Our ministry partners in Brazil

In March, I spent 17 days working with a number of indigenous groups in Brazil that are interested in using radio as a means of teaching and serving their own tribes, but more so to reach out and evangelize neighboring tribes.

I'm really excited about two of our ministry partners there and would like to tell you about them!

The first is CONPLEI, the National Council of Evangelical Indigenous Pastors and Leaders. (If you want to try out your Portuguese, check out their website.) Their goal, as indicated in the letters below their name, is "a genuinely indigenous church in every village". Their passion is to see God glorified among the tribes of Brazil. They are actively seeking different ways to reach out to the over 90 unevangelized tribes in their country: radio, education, health care, community development, agriculture, hygiene, etc. It is very challenging, inspiring and encouraging to work with these dear brothers. CONPLEI helps us make contact with a number of tribes interested in using radio.

The second group is the UNIEDAS Indigenous Mission, composed mostly, but not exclusively, of people from the Terena tribe, the first tribe in Brazil to receive the gospel in 1912. Their purpose is so cool! UNIEDAS seeks to evangelize the indigenous and prepare them to evangelize other indigenous. They presently have Terena missionaries serving among a number of tribes throughout Brazil. My colleague, Jasiel Martins (photo below), is Terena and is an active member of the UNIEDAS church in Limão Verde, Mato Grosso do Sul.

Please pray for Jasiel and me as we prepare for future training opportunities in Brazil. Please pray too for both of these national groups - CONPLEI and UNIEDAS - as they reach out to their own people - and beyond.

If you would like a copy of my electronic prayer letter, please just let me know by dropping me an e-mail. And if you dare, you can also look for me on Facebook! By the way, I just posted an album of pictures of some of the children I've seen on my trips in Brazil. Check out the album when you get a chance.

Thanks for joining me today. Have a blessed Easter. Praise God, Jesus is alive!

Allen.