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Get to Know Our 2024 Gala Partners!

An event like our annual Gala Fundraiser is not a small thing to pull off and we certainly could not do it alone.  That is one of many reasons we are so very thankful for each of our 2024 Gala Partners who went above and beyond to make this special evening possible.  They are truly “Difference Makers” that you should get to know.  And

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News from the Field – September 2024

As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”Romans 10:15   “Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God” William Carey The month of July was even more eventful than usual for Open Arms. On July 9th we celebrated 18 years of operations in Brazil. Then we made history by sending two teams from two churches

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News from the Field – August 2024

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” – Psalm 119:105   “In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.” — D.L. Moody We often share pictures of events, camps, games, and children playing and just being kids, but it is

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News from the Field – April 2024

“May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.” – John 17:23   That the World Will Know On the Palm Sunday, a team of 50 Americans and another 100 or so Brazilian’s gathered to worship after a day of service projects and gospel presentations. Together we

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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

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A Great Night Out for a Cause

Our 2022 Top Golf Benefit was a wonderful evening of fun and fellowship.  With more than 200 people in attendance, we took up one whole level. We are so thankful to our generous sponsors who made this event possible. Check them out below. If you missed your chance to get involved at the event, there is still time. You can invest today in one

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Merry Christmas from the Open Arms family

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to you and yours! We selected a few pictures to share with you from our 15th year as a ministry reaching and teaching children and youth for Jesus.  These photos capture a small glimpse of the work that was accomplished with the help of partners like you.  Providing food for the hungry, embracing the hurting, bringing joy

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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

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Christmas in the Community

Bringing Christmas Hope Straight to the Neighborhood A pandemic may have prevented us from holding our annual kids camp, but if the kids can’t come to us, we will go to them! In the days surrounding the Christmas holiday our team will bring the gospel in word, song, testimonies, and drama, along with games, crafts, and food, to 5 underserved communities in Brazil. We’d

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