by admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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!
by admin | Mar 29, 2016 | General, Staff Updates, The LBM Story
Their goal had been set: work hard and stick to the savings plan. If they kept focused and committed they would be able to retire at 45; free to pursue their dream of traveling the world together. He worked his way up from maintenance to regional manager of a large...
by admin | Mar 23, 2016 | Brazil, Church Plant Updates, Church Planting, General
We’re excited to see growth in our most recent church plant in Brazil! A little over a year ago, we started meeting in a home in the Passo das Pedras neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Now, we are having regular services in a rented building and outreach...
by admin | Mar 14, 2016 | Brazil, Church Plant Updates
Below is an update on our first church plant in Brazil, Igreja Bastista Viva in Porto Alegre. Here Pastor Tiago (who recently became the pastor there) shares about the current ministry situation. Good evening, I thank God for all the prayers, words of encouragement,...
by admin | Mar 9, 2016 | Development, General
I have spent the last twelve years working among the global poor, people living on $1 to $2 per day. More than ever I realize that any approach to dealing with such severe poverty must be comprehensive. When my wife and I launched Living Bread Ministries we committed...
