Camp for Christmas! Give the gift of hope
Every year, just after Christmas, the children from our various neighborhood outreach ministries gather for the highlight of their year: Kids Camp! Our dedicated team in Brazil, along with a fantastic group from the US, works tirelessly to create an unforgettable experience filled with fun games, delicious food, lively music, engaging skits, arts and crafts, and, most importantly, meaningful Bible teaching and small group
News from the Field – November 2024
“So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine…Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.” Deuteronomy 11:18-19 “If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God” – Dwight L. Moody
News from the Field – October 2024
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 “Perseverance is not the result of our determination, it is the result of God’s faithfulness.” Eugene Peterson Celebrating 10 Years of God’s faithfulness in Cândido Mota – Brazil In August of 2024, Open Arms Agent of Hope,
News from the Field – July 2024
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.” – Isaiah 43:2 Epic Flooding Strikes Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil “PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 9 (Reuters) – The death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107, civil defense said on Thursday, as rescue operations continued and authorities began to see the cost of recovering from the
News from the Field – June 2024
Left to Right (Julia, João (their son), Roberto, and Eduardo (Field Director for Open Arms in Brazil) “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” – Jesus – Matthew 28:19 Open Arms in Chile In April a team of missionaries from our main base in Brazil traveled across the Andes mountains to the city of Puerto Montt in Chile. Their mission? To conduct
News from the Field – April 2024
“May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.” – John 17:23 That the World Will Know On the Palm Sunday, a team of 50 Americans and another 100 or so Brazilian’s gathered to worship after a day of service projects and gospel presentations. Together we
News from the Field – February 2024
“And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Mark 16:15 A New Base of Operations for Open Arms – Pantanal As you may know, in 2023 we broke ground on a new base of operations for reaching the Pantanal region of Brazil, and a stepping stone to establishing ministry in Bolivia and Paraguay.
News from the Field – January 2024
“From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise” – Matthew 21:15-16 Days of Praise – Open Arms Camp 2024 Open Arms annual kids camp has become a tradition over the years. It’s how we kick-off a new teaching series for our neighborhood bible clubs, and is the biggest evangelistic event we put on. Kids from 7 different Open
News from the Field – December 2023
Children’s Day “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.” – Mark 9:37 Children’s Day in Brazil is a very big deal. For many of the kids that come to our neighborhood bible clubs, it’s like Christmas and their birthday all wrapped up in one. It
News from the Field – November 2023
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 Rapid Response Teams Imagine…in Muçum, Brazil you wake up to your family members scrambling to get everyone out of the house and headed for