A Moment for the Children
Thank you for taking a moment from your day for our children. Prayer Request – One of our new volunteers in the US shared the following story with me this week, her first time serving in our homework club. “The child I was working with shared with me that he was living with his father, but that his mother and siblings stayed behind in
Meet Agent of Hope, Sarita Romeiro
Meet my dear friend and Open Arms’ Agent of Hope, Sarita Romeiro, Tia (Aunt) Sarita as she is known among the children. Sarita is a member and commissioned missionary of the Independent Presbyterian Church of Jardim Paulista in Assis, Brazil. She is currently partnered with the UNIEDAS church in the District of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [Click for Map] Tia Sarita has
Urgent Financial Need – Open Letter to Friends of Open Arms
Dear Friend of Open Arms, We are into the final stretch of 2014 and it has been a year full of blessing to be sure. We have seen more communities and children given access to Open Arms programs in Brazil and the United States. Today we have nine (9) full-time “Agents of Hope” on the front lines
Field Report from Brazil
After twenty hours in the air and 1500 miles (40 hours) behind the wheel driving I was able to visit with all of Open Arms’ “Agents of Hope” and the kids they minister to, spread out over three states in Brazil. There more highlights than I could possibly relate to you here, but I will list out a few and then let you hear directly
Heading to Brazil – Journal
Well as John Denver once said, “All my bags are packed and I’m ready to go.” After a one day delay I am heading to the airport tonight for my flight to São Paulo, Brazil. From there I will take the long journey inland to visit with and encourage Open Arms’ missionaries. I invite you to join me virtually on this trip via blog
Support Open Arms Through Amazon Smile
Attention all online shoppers! Did you know that every time you make a purchase on Amazon you have the opportunity to do good and support Open Arms, as well? Open Arms Worldwide is now an official partner of AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you
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Sterling Park Book Drive a Success!
On June 10th volunteers from Open Arms-Sterling Park, gathered at our local partner church, Sterling Park Baptist (www.sterlingparkbc.org), to sort through the 2,000+ books that were donated in our first Sully Elementary Book Drive. We had a good time dividing books by reading level and even reminiscing over some old classics that had been donated. On the 13th we delivered the books to the