Seeds of Israeli Backpacker Ministry 
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“Your ministry is comendo pelas beiradas,” the man said and then explained, “This is a Brazilian idiom that means eating around the edges where no one else is eating…. I’m very excited about your ministry because it is greatly needed and no one else is doing it.” This is what a church planter and missionary mobilizer told our staff members, Stephen and BJ after they explained to him the vision of reaching Israeli backpackers in Rio de Janeiro. The young men also shared the vision with several pastors who are eager to be a part of reaching Israelis with the Gospel! They offered to help in any way they could. Also, several young Brazilians who speak  English very well expressed a desire to volunteer at the guesthouse. The pastor of their church wants to connect us with the five largest churches in Rio so that we can train their members in  Jewish evangelism and train their youth to volunteer at our guesthouse. How encouraging!