Bora Lá 2023! TopGolf Benefit Kick-off
What an amazing evening! 150 friends of Open Arms Worldwide, some new and some old, gathered Sunday October 8 for an evening of celebration and looking to the future. Bora Lá means “Let’s Go” in Portuguese. It is the battle cry of Open Arms and the campaign theme we kicked-off last night. We hope that you’ll consider partnering with us and help us reach
News from the Field – Sept 2023
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works” Hebrews 10:24 The Beauty of Mission Teams Done Right I have heard, and even from my own mouth a time or two, people question the wisdom of sending short term teams to work alongside foreign missionaries. While I cannot speak to the experience of other mission organizations, I can
News from the Field – August 2023
Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12 Opportunities for a New Generation of Leaders It is my joy each month to share short testimonies with you about what God is doing through
News from the Field – July 2023
Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. – 2 Timothy 2:2 Open Arms School of Missions – Brazil Legacy. Generational impact. These are terms that are at the forefront of the minds of the leadership of OAW. Are we being effective witnesses for Jesus to at-risk children and youth? Are we reproducing disciples
Welcome Home Shelter Update!
UPDATE – Open Arms Worldwide – “Welcome Home” Children’s Shelter Mission For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. – Psalm 27:5 JESUS MAKES ALL THINGS NEW Back in April we shared with you the dire situation at the Welcome
News from the Field – June 2023
Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 The Story of Two Bela’s We simply could not do what we do without our team of supporters here in the US. Every member of the team deserves to share in the victories. That’s what I would like to do here. Share with you
New Base for Central West Brazil
Good news! We have outgrown our base in Aquidauana that serves the Pantanal region of central west Brazil. Land has been purchased just blocks from our current base and design plans have been completed for a new base of operations. Open Arms Worldwide values our community based model of ministry and our strategy of mobilizing physical resources that already exist in the community, rather
News from the Field – April/May 2023
“Welcome Home” Children’s Shelter Mission For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. – Psalm 27:5 PARTNER TODAY – EVERY GIFT MATCHED UP TO $15,000 Imagine for a moment, Social Services comes to remove you from a violent, abusive, or neglectful
News from the Field – March/April 2023
“When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” – Matthew 25:39-40 Open Arms’ Project Zadok – Youth Corrections Mission In Brazil’s state of São Paulo alone, there are roughly 20,000 adolescents and
Applications Open for “Mission – Amazon 2023”
“Go & Grow” – Mission Amazon 2023 is a mission trip and spiritual retreat on the Amazon with Justice & Mercy International and Open Arms Worldwide. This combination mission trip and retreat will be led by Open Arms’ Founders Pastor Mike & Patricia Meyers, and a team of missionaries and translators from JMI & OAW. You will be ministering in villages along the river,