I found the following that I wrote in 2013. I think that you'll like We just received 7,700.00 Brazilian buck to continue the construction! This gift was 13 years in the making and comes just as our need is greatest. How did THAT happen? A complaint was lodged thirteen years ago in the Brazilian legal system. Today a need was met as a result of that suit. I try to imagine all of the twists and torchered turns that litigation took for that money to end up buying more cement for our "bit-o-nothing" project. When that case went to court pastor Alexandre had yet to begin his five years of seminary training. He was just one year old in the faith. Now he is pastor of Faith! The system here is corrupt. Just yesterday I heard a phrase from a veteran businessman. “The right are wrong and the wrong are right!” he hissed through teeth almost as crooked as the system. Here drug dealers, murderers and pedofiles walk and widows are assessed exorbitant fees on defaulted loans co-signe...
These are devotional, and other, thoughts from a guy who lived in Brazil from 1997 to 2023. I recount personal experiences and Bible applications with most of my posts. These "posts" are mostly for me but if you want to, you can read them too!