by Aleah Marsden | Apr 23, 2019 | Brazil, General, Headlines, Thailand
As you may have seen in a recent email newsletter from our founder, Patrick Hubbard, we have begun this year facing a crisis of funding of a magnitude that could severely impact our work among the poor. In case you missed it, here is a brief recap from Patrick’s...
by Aleah Marsden | Mar 12, 2019 | General
Luke 4:18-30 reveals the first recorded message of Jesus in Luke’s gospel. Word was spreading throughout the region about Jesus and His teaching. No doubt His family and neighbors were excited about His visit to Nazareth and many showed up in the synagogue to hear Him...
by Aleah Marsden | Mar 5, 2019 | Brazil, General
According to recent data there are over 23 million people currently living below the poverty line in Brazil, which demonstrates a 33% increase in the number of those in poverty over the last four years. The unemployment rate hovered around 12.5% in 2018. With an...
by Aleah Marsden | Jan 22, 2019 | General
When we come to know Christ as Lord and Savior we become a child of God. As such we are members of the body of Christ, part of the temple of the Holy Spirit, and Christ’s bride (Rom 12:4-5, 1 Cor 12:12-13, 27, Eph 3:6, 4:4-6, 11-16, Col 1:18, 1 Peter 2:4-5, Rev 21:9)....
by Aleah Marsden | Jan 15, 2019 | General
Dear Living Bread followers, partners, and prayer warriors, Heading into 2019 I could use your prayers and, if the Lord leads, your help. I want to be sensitive how I share this, but I also want to be transparent. Living Bread Ministries is starting the year having...
by Aleah Marsden | Jan 8, 2019 | General
Aun is the wife of SomChai, who is a church planter and board member of Living Bread Ministries Thailand. It’s our privilege to be able to share her testimony with you today! If you’d like to give toward the work she and her family are doing among the poor...
by Aleah Marsden | Dec 11, 2018 | Headlines
Recently, The Exchange with Ed Stetzer featured the article Reframing the Issue of Poverty. The author, Gabriella Siefert, does an excellent job of capturing something that most of us miss regarding poverty. Westerners almost exclusively understand poverty in economic...
by Aleah Marsden | Dec 4, 2018 | General
There is much we can learn from the story of Joseph. The dangers of parental favoritism and envy, as well as, the importance of faithfulness and perseverance are all points of application we can glean from the narrative. Perhaps the most valuable thing Christians...
by Aleah Marsden | Nov 27, 2018 | Church Plant Updates
We love to see the creativity our church planters and leaders use to advance the gospel in their communities. One example is the puppet ministry in Capão da Canoa. Pastor Lindomar has a heart for children, which is good because the poor communities are filled with...
by Aleah Marsden | Nov 20, 2018 | Church Planting
Leidiane is native of Cabrobó, Brazil and is the one who connected us with the community where our most recent church plants have begun. Here, she shares about how she was burdened to reach her hometown with the Gospel. My name is Leidiane Million, and my story starts...
