“Hey! Uncle Joe! Gimme a dime!” Huh? I was minding my own business, walking down a crowded, noisy street in downtown Fortaleza, a bustling city of almost 2 million in northeastern Brazil. It was late 1983 and I had been living in the city for the past year. Very few people knew my name, much […]
My wife cried yesterday . . .
My wife cried yesterday . . . Odd way to began a post, don’t you think? I do. You see, my wife rarely cries, unless she is in pain. The pain can be physical or it can be emotional. But, it has to be significant. “Sentimental” female she’s not (now, just so there’s no misunderstanding, […]
Introducing G(i)FB(o)
Sounds like I’ve been leaning too heavily on the eggnog bowel, huh? G(i)FB(o) is how we pronouce “GFB .” So, why would we even want to try to pronouce “GFB?” Glad you asked! GFB is “Gospel for Brazil,” a non-profit organization that we’ve established to advance the work of the church in northerneastern Brasil, particularly […]