News from the Field – June 2023
Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 The Story of Two Bela’s We simply could not do what we do without our team of supporters here in the US. Every member of the team deserves to share in the victories. That’s what I would like to do here. Share with you
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
News from the Field – April/May 2023
“Welcome Home” Children’s Shelter Mission For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. – Psalm 27:5 PARTNER TODAY – EVERY GIFT MATCHED UP TO $15,000 Imagine for a moment, Social Services comes to remove you from a violent, abusive, or neglectful
News from the Field – March/April 2023
“When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” – Matthew 25:39-40 Open Arms’ Project Zadok – Youth Corrections Mission In Brazil’s state of São Paulo alone, there are roughly 20,000 adolescents and
Applications Open for “Mission – Amazon 2023”
“Go & Grow” – Mission Amazon 2023 is a mission trip and spiritual retreat on the Amazon with Justice & Mercy International and Open Arms Worldwide. This combination mission trip and retreat will be led by Open Arms’ Founders Pastor Mike & Patricia Meyers, and a team of missionaries and translators from JMI & OAW. You will be ministering in villages along the river,
News from the Field – Jan/Feb 2023
“When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.” Proverbs 21:21 Camp Mission 2023 – Delta Force On January 10, twenty people from 3 churches here in the US departed for Brazil for our annual Kids Camp in our headquarters city of Assis. There we teamed up with the entire team of Agents of
News from the Field – December 2022
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” – Philippians 4:4 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” -Zephaniah 3:17 A birthday in the life of an at-risk child often goes by without fanfare, gifts,
News from the Field – November 2022
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you” – Isaiah 43: Buses, planes, and river boats! That’s how our very first “Marriage on Mission” retreat and mission trip began. Open Arms Worldwide and our partners at Reston Bible Church and Justice & Mercy Amazon (JMA) joined forces to lead a team
Camp for Christmas! Give the gift of hope
Every year, just after Christmas, the children from our various neighborhood outreach ministries join together for the highlight of the year…Kids Camp! Every year our team in Brazil, along with a team from the US, prepares games, lots of good food, music, skits, arts & crafts, and, most importantly, Bible teaching and small group dynamics that bring home the Hope that is found in
News from the Field – October 2022
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” – 2 Peter 3:18 The mission is only as successful as the faithful brothers and sisters in the field. For that reason we invest in and encourage our Agents of Hope to always pursue knowledge and