News from the Field – April 2024
“May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.” – John 17:23 That the World Will Know On the Palm Sunday, a team of 50 Americans and another 100 or so Brazilian’s gathered to worship after a day of service projects and gospel presentations. Together we
New Base for Central West Brazil
Good news! We have outgrown our base in Aquidauana that serves the Pantanal region of central west Brazil. Land has been purchased just blocks from our current base and design plans have been completed for a new base of operations. Open Arms Worldwide values our community based model of ministry and our strategy of mobilizing physical resources that already exist in the community, rather
A Great Night Out for a Cause
Our 2022 Top Golf Benefit was a wonderful evening of fun and fellowship. With more than 200 people in attendance, we took up one whole level. We are so thankful to our generous sponsors who made this event possible. Check them out below. If you missed your chance to get involved at the event, there is still time. You can invest today in one
Merry Christmas from the Open Arms family
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to you and yours! We selected a few pictures to share with you from our 15th year as a ministry reaching and teaching children and youth for Jesus. These photos capture a small glimpse of the work that was accomplished with the help of partners like you. Providing food for the hungry, embracing the hurting, bringing joy
News from the Field – April 2021
Let me share a little bit of what the partnership of friends like you is making possible, for the love of God, in the name of Jesus! Another Isaiah 25:4 Project Breaks Ground We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Paradigm Foundation, www.paradigmfoundation.org. Our first project together will bless a family in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, where our Agent of
Christmas in the Community
Bringing Christmas Hope Straight to the Neighborhood A pandemic may have prevented us from holding our annual kids camp, but if the kids can’t come to us, we will go to them! In the days surrounding the Christmas holiday our team will bring the gospel in word, song, testimonies, and drama, along with games, crafts, and food, to 5 underserved communities in Brazil. We’d
New Program Completes 1 Year: BASE – Open Arms at School
The BASE Program (Braços AbertoS na Escola) is the Open Arms ministry that reaches our children and adolescents while they are at school. In this program, we have groups during school hours, where we apply Biblical principles to subjects like conflict resolution, drug use prevention, family dynamics, and gang activity. We also have a futsal (indoor soccer) class to provide additional discipleship time with
Open Arms Gala 2019 – A Blessed Evening!
On September 28th, at The Barn at Willowbrook, Open Arms Worldwide hosted the most successful Gala Benefit in our history. It was an evening of encouragement, challenge, wonderful food (thank you Mission BBQ!!), and even better fellowship. Our goal for the evening was to raise $35,000 to support support 2 Agents of Hope and their mission’s needs for one full year in Brazil. We
2019 Gala Benefit Business – Partners Listing
God bless our business partners! Victoria Ro Homes – Realtor: victoria@victoriarohomes.com Redwood Commercial – Commerial Real Estate, Property Management, Leasing: www.redwoodcommercial.net/ Tucker | Nong & Associates – Attorneys at Law: www.tuckerlawpllc.com/ CITY Lending Inc. – Mortgage Lending: www.citylendinginc.com/ Michelle Cole w/ Long & Foster – Real Estate Agent: www.longandfoster.com/MichelleValleCole Lizares Design Group – Custom Home Builder: www.lizaresdesigngroup.com/ The Cleaning Fairies – Home Cleaning Services: www.TheCleaningFairies.Net The Dental Company of Leesburg –
Special Thank You to our 2019 Gala – President’s Level Sponsors
THIS WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL GALA EVENT IN OUR HISTORY, AND OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS WERE A HUGE PART OF THAT. MAY THEY BE RICHLY BLESSED AND PROSPEROUS IN ALL THEY SET THEIR HAND TO! PRESIDENTS TABLE SPONSORS Victoria Ro Homes – Realtor: victoria@victoriarohomes.com Redwood Commercial – Commerial Real Estate, Property Management, Leasing: www.redwoodcommercial.net/ Tucker | Nong & Associates – Attorneys at Law: www.tuckerlawpllc.com/ CITY Lending Inc.