Brazil: Latin America gathering
Praise God for the gathering of people from across Latin America recently in Indaiatuba, Brazil. The discussions explored pioneering mission in Latin American contexts. Our hope is to see a mission movement building to share Jesus in contexts where the traditional church struggles to engage. There was a strong sense of the Holy Spirit’s leading […]
Brazil: 10 years of ReVive mission
Congratulations to the ReVive International, which is commemorating a decade of making a difference in the lives of abused and exploited girls in Olinda, Brazil. Beginning with one girl who was sleeping rough on the streets, today more than 100 children have been given a chance at a brighter future, thanks to God and the […]
Brazil: marking a decade of making a difference for at-risk girls
A pioneering project that’s restoring hope to abused and exploited girls is commemorating two major milestones
From landfill to new life in Brazil
A member of a community market in north east Brazil has turned his life around.
Brazil: discipleship course for inmates
Mission partner Katia Rocks writes that she and others involved in prison ministry in Florianópolis have been granted permission to start the Prisoner’s Journey discipleship course in the female prison. Praise God that this permission has finally been granted after such a long wait. As they begin running the course in the women’s prison this […]
Brazil: freedom through dance
Mission partner Sarah Brito Medeiros, who is involved in dance therapy ministry in Recife, Brazil, asks for prayer as she writes a book to share her knowledge and experience in helping people find healing and freedom through dance. Please pray for the book to be finished quickly and for Sarah as she trains others in […]
Brazil: prison ministry
Andy and Kati Walsh, mission partners involved in prison ministry in Florianópolis, Brazil, share that their work is hindered by a lack of support and goodwill among prison staff, who are sceptical and sometimes even hostile towards them. Pray for God to change the hearts of staff members in the prisons as they see God […]
Brazil: creative mission for the region
CMS is facilitating a meeting of participants from across Latin America to explore pioneering mission in Latin America. This is focused around a vision for a mission movement which engages with people the established Church struggles to reach, through creative and innovative mission. Pray for the preparations for this meeting which will take place in […]
Brazil: sharing the gospel in prison
Tomorrow (Saturday 24 Feb), mission partner Andy Walsh will deliver the first in a series of sessions on the gospel to 20 men in a prison he hasn’t visited before. Andy asks for prayer for the course to be successful and for the Word to take root in the inmates’ lives.
Brazil: finding foster families
Mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford in Olinda, Brazil, work with ReVive International, which transforms the lives of children who have endured abuse, neglect and exploitation. One way this happens is this is through a new foster care programme. The Bayfords write: “The foster team are amazing and working hard to get this service going […]
Life on the inside
A prisoner from Brazil shares his story of finding the light and hope of Jesus amid the bleakness of life in prison.
Brazil: new home
Local partner Flavio Adair and his family need to sell their apartment in order to buy a house in Pernambuco where they live. Pray for any obstacles to be removed so that the apartment can be sold quickly and pray for the right new home for Flavio and his family. Pray, too, for Flavio and […]
