Touch of the Master Music School is a platform to reach the Dois Unidos community of Recife, Brazil, for Christ. Part of SAM’s Recife Redemptive Ministries, Touch of the Master offers music theory and practice in various instruments. Pray for directors Djaniro and Patricia Loureiro as they lead the volunteer staff and students to a deeper understanding of music, our creative nature, and our connection to the Creator.

Ammi Training Center hosted a workshop for Indigenous leaders. Please pray for the ways God will use this training in the Indigenous communities. SAM members from Ammi, Recife, and the U.S. helped with logistics. Kennedy Groves learned about translation as she served the staff and students as part of her SAM summer internship. 

Meiry Yakawa is the Director of the Ammi Training Center. Please pray for her as she leads and cares for staff and students. This year there are 28 students from 13 ethnicities. Pray for good health, strength, courage, and encouragement for the Ammi staff to fulfill the mission the Lord entrusted to them. Pray for students to share the love of Jesus with their communities.

You can find a personal message from Ammi Director Meiry Yakawa on SAM’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Ricardo is a member of CONPLEI (National Council of Indigenous Pastors and Leaders) and Director of the CONPLEI Youth program. He has served as pastor and missionary for over 20 years along with his wife, Flavia. They have been working in the Northeast of Brazil since 2018. The Northeast of Brazil has an estimated 58 Indigenous ethnicities with as many as 29 tribes that have not heard the gospel. Ricardo is involved with research and mapping the Indigenous villages and providing pastoral care and support.

Please pray for Ricardo and Flavia.

Henrique and Corina Terena serve the Indigenous Church in Brazil and all of South America. They minister and partner with CONPLEI,  AMEI, Transamazonian Network, MTO (Three Waves Movement), Ammi Training Center, Semiraita, and ALTECO, all ministries working with the Indigenous Church. They both are involved in leadership training and empowering the Indigenous leaders in the Amazon region. Henrique is an advisor to both Brazilian and foreign missionary agencies, raising awareness of work being done among the Indigenous.

Please pray for Henique and Corina.

We rejoice that the Gospel is being passed on by the Indigenous to the Indigenous in Brazil. CONPLEI (National Congress of Evangelical Indigenous Pastors and Leaders) is an Indigenous evangelical organization and movement whose motto is “a genuinely Indigenous biblical church.” Henrique Terena Diaz is the president and leads the effort to see God’s Kingdom spread through the Amazon. CONPLEI hosts conferences, youth events, and training for Indigenous pastors and leaders.

Please pray for the work of CONPLEI.

Don and Vera serve at the Ammi Training Center. Vera serves as the academic coordinator, overseeing curriculums, classes, and teachers. Additionally, she has developed a method of teaching Portuguese as a second language to those who arrive at Ammi with no prior understanding of the official language of Brazil. Don teaches first and second-year classes and helps maintain the expansive 40-acre property. He leads afternoon work sessions where the staff and students work shoulder to shoulder.

Please pray for Don and Vera!

The Ammi Training Center, established in 1995, wants to see a dynamic church in every tribe in Brazil. With this vision, Ammi provides Bible and leadership training to Indigenous people. The Ammi staff is a diverse group of Indigenous, Brazilians, and North Americans and are dedicated to nurturing believers, empowering them to grow in their knowledge of Christ and utilize their gifts to serve the Church. Students come to the Ammi campus where they live, study, and serve for eight months of the year. The Ammi staff participates in all aspects of student training. Students train in scripture knowledge and practical life skills such as agriculture, health, and construction.

Please pray for the students and staff at Ammi!

As we focus on Brazil this month, we will be highlighting various ministries. Please lift the people, communities, and leaders involved with Ammi Training Center, SAM Center, Recife Redemptive Ministries, Touch of the Master Music School, and Missão SAIM. 

You can find a personal message from Brazil Director Craig DeLille on SAM’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Craig DeLille, the SAM Brazil Director, leads the Brazil team in bringing about Gospel transformation in their ministries. The Brazil team works closely with pastors, churches, partner ministries, and local leaders in urban and Indigenous contexts. Please pray for Craig and Mary DeLille as they live out the Gospel in their lives and the ministries God has given them.