3rd Annual Open Arms Camp Report – “I am Free!”
In January we held our 3rd annual camp in our headquarters city of Assis in Brazil… It was a powerful time of exhortation, confession, and forgiveness for so many of these young people.
3rd Quarter 2017 News
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
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
Help Support Our Brazil Soccer Club
One of our soccer schools for at-risk children in Brazil is in needof uniforms for competition. The uniforms we have for our teenage team are WAY too big for the little guys. The cost of 19 kits (shirt, shorts, and socks) in Brazil is $725. That’s just $38 per child. You can help them take the field with pride! An example