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Meet Severo Teca Mayuruna
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Meet Severo Teca Mayuruna

Missionary Severo Teca Mayuruna and his wife Cecília Ticuna currently live in the Santo Antônio community, where they have been dedicated to planting churches throughout the Javary Valley.

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Meet Phelipe Reis
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Meet Phelipe Reis

Every photo tells a story. These two pictures show a shy boy from Parintins, who loved the culture of the annual festival in Parintins. Year after year he looked forward to the fun that the festival had to offer but God had plans for that shy boy, Phelipe Reis would have a change of heart as he discovered the will of God for his life.

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Meet Deicimar
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Meet Deicimar

Deicimar Shabc Mayuruna, missionary, father of 3 children, married to Marly Duni Mayuruna, lives in the Fruta Pão indigenous village, located in the Vale do Javary-Alto Amazonas area of isolated Indians. Deicimar was reached by the Lord through the missionary Moisés Mayuruna in 2016 and has grown spiritually to became a leader

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Meet Ronaldo and Marvia Marubo

My name is Ronaldo Marubo, I am married to Marvia Marubo, father of two girls Dânica and Adriele, I currently work with my Marubo people in the Upper Solimões. My family and I live and serve as local leaders in the same village where we grew up.

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Meet Marcelo and Dailane
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Meet Marcelo and Dailane

Life in the communities that we serve on the river is full of challenges and you know that anywhere you find difficulty you will find people attempting to handle it in negative ways especially when they don’t have the hope of the gospel. The community of Terra Preta is the same way, that’s where Marcelo grew up with his brother Auliandro, aka Lico.

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Meet Madielson and Elinalva Alfaia
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Meet Madielson and Elinalva Alfaia

Training local community leaders is a fundamental task for Amazon Vida. We know that the gospel and the transforming power of Jesus will reach distant places in the Amazon more effectively through indigenous leaders. Our local leaders know the region well and are able to contextualize and communicate

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