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How Christians survive the Brazilian Carnaval

How Christians survive the Brazilian Carnaval

Brazil is known worldwide for many things: talented soccer players, the Amazon River and Jungle, and the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. However, nothing is a famous to tourists as “Carnaval”. This annual event started out a long time ago as a religious holiday that focused on spiritual discipline and abstinence from the pleasures […]

Little angel Mariana has left us

Little angel Mariana has left us

This past week was not easy for our church. Everyone’s hearts became heavy when we received news that little Mariana had lost her battle against cancer. As a church, we followed closely the events that happened in the life of this four year old. She now rests in peace in the loving embrace of our […]

Unexpected blessing

Unexpected blessing

John is a long time family friend from the states. Here are some of his thoughts during his visit in Brazil: It feels like I’ve just arrived in Recife for my annual visit with the Pruitt family, but unfortunately, my time here is already almost gone! During my first week, I attended the “25th Annual […]

Classes begin at School of the Bible

Classes begin at School of the Bible

“Who am I?” “Why I am I here?” “Where will I go after this life?” These are some of the questions we offer to answer students through the School of the Bible. We started the school in 1982 as an effort to give Brazilians the tools they need to read and understand the Bible. Most […]