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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Serving Indigenous Peoples of Brazil

With every encounter with my Sateré brothers and sisters at the seminary where they are trained, I am surprised and encouraged by their faith and the neccessity of training indigenous leaders to reach their own people.

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Good News Must Be Celebrated

Reaching across the vast expanse of the Amazon to touch the lives of the unreached is a mission we hold dear. What started as a local church on an island in the Amazon River has turned into an international missions agency.

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Unreached No Longer

Amazon Vida aims to plant churches throughout the Amazon so that everyone has access to a healthy congregation. This mission has expanded into three different countries, starting in Parintins and spreading further.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Amazon Vida wishes you and your family a happy Thanksgiving! Amazon Vida is thankful for your prayer and financial support!

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Churches Building Churches

Planting new churches is a challenging job for any congregation. The existing church must commit time, energy, money, and especially well-trained individuals. The Bible encourages this hard work, even though it can be painful and tough

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Farewell To Sue Graham

Amazon Vida is mourning the passing of American missionary Sue Graham at the age of 95 on Monday, November 11 in Waxhan, North Carolina, United States.

God had a great work in mind when he coordinated the introduction between Pastor Eduardo and the Grahams.

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The Draught Is Back

I need to inform you about a serious situation in the Amazon Region that threatens our ministry. Last year’s drought resulted in the lowest water levels in over 120 years, leading to over $100 million in losses, as bad as it was, this year is on it’s way to being worse.

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Encouraging Leaders

Living in the Amazon is tough, and being a pastor is hard no matter where you are, together, these challenges require a strong commitment to the ministry. That’s why we have leadership meetings with influential leaders and church pastors from riverside communities.

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.