News and Updates

Stories From the Amazon

News & Updates

Dear brothers and sisters,

I come to you today with a heart full of gratitude, awe, and joy. What we experienced in the Amazon this past July was truly a move of God. For one incredible week, our team served riverside and indigenous communities

Life Change - Jobson and Andreize

Andreize started to come to a women’s Bible study that Amazon Vida leads every week in Maranhão. Jobson also came to some men's Bible studies with a couple of mission trip teams (Americans and Brazilians) that we took to Maranhão.

Judy's Testimony

I have come to the conclusion that the Amazon trip was equally a time to share God’s grace and the Gospel as well as a time of growth for me. Maybe I had to be away from everything to learn, this is where I saw God working the most.

Bryan Gibbs' Story

Trip leader Bryan Gibbs reports on how amazing his first post covid trip on the river was:

The time we had in the villages was very sweet but one of the hard things I heard twice was, “when your team didn’t come in 2020, we thought you had forgotten about us”

The Church Is More Than A Building

Construction of a church in the Amazon region is not an easy task. In many regions, construction supplies need to be purchased in cities and taken by boat to the community, taking

Taylor Pfeiffer's Story

Would you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert? I would say I am extroverted in my interactions but introverted in nature. What I mean is - I love people: getting to know them, talking with them, building friendships. But I NEED plenty of alone time to recharge and reset.

Here you'll find stories from the field, ministry updates, and missionary testimonies that reveal how God is at work throughout the Amazon.

Read inspiring accounts of transformed lives, growing churches, emerging indigenous leaders, and faithful partners whose prayers, generosity, and service make this ministry possible.

Each story is a glimpse of God's faithfulness and the lasting impact of the gospel in communities across the Amazon.

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New Semester of Training

Would you spend 10 hours hiking in the woods and another 22 hours on boat to receive Bible teaching? This is what brother Aristides faces to attend leadership training

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The Effects of One Changed Life

When God changes the live of one person it can be really contagious and lead to a transformation throughout a community. Our nurse and missionary, Francineide Sicsú, tells a little of the transformation that God is making

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Thank You For 2022

We are so thankful: Many of you came to serve on the first mission trips since the pandemic, Many of you found that even the remote Amazon region was greatly affected including the logistics of getting here. Many of you served on a special medical boat that was on loan from the government.

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A Well-Trained Indigenous Leader

The formation of new leaders is essential for the advancement of the gospel and for the multiplication of new churches in the Amazon. During our 70 years of ministry we have learned that the best source of new leaders is

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First Quarter 2022 In Pics And Videos

We are so thankful for the ways that God is using Amazon Vida this year, the effects of COVID on our ministry has greatly been reduced and we are able to get back to the villages regularly and also take teams from the United States with us.

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Brazil And Beyond

When you think about the ministry of Amazon Vida you probably think about Brazil but did you know that our ministry has become international as we have crossed borders in the upper Amazon region.

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New Leaders Making A Difference

One of our seminary students, Manoel, has used his new leadership skills to launch a successful ministry among one of the tribes where we work. They have been able to enjoy a great deal of success with the youth of this tribe.

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Medical Boat Visits Nhamundá

On this trip the medical boat worked in partnership with the First Baptist Church of Nhamunda. Working at four villages in the counties of Nhamunda and Faro. A local leader wishes to thank you for your support that…

Why Indigenous Leaders Matter

Long-term ministry requires trust, relationships, discipleship, and leaders who can continue the work after an outside team leaves. That is why Amazon Vida has spent years investing in local and indigenous leaders.

Still Waiting to Hear

Across Brazil, 164 indigenous people groups remain unreached by the Gospel. Of those, 56 have no known missionary activity, and many are concentrated in the northern Amazon.

Public Faith

There is great joy in heaven when a sinner repents and returns to God, as Jesus tells in the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15). However, this celebration of transformed lives does not happen without struggles.

More Than Numbers, Lives Transformed

The rivers of the Amazon carry more than boats and supplies—they carry the hope of the Gospel. As AmazonVida celebrates 75 Years Bold, our 2026 first-quarter report reminds us that behind every number is a story of faith, transformation, and lives