. Since then my ministry expanded to all, deaf and hearing. We are in church-planting work mainly but also do related ministries, such as Seminary-level classes for eight men; preaching in the four new churches to strengthen them in the faith; making visits in the homes here in Presidente Prudente and having home Bible Studies; counseling the brethren; handling the correspondence from the Website Ministry; managing the Printing and Book Ministries already mentioned as well as the CD/DVD Ministry. I do not do these alone as David supervises our on-line Seminary classes and Daniel films and edits our preaching and Seminary classes putting them on DVDs and the Website.

My hobbies include Stamp Collecting and Gardening. My favorite pastime is spending time with the family. My personal goals are to fulfill my calling faithfully to the end. An important verse to me is hard to pick out of the many that mean so much to me, but this one is very special: 2Co 8:12, “For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.” Since my diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, this verse continues to encourage me.

Among my favorite memories of the USA is the dear moment in September of 1978  when Peggy and I left for Brazil our first time together. My mother, grandmother, Mrs. Temple, Clara B Taylor and several young ladies from the church in Irving sent us off at the DFW Airport with their love and prayers. My favorite memories in Brazil center on either the births of each child or the organizational services of the churches the Lord has blessed us to be a part of.

As for advice to anyone desiring to come to Brazil for a visit, I would advise all to come with an open heart with a readiness to do whatever the Lord brings before you.