Barry and Ellen Farlow are missionaries in Brazil with Baptist Mid-Missions.

We are sent out by Altoona Regular Baptist Church in Altoona, Iowa. We are seeking to partner with conservative, fundamental, independent Baptist churches.

Barry is involved in training national leaders at the Paraná Baptist Bible Institute and in assisting church planting in Curitiba, Brazil.

David and Paul are getting used to Sunday School.  It has taken them awhile, since, at first they didn’t understand anything! Now they know many of the “basics” and have made friends with the other children in their class.

Mark and Luke are in the same Sunday School class with Pastor Ari’s son, Daniel.  Pretty soon they are all going to be running around with Luke!

Soon after we arrived in Brazil last October one of the founding missionaries at the Seminary, George Wells, retired.  Now another missionary, Max Lanz, who has been at the seminary for many years, is retiring.  We need more help!

At his going away service at the Seminary, he dressed up as a Gaucho, a cowboy from southern Brazil.  I thought some might like to see how the cowboys dress here.

This is Pastor Ari, the Brazilian pastor I am working with.  We are really enjoying working with each other. By the way, here in Brazil I am going by my middle name, Alan, which is much easier for them to pronounce and helps me to not stick out so much like an American. So at our church it is Pastor Ari and Pastor Alan.  Missionary Phil Taylor is also helping us out as a special counselor while he is working in another church plant as well.  He is on a short furlough right now though, so I will add him to the picture when he gets back.