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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International Evangelization Congress

Phelipe Reis was carefully chosen from hundreds of applicants to represent us at the congress this year. He is both a missionary and a journalist, and his vital ministry encompasses the training of church leaders. As a journalist he is very helpful in spreading the news about God’s work a

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Peniel Is 17 Years Old

Amazon Vida is filled with joy to witness the First Baptist Church of Peniel commemorating its 17th anniversary. The festivities included our collaborative church partners, the First Baptist Church of Parintins, and the First Baptist Church at Hebron.

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The Elohim Church

There is no greater joy than to preach the gospel into the lost and forgotten corners of our world and seeing the Lord use our work to create something out of nothing. Where there was no believers, there is now a church and now that church has a building to call home.

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New Sateré Church in Molongotuba Village

The Chief of Molongotuba heard that we had sent food bags to a neighboring village and asked why the Baptist Church was not helping feed his village. So, when we received resources, we gave a food bag for every family in Molongotuba. A

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How Much Do You Honor God's Word?

If you are seeing this blog post then you probably live in a household with multiple copies of the Bible at your disposal. How would you feel if they were all taken from you? Do you treasure God’s word enough to even notice?

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Sateré Leadership For Sateré Students

Pastor Timel Mikilis. He is Sateré-Mawé and ministered to Christian Life and Leadership discipline for our Sateré students (around 35). This class was a milestone for our seminary, as Sateré students were able to receive the teaching with material in their own language and also with a teacher speaking in the Sateré language.

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Training Leaders - 2023 Year End Report

Making new disciples often leads to training new leaders to help reach even more new disciples. We are always looking for potential new leaders that will help transform their community as well as others for the kingdom of God.

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Making Disciples - 2023 Year End Report

Our mission statement is a simple declaration of our process to fulfill the great commission. As we approach the end of the year we would like to tell you how we did at each of the three steps. Today we want to look at: MAKING DISCIPLES.

One Changed Life. A Growing Network of Churches.

He stayed for three months to help one friend learn to follow Jesus. What began in that home grew into a story of new leaders and churches reaching other communities.

He Once Hid from the Gospel. Then Everything Changed.

He once hid in his bedroom whenever a pastor visited his family. Today, he serves an Amazon river community alongside his wife and daughters, helping others come to know Jesus.

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.

Going To Hard Places

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.