My last trip was full of surprises, but I never expected to hear about gender ideology, beyond the end of the dirt roads and down the river three hours, in an indigenous village. One afternoon we went down to the river to escape from the mosquitos and heat, when one of the indigenous school’s teachers [...]
FROM A LITTLE VILLAGE IN THE FARWAY LAND OF THE AMAZON A NEW STORY IS TOLD
Lying in a hammock on the veranda of the missionary’s house, I watched the Dâw children run happily to the Rio Negro river, bringing with them the most delicious amazon fruits, Acai, cupuaçu and other tropical selections. They jump from the trees into the river, swim and rest eating the fruits, as their mothers wash [...]
Is it suppose to be easy?
Recently I feel like a species in danger of extinction. Is there anybody out there willing to create an ONG for the preservation of missionaries? I am joking, sort of. Since arriving on furlough in May I have heard the tale of many missionaries leaving the field. The reasons are many, sad and understandable; lack [...]
AN OPEN DOOR TO THE GREATEST STORY OF ALL
Andre Apurinã, first year student at Ammi The missionaries of Ammi welcome the first Sunday of a new semester with much expectation. That whole service is dedicated to the testimonies of the returning students. Monday, I woke up with a delightful message from our director Meiry Bakairi saying that the testimonies were a blessing and [...]
Introducing the new director of Ammi Training Center: Meiry Yakawa
We have been telling her story over and over since we arrived in the States. Rosimeiry Yakawa (Meiry as she likes to be called) left her village for the first time in 1997, by accepting an invitation from a missionary to study the bible at the Ammi Training Center. She had no idea what that actually [...]
Rice and Beans and Baked Beans
Doesn't matter where you come from or your nationality, there is one thing that unifies you: everybody likes to eat, needs to eat and likes food. Sure we have our preferences, the Americans love pork and beans , what I call sweet beans and for the Brazilians the beans need to be salty with lots [...]
The 2004 brick
It's always good to remember when everything started, the first step in faith, the adventure, the call, the 2004 brick. This summer while we were in Tennessee, we had the beautiful opportunity to remember our call , when I (Vera) first went to Ammi in 2004 with a team from First Baptist Church of Indian [...]
Ammi Training Center
The Ammi Training Center, established in 1995, has the vision to see a dynamic church in every tribe in Brazil. There are approximately 341 tribal groups in Brazil totaling just shy of one million people. While there is a strong movement among the indigenous to urbanize, there are still one-third of these groups (110) with no [...]
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