Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! We are so grateful for your generous support and donations, we just had to thank you! 

Below are messages from the brothers and sisters who will be traveling to the Missions Conference in Broward now in January. Each person tells a little about themselves so you can know who you are helping and where your contribution is going. 

Thank you for investing in the leadership of Brazil and the future missions in this country. We are grateful for your vision and partnership!

My name is Oséias Felisberto, I live in Rio de Janeiro, I'm married, I have a 16-year-old son and a 27-year-old stepson, and I'm a Physical Education teacher. In the church, I take care of the organization of the services and together with my wife we lead a house church.

I am immensely grateful for the opportunity I am having to once again return to the Missions Conference under the sponsorship of my brothers in the USA. I want to deepen my relationships and learn more about raising teens and organizing worship services.

I pray that God will bless this conference and the lives of our sponsors who have shown so much love for the Church in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.

Hi, my name is Hugo. I have lived in Rio de Janeiro since I was born. During the Covid-19 pandemic, on February 20, 2021, I was baptized at the age of 17.

I am currently studying International Relations at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF). 

Since the beginning of 2022, I have participated in the university ministry at UFF. I am also a member of the church's media group, working mainly on broadcasting and recording services.

Thank you for the opportunity to participate for the first time in the Missions Conference. I thank the individual donors, the Church of Tallahassee and SAMS for sponsoring our trip. I ask that God bless everyone's generosity and love, as they allowed us to participate in this great event.

I hope to be able to learn a lot, especially with regard to university ministries, in addition to meeting Christians from various churches on the American continent. With the conference, I have faith that I will be able to help the Church even more. Thank you for everything!

Hello :) I’m Bruna, (23 years old) and soon to be an architect and urban planner, who loves to live new adventures in life. I’ve been a disciple for 7 years now and I’ve been serving in the Campus ministry as a leader with 5 other brothers and sisters for 2 years. I’m currently studying in Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) where I help to lead the campus group. Soon I’ll graduate and I want to raise a new leader for my group in the next year and a half. 

This school of mission will be very helpful for me to learn how to do that. Besides that, I want my ministry to grow and I want to see transformed lives as new brothers and sisters will be added to the group.The Missions Conference will certainly be extremely helpful to my own personal journey with God as well. 

In 2023, I’m looking for Metanoia in order to have a truly transformed life and mind by God’s word. Coincidentally, they will be talking about this topic! I hope to help my ministry and those around me with all the knowledge I’ll gain. I hope to create new friendships (I want to challenge myself to build friendships with my brothers and sisters from Latin America this year) and strengthen those dear friendships I already have. Three years ago, Broward was my home for 2 months and it was one of my best spiritual years of my life. I’m looking forward to seeing those who helped me again and drinking from this fountain of encouragement and knowledge that is the School of Missions. 

Without you, dear brother/sister, this wouldn’t be possible. I’m extremely humbled and encouraged with your great generosity in giving your money to help us while investing in the kingdom of God. You remind me of those ladies that helped Jesus in his ministry:

“After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.” - Luke 3:1-3.

You saw Jesus curing you, freeing you, and that moved you in such a way that generated great generosity in your heart. You are supporting with your means the proclaiming of the good news of God around the world, and for your precious investment in the kingdom, and the blessing it is for us, I’m extremely grateful to you!

Warm hugs from Brazil :)

Hello, my name is Gabriel, I'm 28 years old and I've been married for 2 years. While in college, I was one of the campus ministry leaders here in Rio and am now working as a software developer and leading a house church in Niterói (a city near Rio) with my wife and an older couple. We are full of dreams for this year 2023 and it will be an incredible opportunity to be at the Mission Conferences. I know I will be more equipped and inspired after the conference to serve and inspire our community in Rio and Niterói when I return. 

I thank you for your great generosity that enables us to have such an experience in our lives and in the kingdom. It is truly a life changing experience and I pray that God will bless your lives even more! Hugs from Brazil!

Hello, we are Alcy and Carina Rodrigues. We’ve been married for twelve years and we live in Rio de Janeiro. Alcy is a geography teacher and Carina is a physical education teacher.

We work with children and young people at school. We have been disciples for twenty-five years. We currently lead the Youth Ministry and want to learn as much as we can to help our beloved youth and families.

We would like to thank you for the opportunity and donations to be at the Missions Conference. We also want to make many friends and create deep relationships. We are sure it will be wonderful to be with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

We are praying for God to direct us at every moment. We thank you for the love of Brazil.