Neither Ostrich or Emu
Once visiting the city of Chiclayo in the North of Peru, salvationists took us to see a giant bird farm. There we were able to learn about the habits of…
Power Struggle
My parents pioneered the work of the Salvation Army in Portugal, so I lived in Lisbon exactly in the period of the “carnation revolution”. This is the revolution that on…
Other Ways
I acquired my first driver’s licence in the United States where driving happens in the right side of the road and the driver seats on the left side of the…
Dancing with the music
When our first daughter was born my wife and I were divisional youth secretaries of the Salvation Army in Rio de Janeiro, the marvellous city. It was common to have…
Paris Easter
On 31 May 2009 the Air France flight 447, going from Rio to Paris, fell in the ocean near the northeast of Brazil. Junior dos Santos, a crew member and…
Dissonant Racism
On 29 March 1982 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder released the song entitled "Ebony and Ivory" which stayed seven weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100, and still remains popular till today.…