News from the Field – November 2023

Imagine…in Muçum, Brazil you wake up to your family members scrambling to get everyone out of the house and headed for high ground. You then watch as a river that has never reached your home before, washes away most of your town. In the aftermath of disasters like this children are left largely to fend for themselves as the adults get about the work of survival, searching for loved ones, and clean up.

Through a partnership with the Christian rescue and recovery mission, “SOS Global Brasil,” Open Arms deployed a four man Rapid Response Team to answer the call. They made the 18 hour drive to Muçum where they ministered the love of Jesus to kids who have been traumatized by this natural disaster and assisted with initial recovery efforts. The other objective of their mission was to assess the most pressing needs of the local population and local churches, and communicate those back to partner organizations who will come alongside with those resources for the long haul.