News from the Field – May 2021
The past couple of months have been challenging. With a resurgence of Covid-19, three of our missionaries and their families becoming infected, our activities being limited once again, and the need for food assistance increasing once more among the families we serve, our team’s morale and resourcefulness have been stretched. Praise God for his sustaining love and power! HE IS RISEN! WE HAVE A
News from the Field – April 2021
Let me share a little bit of what the partnership of friends like you is making possible, for the love of God, in the name of Jesus! Another Isaiah 25:4 Project Breaks Ground We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Paradigm Foundation, www.paradigmfoundation.org. Our first project together will bless a family in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, where our Agent of
News from the Field – March 2021
Let me share a little bit of what God is doing with the help of friends like you! For the love of God, in the name of Jesus! Weathering another Code Red The second wave of Covid-19 hit and led state and local governments to return to Code Red restrictions for a time. Our Agents of Hope took it in stride, having been through
News from the Field – February 2021
Let me share a little bit of what the sacrificial gifts of people just like you are making possible. For the love of God, in the name of Jesus! The Isaiah 25:4 Project Our Agents of Hope continue to work at Dona Teresa’s house. Dona Teresa has been dreaming about her new home for the past 36 years. What a blessing that our team
News from the Field – January 2021
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
New Logo Gear from Open Arms Worldwide!
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Abby Smith’s Commissioning at Reston Bible Church
Abby was commissioned at her home church, Reston Bible Church, on September 6th, 2020 and left the next day for the field where she is serving as an Open Arms Agent of Hope in the city of Assis, São Paulo, Brazil. Abby Smith’s Commissioning from Michael John Meyers on Vimeo.
Mariane Rodrigues
Candido Mota, SP –
(Open Arms Brazil – Southeast)
Exciting update from Bruno & Abby
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
Open letter from soon to be Open Arms Missionary, Abby Smith
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