'Jubilado'

The term is a little difficult to explain in English, but last Sunday night I was 'jubilado' by the AICEB national church here in Brazil. The idea is to honor pastors who reach retirement age and are winding up full time ministry. The leadership of our church region contacted me and two others, asking if we desired to be thus recognized. Two of us agreed: John Oldehus, retired missionary from south Brazil, and myself.







As you can see from the photos, our wives were included in the ceremony and both couples received a nicely engraved plaque which reads: Pastoral 'Jubilamento' In recognition of missionaries Carlos Stoner and his wife for their years of service dedicated to the work of Jesus the Master. São Luís, 14 of January, 2010, Regional Workers Department/Evangelical Christian Church of São Cristôvão. AICEB

As we said to Pr. Joel Maia, master of cerimonies, all glory goes to the Lord. We also expressed our sincere thanks to the AICEB for this special recognition of our 38 years of ministry in northern Brazil, mainly in the area of theological education.