by admin | Jan 26, 2016 | General, The LBM Story
When Patrick and Barbara Hubbard began to walk with the Lord, entering into a saving faith on the same day at a funeral in 1999, they could not have envisioned the plans that the He would bring to pass in the coming years. Living Bread Ministries wasn’t even on the...
by admin | Jan 18, 2016 | Church Planting, Thailand
As you might imagine, there are not large numbers of existing pastors lining up to plant churches in the poorest communities in the world. Since this is indeed our vision, and we desire our church plants among the global poor to be led by people who can identify with...
by admin | Jan 14, 2016 | General, Staff Updates
With a new year, we’re excited for the new opportunities 2016 will bring. Without wasting any time, we’re starting by welcoming Josh Allen to our advisory board this month! Josh Allen is a successful entrepreneur in Lynchburg, VA. With his roots in real...
by admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Church Planting, Development, General
We believe in the local church and it’s influence in the communities where they serve. Turns out, we’re not the only ones! Who is best equipped to implement humanitarian & development projects in the developing world? — Living Bread (@Living_Bread)...
by admin | Nov 3, 2015 | Brazil, Church Plant Updates, Church Planting, General, Staff Updates
We’re excited to announce a new team member! Tiago Matias is joining the Ministério Pão Vivo (MPV) team this month. Pastor Tiago will be pastoring Igreja Batista Viva (IBV), our original church plant in Brazil. This will allow Pastor Magioli, MPV’s...
by admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Church Plant Updates, Church Planting, General, Thailand
In our last newsletter, we announced our first Thai church plant, a project in Phanat Nakon! Boonyang and Chalisa Suriyatam are working in this area just outside the city under the oversight of Pastor Somchai, one of the board members of Living Bread Thailand. Their...
by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Church Planting, General, Human Trafficking, Thailand
We recently posted about our project of training pastors in Cambodia. We’re excited about this opportunity to expand our ministry in Southeast Asia! The size of the class has increased from 30 pastors to 35 pastors, so we’re about to impact more pastors,...
by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Development, General, Human Trafficking, Thailand
One of the goals of Living Bread Thailand is to impact communities through comprehensive ministries in order to reduce vulnerability to the human trafficking industry that is so prevalent there. Ban Kai Unity Christian Church in Thailand is partnering with Living...
by admin | Sep 25, 2015 | Brazil, General
Our church in Torres, Brazil has had some great opportunities to serve in their community recently! Pastor Artenio and his wife Lu work hard to build strong, positive relationships with families in the areas around their church location in Torres, a coastal town with...
by admin | Sep 23, 2015 | Church Planting, General, Thailand
One of the board members for Living Bread Thailand Pastor Boontham (pictured above with his wife and Patrick Hubbard) has a passion for training men for pastoral roles. He will travel monthly to Cambodia from Thailand to hold training meetings with 30 pastors and...
