So there has been this proposal for some time now about building walls around the favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Most of these walls are being built in the Zona Sul (or wealthier beach side) section of the city. Essentially these walls are building up a barrier between the very wealthy and very poor of [...]
E vindo, evangelizou paz a vós outros que estáveis longe e paz também aos que estavam perto (Efésios 2:17)
Às vezes penso existir uma parede que nos separa…
Tão próximos e tão distantes daquilo que nos torna tão diferentes.
Em uma tarde chuvosa, (onde somente aquilo que nos torna diferentes e capazes de nos mover até aquele lugar) [...]
The renovations are coming along nicely on what will soon be the Palavra Encarnada (Word Made Flesh Brasil) women’s center-official name soon to be announced!
I’ve been posting some photos of the progress on my FaceBook page and will continue to update as it gets closer to looking like a women’s center and less like a [...]
A quarta- feira é um dia de muita importância para nossa comunidade, quando fazemos o estudo Biblico com as mulheres da rua.
Este mês estamos estudando sobre Obediência, que para mim foi tremendo. Falei sobre o texto de João 4: 31-34.
Quando lemos essa passagem, vemos quanto os discipulos se preocupavam com o bem [...]
Aqui é o link de um video (Moradores de Rua-Realidades e Mitos) feito por alguns estudantes no Rio sobre percepções de moradores de rua. Aparece alguns amigos nossos. Aproveite ovir as proprias vozes deles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGMnjJje9N8
It’s a very exciting time in the life of our community here in Brazil. After much planning, preparing and praying, a group of committed Brazilians and Americans sat down and officially had the founding meeting of the WMF NGO in Brasil. It was a great time of fellowship, discussing who Word Made Flesh is and [...]
Please pray for WMF Brazil staff member Dandy, who has recently undergone a medical emergency and is recovering at home. Pray for her family as well.
Pray for our young friend Bruce who needs surgery on his leg, that it might be a relatively quick process and that he will soon be healed.
Ben Miller is returning [...]
Listen to the audio of Esdrianne Cohen and Rich Nichols sharing the story or read the story below as told by Ben Miller.
Several years ago Lilia Marianno gave the WMF Brazil community simple black rings made from the fruit of a palm tree. With her gift, she shared a story.
She told of a bishop, who [...]
From Jenna Pashley, January 2009.
I’ve been with Projeto Vidinha since my Servant Team, which means I’ve been watching some of these children grow up for the past five years. Five years! Kids who stuttered their alphabets and stumbled over their chubby little feet are now witty spitfires, reading books on their own and doing funky [...]
From Ben Miller.
For some, Carnaval is a time of letting go of all inhibitions - the chance to party, dance, dress up in costumes, indulge the id, and let loose. The parties, parades, blocos, and craziness dominate Rio for several days. For that reason, most people who don’t LOVE Carnaval get out of town - [...]
