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Meet Ronaldo and Marvia Marubo
My name is Ronaldo Marubo, I am married to Marvia Marubo, father of two girls Dânica and Adriele, I currently work with my Marubo people in the Upper Solimões. My family and I live and serve as local leaders in the same village where we grew up.
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.
Meet Marcelo and Dailane
Life in the communities that we serve on the river is full of challenges and you know that anywhere you find difficulty you will find people attempting to handle it in negative ways especially when they don’t have the hope of the gospel. The community of Terra Preta is the same way, that’s where Marcelo grew up with his brother Auliandro, aka Lico.
Meet Madielson and Elinalva Alfaia
Training local community leaders is a fundamental task for Amazon Vida. We know that the gospel and the transforming power of Jesus will reach distant places in the Amazon more effectively through indigenous leaders. Our local leaders know the region well and are able to contextualize and communicate
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
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.
Otacílio And Emiliana
The church that has been planted there is a result of our long term discipleship plan. We are thankful that God is allowing us to plant churches to be a beacon of hope in a dark world that will reach future generations.
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.