by Kristi Reaves | Jun 29, 2016 | General
The goal of each of our church plants is to impact the community in a comprehensive way. This includes ministries that provide assistance in areas like food, clothing, education, in addition to worship services and discipleship. When a church begins, the most...
by Kristi Reaves | Jun 20, 2016 | Newsletter, Thailand
We are excited to see people coming to Christ through the ministries of Living Bread Thailand. Kuhn Soo met Boonyang and his wife at the Share Christmas event they hosted. (Visit sharechristmas.org to learn more about this program.) Through meeting Boonyang...
by Kristi Reaves | Jun 17, 2016 | Brazil, Church Plant Updates, Newsletter
Despite several challenges, Lindomar continues to serve faithfully in the coastal community of Capão da Canoa. Lindomar’s wife Marilu had been suffering from extreme headaches due to a benign tumor in her brain. After a failed attempt to remove the tumor, she...
by Kristi Reaves | Jun 14, 2016 | Development, Newsletter
Most people think of human trafficking as people being abducted and forced to work in factories or worse in prostitution. The reality is usually quite different. One of the primary causes of human trafficking is poverty. Most women are not kidnapped and forced...
by Barbara Hubbard | Jun 9, 2016 | Brazil, Mission Trips, Newsletter
On June 15th, our staff writer Aleah and I will be heading to Porto Alegre, Capão da Canoa, and Torres, Brazil. The purpose of our trip is two-fold: to encourage our pastors and their families and for Aleah to get to know our works firsthand. We will be visiting...
by Kristi Reaves | Jun 6, 2016 | Newsletter, Thailand
Pastor Boonyang and his wife continue to serve the community in Phanat Nikon. Though their ministrystill primarily serves children, there are 25 children who regularly attend the weekly services. Pastor and Mrs. Boonyang are faithfully teaching Bible studies, feeding...
by Kristi Reaves | Jun 3, 2016 | Brazil, Newsletter
Vini, a member of our church plant in Vila Nova, volunteers to teach Judo after school at the church. He uses this as an outreach for youth in the neighborhood. He does a devotion prior to each class. There are 15 students meeting regularly. Recently, two of the...
by Aleah Marsden | Apr 28, 2016 | General
Within several weeks of becoming believers, Patrick and Bárbara Hubbard are faced with two difficult health issues. Patrick, trying to wait out stomach pains that just wouldn’t quit, goes to the doctor and is immediately rushed to the ER for an emergency appendectomy....
by Kristi Reaves | Apr 19, 2016 | Brazil, General, Staff Updates
We’re excited to introduce Gilmar Domingues as our new church planter in Torres. He and his wife Lizandra have a two-year-old daughter Giulia. Torres is a town in Rio Grande do Sul (the southernmost state of Brazil) with around 75,000 residents. They are...
by Kristi Reaves | Apr 1, 2016 | Church Plant Updates, Church Planter Interviews, Church Planting, General
Recently, our founder and president Patrick Hubbard was featured on a podcast about church planting among the global poor. You can hear his interview here!