Central Baptist volunteers make Brazil mission trip

Volunteers from churches associated with Central Baptist Association are participating in a mission trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo provided

Several churches of Central Baptist Association recently participated in a mission trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The goal of the 22 volunteers was to assist First Baptist Church of Camorim in starting a new church. Some 12,000 people live in the target area of Novo Horizonte (New Horizon) where the team from McMinnville concentrated their ministry.

Team members worked in door-to-door visitation and evangelism, street evangelism, youth and children?s evangelism. Open-air evangelistic services were held on the street in front of the rented house where the new work is being started.

The Jesus film was shown on a large screen in the open air service and an evangelistic message was delivered. The result was that over 50 individuals made decisions for Christ and a total of 328 decisions were recorded for the six-day outreach.

?This was a life-changing experience and a time of spiritual growth for me to be able to spread the good news of Jesus Christ,? said Richard Dodd from Smartt First Baptist Church. ?It is something that will last me the rest of my life. I think a lot of us left a large part of ourselves in Brazil.?

Central Baptist Association of Churches has entered into a three-year partnership with the First Baptist Church of Camorim in Rio. Plans are already under way for next year?s mission trip.