{"id":28544,"date":"2025-09-04T09:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=28544"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:39:58","slug":"what-god-is-doing-in-brazils-sertao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/news\/what-god-is-doing-in-brazils-sertao\/","title":{"rendered":"What God Is Doing in Brazil\u2019s Sert\u00e3o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By November 2024 EFM had made a commitment to launch seven of the nine fields that were under exploration. Those seven fields are now moving on to the prayer and pre-launch planning phases. See more information <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/luke-10-trips\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A 10:2 Prayer Trip is an annual trip to the mission fields where EFM has committed to sending missionaries. Teams are asked to pray for the soil (Matthew 13:1-23) and pray for the workers (Luke 10:2). Teams are sent or guided by sponsoring regions\/yearly meetings of the new EFM fields that have been leading exploration. 10:2 Prayer Trips will target appropriate communities for prayer walking and interceding that \u201cthe Kingdom come, and God\u2019s will be done on earth as it is in heaven\u201d in those places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27347 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-286x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-975x1024.png 975w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-768x807.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-1462x1536.png 1462w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-1949x2048.png 1949w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-11x12.png 11w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Northeast-Brazil_New-Field-600x630.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Friends,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to share a report from the recent <strong>Prayer Trip to the Sert\u00e3o Region of Northeast Brazil<\/strong>. The following is a report written by team member Philip Burgi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Was on This Trip &amp; Where Did We Travel? <\/strong>A team of nine, representing six churches and three Yearly Meetings, traveled from the USA beginning July 14-24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28547 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-300x272.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-600x545.png 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>The group included: <\/strong>Jacob Stooke, Calen Brudos-Nockles, Ryan Barber, Phil Burgi, Christy Neifert, and Frank Penna from Rocky Mountain YM. Shawn Wilson and Sherry Schoening from Indiana YM. And, Jan Cammack from Northwest YM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stop 1 \u2013 Carpina (near Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil) <\/strong>Our potential partner, World Renewal Brazil\u2019s ministry, is centered here. The group was hosted by Tele Moraes and spent a day visiting and praying with the staff at the International School and over the ABBA Youth Camp near Carpina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stop 2 \u2013 Sousa, Para\u00edba, Brazil <\/strong>We were hosted by Pastor Flavio Travassos. <strong>We prayed for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Cigano (Gypsy) community and a future church site near the Christian leader Bozzano\u2019s home<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Flavio and his family<\/li>\n<li>their children\u2019s ministry located north of Sousa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250720-WA0026A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28546 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250720-WA0026A-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250720-WA0026A-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250720-WA0026A-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250720-WA0026A-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250720-WA0026A-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250720-WA0026A.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a>Stop 3 \u2013 Mirandiba, Pernambuco, Brazil <\/strong>We prayed and ministered over three days, meeting with local pastor Joel Candido and participating in the first Missions Conference held in the Sert\u00e3o, organized by Joel.<\/p>\n<p>We also had wonderful prayer opportunities during these days. Our team split into smaller groups and prayed as we walked the streets of Mirandiba and nearby communities. We experienced a number of \u201cdivine appointments\u201d &#8211; praying in homes, open fields, and on the streets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Return Journey \u2013 Caruaru, Pernambuco <\/strong>On the way back to Carpina, we stopped in Caruaru to visit with Pastor Cesario, who, with his wife and son, is starting a new work supported by World Renewal Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We prayed with Pastor Cesario for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the community<\/li>\n<li>their new kids\u2019 ministry (already reaching about 40 students)<\/li>\n<li>more workers to come alongside them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Trip Highlight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250719-WA0119A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28545 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250719-WA0119A-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250719-WA0119A-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250719-WA0119A-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250719-WA0119A-600x784.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250719-WA0119A.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a>There were so many spiritual highlights. However, the group\u2019s sense of unity over the \u201ccall\u201d to the Sert\u00e3o seemed the most significant. The physical and spiritual needs are so evident, the people are so welcoming, and the few Christians we encountered in ministry are also praying for workers in this needy field.<\/p>\n<p>Although a difficult place to live and minister, we affirm the sense of those on previous trips that the Mirandiba area of the Sert\u00e3o would be an excellent place to center an Evangelical Friends Mission ministry in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>We also felt the area around Caruaru, on the edge of the Sert\u00e3o, had possibilities as a ministry center. It is much closer to ministry resources near Carpina, as well as more adaptable for families with children.<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #009b3a;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What did We Pray for? How Can You Continue Praying?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pray for ministry partners already on the ground in the Sert\u00e3o \u2013 for spiritual fortitude, fellowship, and prayer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pray for the Quilombola, Atikum, and Ciganos as well as other Brazilians in these communities where there is so much spiritual darkness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pray that God would raise up missionaries from within our churches to go serve in Northeast Brazil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pray for Friends churches and yearly meetings to renew their passion for the lost especially in the Sert\u00e3o.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Thank you for your prayers and support. <\/strong>We believe God is stirring hearts for the people of the Sert\u00e3o, and we invite you to continue praying with us for His work in Northeast Brazil. We look forward to sharing more news as it becomes available about what we are finding and discerning in EFM&#8217;s Luke 10 Initiative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more about how you can join these trips or if you are interested in exploring missionary service, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/future-missionaries\/\"> here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By November 2024 EFM had made a commitment to launch seven of the nine fields that were under exploration. Those seven fields are now moving on to the prayer and pre-launch planning phases. See more information here. 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