June 10th is Portugal Day. This is a special occasion for the many million Portuguese speaking people around the world. Many years ago, we started setting this day aside as a special prayer day for this nation. The churches we have been involved with have kept it up and it is special to hear about […]
Introducing: Portugal Day Offering
Aura and I have been in the ministry in Portugal since 2004. Since 2013, we are church planting missionaries to the country of Portugal, sent by Narragansett Bay Baptist Church, in Warwick Rhode Island. We are currently serving in the center part of Portugal, in the city of Castelo Branco. We have never been at […]
An Island I love
As many of you know, I grew up in a Portuguese island called S. Jorge. With another 8 islands it forms an archipelago known as the Azores. The Azores are about 1000 miles away from continental Europe. There are no passenger boat trips there. You can only get there after a two hour flight. The […]
Why We Do What We Do? – A Guest Post by Todd Stricklin
Pastor Todd Stricklin is the pastor of Narragansett Bay Baptist Church, in Warwick, RI. He is more than just our pastor, he is a close friend. Pr. Stricklin, his family, and church love Portugal. They have invested their time, energy and resources in reaching Portugal with the Gospel of Christ. He has generously agreed to […]
Why Would He Lead us Here?
I have a new friend, his name is Vitaly. Over the last few weeks we have been spending more and more time together. I want to tell you a little bit of his story. I think it is an amazing example of the way God works all things for His ultimate glory. Vitaly is new […]