E R Potter

Give Me This Mountain - 40 years on Madeira Island

Society EN ↓ 30 episodes

A bi-lingual podcast, each episode is presented in English and in Portuguese. /////////////// ER Potter tells the story of 44 years of mission work in Brazil and Madeira Island, Portugal, and the challenges ("the mountains") he and his wife faced under often-difficult conditions, raising their 4 children in a foreign culture. But each of us have mountains to climb and their story can encourage listeners to conquer their mountains. ///(Port)/// ER Potter conta a história de 44 anos de trabalho como missionário no Brasil e na Ilha da Madeira, Portugal, e os desafios ("montanhas") que ele e a sua...

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3-E - Thoughts on the passing of a generation 16.06.2022 19:18

Simply put, history is a narrative of the passing of generations. We are most acquainted with this in our family setting and the tombstones in a cemetery are the most visible reminder of that passing. But this phenomenon also occurs in business, professional and political contexts. The fact we tell about one of these occasions means we are reflecting on the significance that the past generation ha...

2-E - Don't forget the piano 11.04.2022 20:24

No one climbs a mountain without making sure everything needed has been arranged for. Transcript*

2-P - Não esqueçam o piano 11.04.2022 27:32

Ninguém escala uma montanha sem verificar que tem tudo que vai ser preciso Transcrição*

1-E - Preface 25.03.2022 7:55

50 years after first setting foot on the foreign mission field in Brazil, Ed introduces the reasons for telling this story, the explanation for the name of the podcast, and an advance warning that the excitement of conquering a mountain has its downside. Transcript*

1-P - Prefácio 25.03.2022 10:19

50 anos depois de chegar ao campo missionário em Março 1972, ER Potter apresenta as razões por que narra a sua história, explicando a escolha do nome do podcast, e dando um pré-aviso que todo o entusiasmo em torno da conquista de uma montanha tem uma contrapartida negativa. Transcrição*