Open Arms Blog

News from the Field – January 2021

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Mike Meyers

In Person Ministry Up & Running! As temperatures in Brazil have risen in our region, local authorities have further relaxed restrictions on group gatherings. Our team of missionaries have jumped right in. All of our pre-Covid neighborhood outreach ministries in São Paulo state and Parana state have resumed. The children are thrilled to be back. Just as exciting is that many of the children

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Exciting update from Bruno & Abby

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Mike Meyers

Recently we began a campaign to round out the prayer-support team for Bruno Gomes & Abby Smith.  Abby is officially joining the Open Arms team in September and leaves for Brazil on September 8.   She and Bruno will be married in December and begin their lives together as a missionary couple with Open Arms Worldwide. The response to our campaign for Bruno & Abby

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Open letter from soon to be Open Arms Missionary, Abby Smith

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Mike Meyers

Dear Family and Friends, I hope this letter finds you well. As some of you know, I am planning to move to Brazil at the beginning of September as a missionary with Open Arms Worldwide. I am writing this letter to you because each and every one of you is dear to me. I would like to share with you some of my story

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Latest update – Join their team! Meet Agents of Hope – Bruno & Abby

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Mike Meyers

Join us as we rally the troops to round out the prayer-support team for Bruno & Abby.  Abby is officially joining the Open Arms team in September and leaves for Brazil on September 8.   She and Bruno will be married in December and begin their lives together as a missionary couple with Open Arms Worldwide. Here are our goals before she heads out.  We

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Open Arms Children’s Center in Lagoinha Village

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Mike Meyers

“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18   In this season of Thanksgiving, we are so thankful for all of our partners in ministry.  You all are helping bring hope, and changing the horizon of children’s lives every day, children like those in the Terena village of Lagoinha (little lake). In January

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Thank You to our 2019 Gala – Hope & Celebrate Partners!

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Mike Meyers

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR PARTNERS IN THIS YEAR’S GALA BENEFIT DINNER! THIS WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL GALA EVENT IN OUR HISTORY, AND OUR SPONSORS WERE A HUGE PART OF THAT SUCCESS!  MAY THEY BE BLESSED RICHLY AND PROSPERED IN ALL THEY DO! HOPE & CELEBRATE SPONSORS Michelle Cole w/ Long & Foster – Real Estate Agent: www.longandfoster.com/MichelleValleCole Lizares Design Group – Custom Home

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Open Arms “Art Company” Dance Team Wins Big in Argentina!

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Mike Meyers

  This past weekend the children of Open Arms that participate in the dance ministry with Art Company dance school, under the direction of nationally recognized instructor Gisele Vieira, traveled by bus to Argentina to participate in their first ever international dance competition.   Many of these children have never even traveled outside their own city, much less their country.  With the financial support of many generous sponsors

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3rd Quarter 2017 News

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Mike Meyers

Open Arms Worldwide News 3rd Quarter – 2017   U-18 Futsal Win – In September our U18 indoor soccer team competed in a regional tournament with teams from several cities participating.  Not only did they win, but the closest match was the final with a score of 7-1.  The tournament was sponsored by a regional University and when the University President presented the trophy he had

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Open Arms News – 2nd Quarter 2017

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Mike Meyers

Open Arms Worldwide News

2nd Quarter – 2017

 

My Open Arms Open House

Share your passion and hold a party with a purpose

 

You may have wondered why you haven’t seen anything from us about a 2017 Open Arms Gala.  The reason is that we are taking a year off from that format in order to bring our story to a broader audience in more intimate settings.  To succeed in this mission we need you.  You are our most enthusiastic supporters and our best ambassadors.  

 

My Open Arms Open House is a way for you to share your passion for Open Arms’ mission with your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues.  Think of it as a party with a purpose.  Coffee & dessert gathering, a backyard BBQ, your birthday party, or formal dinner party; Open Arms will help you shape your event and send a spokesperson to join you and help you share our story with your guests. If you are interested in hosting or finding an Open Arms Open House near you, email us at info@openarmsworldwide.org

Blessed to be a blessing

Aquidauana Parent-Child Mission Success

 

 

This past April, Open Arms’ Founders Mike & Patricia Meyers led a team of eighteen parents and children from Reston Bible Church to serve in an indigenous region of Brazil. Our U.S. team partnered with a team of Brazilian volunteers and missionaries with Open Arms. The teams partnered with a tribal church in the village of Limão Verde in order to serve families and reach children with the gospel of Jesus. Many of you gave and prayed in support of their efforts, and we just want you to know how thankful we are for your generosity. Here’s a quick look at their trip. Click HERE for Video.

 

New soccer field & visit to the firehouse

Thanks to the hard work of Open Arms’ newest Agent of Hope, Bruno Gomes, the children and community where Open Arms’ got its start were blessed with a new soccer field in the 2nd quarter of this year.  Bruno and his team of volunteers have hit the ground running and breathed new life into this our oldest mission outreach!  Among other things they arranged a field trip to the local firehouse for a lesson on safety and the civic responsibility of all who call on Jesus.  Please keep Bruno in your prayers as he leads his team and brings hope to these children.

 

 

 

 

Join Open Arms as a regular financial partner.  You can help us to be the Open Arms of Jesus to more children today.    

 

 

Corrego Seco Village Open Arms gets a facility upgrade!

 

One of our newest outreach mission locations is in the Terena Indian village of Corrego Seco.  This village has been resistant to the gospel for many years, but the work of Open Arms is opening doors and hearts there among the children and now their parents.  The team meets with the children under a mango tree next to a 1 room building that serves as the kitchen.  There is no bathroom and no area for the children to seek shelter from the sun or rain.  That is until a couple of very generous donors stepped up to pay for the purchase of all the material necessary for a bathroom and a covered veranda.  Construction is already underway!  

 
 

 

Join our 2018 Camp Team!

Camp Team forming now

 

You’ve heard about our camps, you’ve seen the pictures, you’ve heard the testimonies, and watched the videos. Now it could be your time to take the next step and go.  We are currently recruiting for our January 10-17 Open Arms Brazil camp in Assis, Sao Paulo.  If you would like to be considered for this multi-church team, apply online today before the roster fills up. Click HERE

 

Open Arms’ Agents of Hope Lead Worship for Reston Bible Kids Camp

 

This June, Open Arms’ missionaries Lucas and Krystin Clemente were invited by Reston Bible Church to lead worship for their annual Kids Camp.  They led 340 children and their leaders in a week of worship and were blessed to see many children come to faith in Jesus as well as visit with friends who have served with them in Brazil on short term teams over the years. Blessings all around!  

 

Other News

The 2nd quarter was a busy one and not everything would fit in this newsletter and still keep it readable.  However, here are some exciting headlines.

  • Our 3rd annual Run the Race afterschool character education program in Sterling, VA was a huge success.  
  • We delivered more than a 1,000 books and needed funds to our Sterling partner school through the Open Arms & Open Books campaign.  
  • Our agents of hope in Brazil were invited to give a seminar to public school children on drug addiction and crime prevention from the Christian perspective and share the gospel. 
  • Yet another youth, Marcos, has turned his back on crime and drug use to join Open Arms as a volunteer.  The love of the children is transforming his life day by day.
  • Our youth detention ministry has welcomed another young man into God’s family.  Fabricio gave his heart to Jesus and is making great strides in his faith during his incarceration.  Pray he would stand firm in his faith upon his release.

For more headlines like these, we encourage you to follow us on Facebook.  

 

Thank you for taking a moment for the children!