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Stories From the Amazon
Here you'll find stories from the field, ministry updates, missionary testimonies, and the inspiring accounts of transformed lives, growing churches, indigenous leaders, and faithful partners who make this ministry possible.
Meet A Missionary: Adelson
I want to thank the pastors, Pastor Moacir, Pastor Elmer, PastorAbimael, who opened the doors of the Leadership Training Center for me. And for me it was a wonderful thing, my life was completely transformed by it.
Meet A Missionary: Lucas Andrade
Amazon Vida seminary program has given me many tools in my life, opened my mind, and provided me with materials that I can study and apply to help me develop.
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
Meet a Missionary - Josie Paixão
Josie Paixão is a river missionary in the Amazon jungle. Before she knew Christ, she mocked Christians. After being diagnosed with cancer, she had a major life change, and now she leads other…
Meet a Missionary - Vanderlei and Tiane
Meet Vanderlei & Tiane! They're a missionary couple in a small village called Renewal of the Lord, and they have quite a story about how they came to know Christ!
Missionaries Are Normal People
I had the perfect picture of the missionary painted in my head. Growing up in in church, I saw their slide shows, listened to their stories as they told me of...
Time To Go
Our God is a sending God that wants all of us to be a part of his sending work. This is contrary to the consumer mentality that a lot of followers of Jesus...
Meet A Missionary - Elmer Lessa
Elmer Lessa is the head and visionary of AmazonVida, and pastor for First Baptist Church in Parintins, Amazonas, Brasil. His father started...