We are so thankful to announce that there is a new national pastor in the country of Portugal. Saturday we had the ordination council that lasted almost three hours. Bro. Tito was nervous but did a great job defending the 250 page thesis that he presented to complete his studies in our Bible Institute. The […]
One World, Steve Jobs and the Gospel
As I finished Steve Jobs’ authorized biography by Walter Isaacson, there was a passage that caught my eye. The creator and soul of Apple was visiting Europe and he had a “vision”. He was just starting his integrated hub philosophy for the management of videos, music, apps, books and subscription publications to run seamlessly […]
Missions and the Local Church (Part 1)
Allen Newton is a veteran missionary in Portugal. He arrived in Portugal as a missionary in 1989, with his wife Barbara and three children (now grown and out of the house). They are serving the Lord in the city of Castelo Branco, close to the border with Spain, after planting a church in Southern Portugal. […]
ISIS Has Plans for Portugal (And So Should We)
The terror islamic group ISIS has been the center of attention, as they now control, in Syria and Iraq, a territory larger than England. This group and their black flags is known for spreading terror in any place they conquer. Their goal? To establish a Suni run islamic state, or caliphate. ISIS has been brutally […]
The 100th post
I looked at our website’s dashboard (seriously, that is how it’s called) earlier this week and noticed that we had 99 posts. According to a friend of mine who is a mathematician, this is our 100th post. I wanted to make it special, but probably will fail. When we started this website last year (check […]