This is a guest post written by my friend Torrey Stricklin. Torrey is 20 years old and a College student. His passion for soccer (he is a superb midfielder and I have had the privilege of watching him play several times) is only surpassed by his passion for Christ. Torrey has a consistent Christian testimony. […]
Questions about Portugal: Where is Portugal?
I get asked this question pretty often and it doesn’t bother me. When we were getting ready to come on this trip to the US, one of our goals was to mention Portugal and the need of Portugal where Portugal had never been mentioned before. In a way, and I have even expressed it this […]
Wow! This Coca-Cola comercial shot on a Portuguese island is a must-see
http://youtu.be/ptvBqh0Ppak Coca-Cola went to the smallest island of the Azores (Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic) and shot an amazing comercial for the World Cup. On that island only live 398 people. Well, Coca-Cola took each one of them a personalized can of Coke. Portuguese soccer legend Pedro Pauleta, landed on […]
[Photos] Baptisms in Southern Portugal (Albufeira, 6-1-2014)
We love our baptisms in Albufeira. We have always baptized in the Atlantic. These were the first baptisms since we left in September. Check out these pictures, they are a beautiful illustration. It is more than a beautiful place, these are lives changed by Jesus.
[Photos] Missions Conference in Albufeira (Portugal)
In 2007 we had our first Missions Conference in Portugal. Since then, the church in Albufeira has had an ongoing missions program and supported missionaries in Portugal and in other countries of the world. In the last 6 years that small group of believers has given at least 40 thousand dollars specifically to missions. Not […]