Increasing Poverty Rates in Brazil

Increasing Poverty Rates in Brazil

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...
Another New Church Plant in Brazil

Another New Church Plant in Brazil

I (LBM Founder Patrick Hubbard) recently returned from Brazil where I spent time working with a group of our church planters and other leaders in southern Brazil. As part of our biannual training, I led sessions focused on equipping families to serve together, the...
Creative Program Blesses

Creative Program Blesses

A few weeks ago one of our church plants in Southern Brazil received a generous donation from a new program, NATAL+SOLIDÁRIO. This team is made up of personal organizer professionals, who use their organizational talents to help their clients streamline their...
Story of Transformation in Brazil

Story of Transformation in Brazil

We love sharing first hand testimonies of the work the Lord is doing among our church plants. This month we have story directly from our church planters who work in the Guarita community (Brazil), Gilmar and Lizandra. (This letter has been translated and edited for...
Headlines: The Prosperity Gospel

Headlines: The Prosperity Gospel

The neo-Pentecostal movement continues to gain influence in Brazil. In January the nephew of the founder of the Universal Church of the Reign of God was elected as mayor of Rio de Janeiro. The Universal Church, as it is commonly referred to, has a horrible reputation...