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Here is part of the Q & A I had with youth leaders across the southern states of Brazil.. Name a couple of early leadership lessons that still impact you today. First, I’m not God. Second, if I’m going to make it long term in ministry, I better get good at feeding myself spiritually. Both [...]

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One of the highlights of the trips for me had to be the opportunity to sit with over 20 youth workers from all over Rio Grande de Sol, Brazil. Most churches are very small and Catholicism & Spiritism still dominates the culture. Think Voodoo mixed with patron saints. We were told that most folks go [...]

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We leave June 25 for Brazil to add another chapter to our partnership with Thomas & Agnes Schneider. We will take high school students to schools all over Porte Allegra, inviting them to a weekend English Camp. We’ll also do a retreat while we there. We are amped about the trip…the last time we took [...]

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So many people to thank. My online community gave the bulk of the funds to go on this trip. Is that crazy or what? People who I’ve never seen in person gave for me to go on this trip. Testament to God’s Church. Here’s all the posts of the 2008 Croatia Mission Project. I’m Finally [...]

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I preached on most of this last Sunday (and the audio may be up, we’ve been having some issues with the church website) and I think it is fitting to end the Croatia posts with it as well. A mission trip or camp experience is very different for the leaders of the trip. Often times [...]

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