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Stories From the Amazon
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.
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...
Excellence In Missions - Mutual Design
A lot of churches probably don't spend a whole lot of time planning out their mission trips and just throw things together and hope for the best. This can bring results...
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...
Learn About AmazonVida
You and your organization can make a difference by coming to the Amazon or you can help us through your prayer support and your financial generosity...
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...
Excellence In Missions - Empowering Partners
It is impossible to think missions without thinking about relationships. The work of Jesus on the cross was all about healthy relationships, from the most important one...
Excellence In Missions - God Centered
It is easy to lose our focus when we are busy working for God. We get distracted by our agenda or pride and we can substitute God's best for what we...
My Mission Is To Plant And Water
It is so easy to get overwhelmed with strategy and plans for ministry but Paul tells us to keep it simple. We can get bogged down and get discouraged with a ...
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