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Please be patient as this portion is new and in Progress...or as they say in Portugues, "Ordem e Progresso." In no way do we endorse all of the philosophies that you
will find presented in our resource and links list. This is simply an extended
list of all the resources we have found that deal directly with Brazil. We ask you to use discernment
when reading through these materials.
We are Andrew and Itacyara Comings, Missionaries with Baptist Mid-Missions to Brazil. We are currently on deputation, raising the funds that will be necessary for us to live and minister on the mission field. We have a three-year-old son, Michael, and currently make our home in Lakeland, Florida.
Our goal is to plant a local church in a major city and begin a Bible institute. We will train men and help them start other churches in Brazil and throughout the world. We will use medical, teaching the English language, and other ministries as tools to reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
God opened the doors for my wife and me to go to Brazil in 1995. Kelly worked as a school teacher at a school for missionary children in Manaus. During this time I took over another missionary’s work and spent much time in prayer about where God would have me...
Brazil for Christ was established to act as a channel of information to churches, donors, and corporations, as to the missionary efforts of Jonathan Mathews, and ministry partners.
We came to Brazil with three goals: 1) Evangelize the Brazilian people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ; 2) Educate them in the Word of God and train them to live according to it; and 3) Establish local, New Testament churches for the advancement of the Body of Christ. We desire to be used of God to reach people here, being confident of the fact that God has called us to be missionaries to the people of Brazil. One of the burdens that God has placed in our heart as we set out to accomplish our goals is to reach Deaf people with the Gospel. There are millions of Deaf here in Brazil. We see them almost daily here in São Paulo. We have made contact with some Deaf people and will begin to learn Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS). Please pray with us as we seek to please God Almighty and perform His will for our lives here in Brazil.
Well-planned travel arrangements can save you money. A full-service travel agency can save you time. A travel agency must understand the needs of your organization in order for you to receive this kind of service. That's where Menno Travel Service can help. Menno Travel Service specializes in meeting the needs of various organizations. We act as your travel department; taking the worry out of your travel plans.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations - Itamaraty, as it is known – is responsible for advising the President of the Republic of Brazil on the formulation and execution of the Brazilian foreign policy.
Created in April of 1989, BRAZZIL has been a national respected link between Brazil and all those — Brazilian or not — who feel a kinship with the Brazilian way of life, politics, economy, culture, and soul. Going beyond the report of facts, BRAZZIL brings the whys, the hows and thens.
From the 16th to the 19th centuries, Portugal shipped slaves into South America from Western Africa. Brazil was the largest contributor to slave migration with 42% of all slaves shipped across the Atlantic. The following peoples were the most commonly sold into Brazil: The Sudanese group, composed largely of Yorubaa and Dahomean people, the Islamised Guinea-Sudanese group of Malesian and Hausa people and the Bantu group (among them Kongos, Kimbundas and Kasanjes) from Angola, Congo and Mozambique.
These people brought their cultural traditions and religion with them to the New World. The homogenization of the African people under the oppression of slavery was the catalyst for capoeira. Capoeira was developed by the slaves of Brazil as a way to resist their oppressors, secretly practice their art, transmit their culture, and lift their spirits. Some historians believe that the indigenous peoples of Brazil also played an important role in the development of capoeira.
Support is usually figured on 1USD to 3BRL. If it this goes down, so does our support. Do the math for yourself. If it drops to 2BRL, than a missionary loses 1/3 of their support and so on. Keep in mind too, just because it is a 1:3 ratio, that doe not mean you can triple the amout that a missionary recieves in support. For example: If you took a dell laptop that cost $1000 USD, that exact same laptop would not cost you $333 USD in Brazil. Electronics are expensive in Brazil. You would have to pay $3000 USD for that same laptop if you were to buy it in Brazil. Simple Ecconomics!
The Society exists for the following purposes:
1. To promote and maintain friendly relations between the United States of America and Brazil,
2. To provide for the celebration of days of remembrance such as Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, and other holidays traditional to United States citizens,
3. To receive and entertain officials and visitors from the United States, .....
For over thirty years, Shepherd's Bethel has provided rent free, fully furnished homes for missionaries on deputation and furlough. Here, in a relaxed, rural setting, missionaries and their families can take advantage of our recreation complex, library, picnic and park area, as well as many other amenities.
Missionary
Transportation
BMTM's main objective is to help missionaries of like faith to have high quality, dependable transportation when coming back to North America. We want to remove the burden of looking for, purchasing, and then selling that vehicle when their done with it. We are praying that God will open the door to more vehicles being donated.
Providing dependable temporary transportation to missionaries. Provide automotive repair services to missionaries who provide the necessary parts.
Missionary TECH Team's Mechanical Services department provides help to missions, missionaries, and Christian workers around the world through the leasing of vehicles.
At The Lighthouse Baptist Ministries we provide help through the local church to Independent, fundamental Baptist missionaries and pastors as needs arise, to include the following...
"Our mission is to provide reliable vehicles at discounted prices that help conserve budgeted funds for those involved in Christian Ministry. We serve churches, missions, schools, colleges, para-church organizations, pastors, missionaries, campus ministers, teachers, retirees, NGOs and non-profit organizations, and all associated staff persons."
Since 1977, MATS has assisted thousands of ministries and their staff in finding transportation, including but not limited to...
To provide short-term, suitable, dependable transportation for missionaries, pastors or Christian workers in time of need.
Mission Auto Connection was founded by Les and Sharon Revennaugh in 1996. Having served as missionaries for over 16 years, they understand the difficulty missionaries face in purchasing a vehicle during stays in the U.S.
Pingo is a prepaid calling card service that saves you big money on long distance calls. Call Brazil for only 2 cents per minute.
The Creation Museum presents a “walk through history.” Designed by a former Universal Studios exhibit director, this state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life.
"All of the exhibits are first rate. Although I had seen plenty of photos of what was in the Creation Museum, there is no comparison to actually seeing it first hand."
Supplying Whole Bibles to Missionaries Around the World. Because several ministries are involved in printing, missionaries have access to new Testaments and tracts; but few ministries provide hardcover, complete Bibles, free of charge, to missionaries. Therefore, this has become the primary purpose of BEAMS.
