Thanks for your prayers and financial support in 2021!
We did navigate in trouble waters, but Jesus was on the boat calming the storms and we are grateful.
Blessings,
“Whoever believes in Me, as the Scriptures has said, streams of living water will flow from within him” (John 7:38)
12/24/2021
12/18/2021
Report of November 2021
Youth Retreat
What can I say about the youth retreat we had on the 2nd of November. God was there and He worked among us.
We had over 60 youth and amazing volunteers. Each person was committed to have fellowship and demonstrate the Love of Christ Jesus.
We had 2 of the youth giving their lives to Jesus! One of them was Anna, that was the third time in her life that she heard of Jesus. Before that she did not know Jesus as the Christ.
Of course there was a lot of soccer involved in our free time. Wow, the youth from our churches can really play soccer. Maybe in the future we can have a BROLM FC that will teach them soccer and most importantly speak of the Gospel.
In all it was an amazing experience of Worshiping, fellowship, a lot of fun, and friendships being built through the five churches.
Prayer requests
Discipleship of the five churches in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Our Missionaries (Jeff, Monica, Roger, Isaac, Kebler, Juracema, Josimar, and Elena).
Our missionary in training, Marina (She is the daughter of Rubão who was the pastor of Jundiaí). Rubão passed away last March, please keep his family in your prayers.
Planting seeds our Homeless outreach at Pirituba (Alberto leads this ministry).
The building of the retreat for the meeting area and the kitchen (The BROLM retreat has been a blessing already and God will use it for much more).
Kleber and Juracema were coming to Brazil on Dec 15th for furlough. It has been 4 years since they came to Brazil. However, their flight was cancelled because COVID 19/Omicron. Juracema´s Mom is not doing well and they would like to see her soon. Also, they would like to see family and visit their supporters.
Food baskets are a great tool for BROLM to reach souls with God's love, and help so many that are in need throughout the pandemic. We pray that people would be employed, so they will not be heavily dependent on food baskets for daily food for their families. At the same time we pray that we have the resources to continue helping those in need.
As we navigate into a new year in deep and troubled waters, we ask that God will continue to guide us and give us wisdom. So, we will always do His will. One thing we know, everything will be alright in the end because we are keeping Jesus on our boat. Thanks for your prayers!
Yanomamis
“Being in a new indigenous village in the northern part of Brazil everything is new” (Josimar Coelho our missionary to the indigenous population of Brazil).
Our work comes down to education and evangelism.
We have a school for the indigenous recognized by the government with indigenous teachers that we have prepared them to teach. Lena Josimar’s wife is the coordinator of the school. The school operates always in the mornings. Also, we have the reinforcement for the adults to become literates.
On evangelism every evening we have bible study at the Malocas (Malocas is what they call their houses). Cool fact is that the Yanomamis love to pray.
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week during the morning at 5:30 they have a moment of prayer.
This is a little about what happens with the ministry to the indigenous. Where they do not have tv, internet, and technology available.
Ways you can help financially:
Now you can also donate through PayPal for Brazil River of Life Ministries (BROLM) , your donation will go directly to BROLM’s bank account, and it is tax-deductible.
Go to PayPal.com and donate at roger@brolm.org
P.O. Box 8262 - Gray - TN 37615
Here is the link for the video Highlights of the report of December 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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If you want to know more about BROLM please get in touch with fife@brolm.org , isaac@brolm.org , or roger@brolm.org we will be more than happy to talk with you!
Report of October 2021
Our Staff
We are blessed to have a functioning board in the USA. They are a blessing in our staff and all the volunteers we have in each of the churches and ministries within BROLM. Our staff is composed by Jeff Fife, the executive director and on field director. Accompanying over 30 years of marriage and ministry together Monica Fife (Jeff’s wife), teaches in the Hands on Bible College where people are being built to be future leaders and faithful active members in the churches of Brazil and to the Portuguese-speaking world. Isaac Fife works as the director of the youth ministry mentoring the youth leaders of the five churches in Sao Paulo, Brazil, works as a disciple pastor with the members of the churches, and with the monthly reports of BROLM. Our newest member Roger Fife works full time on his personal job, but also helps the ministry by being the stateside representative. We are blessed to have such an active organization for the will of Jesus Christ be done through our lives.
Pirituba’s Birthday
On the 23rd of October we celebrated 28 years of the church in Pirituba. Where can I start about this amazing night! All the five churches of Sao Paulo participated and we had a special presentation from the youth of Pirituba. And the most important part was when the five churches together took communion, we knew that Christ Jesus was present with us. We are blessed to work with amazing volunteers that search daily and practice being the bride of Christ Jesus.
Our Missionaries
We are blessed to have amazing missionaries. The main focus of them is to make disciples that make disciples who make disciples of our King Jesus Christ. We have Jeff and Monica where our base in the Portuguese-speaking world is located (with the help of Roger and Isaac). Out of the five churches in Sao Paulo 10% of the income of each church goes to missions (mission minded congregations). In Mozambique, we have kleber and Juracema who just celebrated 25 years working for the Gospel to be known and lived (go read our report of September 2021 to know more about Hope School in Mozambique, more than a school! The file is attached). Also, in the northern part of Brazil we have Josimar and Helena proclaiming Christ Jesus to the Yanomani’s indigenous. They have translated parts of the New Testament into their dialect (see report of November 2021 next Month).
By prayers and financial help you support this organization BROLM. Invite others to be part of BROLM as you are! We are thankful to God and you for being faithful.
Ways you can help financially:
Now you can also donate through PayPal for Brazil River of Life Ministries (BROLM) , your donation will go directly to BROLM’s bank account, and it is tax-deductible.
Go to PayPal.com and donate at roger@brolm.org
P.O. Box 8262 - Gray - TN 37615
Here is the link for the video Highlights of the report of October 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FGhCEBA2ad0
Please subscribe, like, share, and comment!
If you want to know more about BROLM please get in touch with fife@brolm.org , isaac@brolm.org , or roger@brolm.org we will be more than happy to talk with you!
Report of September 2021
Update: We have so many challenges and opportunities through our non-profit organization. We are blessed to have your support through prayers and financial support! Starting with this monthly report, we will focus on three areas that Brazil River of Life Ministries works with. If you want to know more about what we do please contact us by emailing isaac@brolm.org , roger@brolm.org , or fife@brolm.org We will be happy to share what God has been doing through BROLM and the needs of our non-profit.
Food Baskets:
Through your support in this time of need, we have the opportunity to give food baskets. We want to share how much you all have helped and can continue helping these families that do not even have the basic necessities to have food during the month or even the week.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have donated over 2,000 food baskets.
In this period of time, we have helped over 300 families.
We are helping an average of 50 families monthly.
We ask the question; Why do we have this huge need in the city and state of Sao Paulo, Brazil?
So many people have lost their jobs through this pandemic time, and until today they are jobless. A lot of stores and businesses were closed because of bankruptcy. These families have the need for food baskets, because without them they would be starving right now. They would have zero possibilities of having a meal a day, but thanks to the Lord our God and your help we have been the hands and feet of Jesus in these families' lives. And, we have a huge problem in Brazil with the inflation of the cost of the food baskets. The food baskets we were purchasing with $15.00 now cost $18.00. We need your help, these families need your help.
25 years of Mozambique:
We are celebrating 25 years of the Ministry in Mozambique through the work of Hope school with our missionaries Kleber and Juracema! Interesting fact, with your support and 10% of all the offering from the BROLM churches in Brazil goes to missions such as this one in Mozambique, that continues a strong work on different areas of ministries across the Portuguese-Speaking world.
Discipleship (over 50 leaders and disciples of them in each of the 147 churches). These 50 leaders meet monthly with Kleber (Missionary) for Biblical doctrine and discipleship.
Church planting (We have 147 churches in Mozambique).
Hope school (they have an average of 920 students from elementary to middle school). Because of the pandemic, we had to decrease the amount of students.
Sending missionaries to the villages and places where the Gospels are unknown (There are 11 locations Villages, cities, and counties, where the Gospel is unknown and there is the dream of reaching the more northern areas).
We have housing at the Hope school for the students who were homeless (We have 65 students between kids, teenagers, and youth in the housing at Hope School).
And, always seeking towards the needs of the society.
Discipleship:
We see discipleship as an important area of our ministry. We want to share one principle that we actively work on day by day. Paul in the letter to the Corinthians says; “to follow his example as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). Our ultimate and perfect example is Christ Jesus and He is the one we ultimately follow. However, we are not perfect as Jesus and we are sinners. So, we follow the example of people, mentors, and leaders in the way they follow Jesus Christ.
Ways you can help financially:
Now you can also donate through PayPal for Brazil River of Life Ministries (BROLM) , your donation will go directly to BROLM’s bank account, and it is tax-deductible.
Go to PayPal.com and donate at roger@brolm.org
P.O. Box 8262 - Gray - TN 37615
Here is the link for the video Highlights of the report of September 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=EqMSeOqFIgE
Please subscribe, like, share, and comment!
If you want to know more about BROLM please get in touch with fife@brolm.org , isaac@brolm.org , or roger@brolm.org we will be more than happy to talk with you!
Report of August 2021
God continues to do amazing things in the midst of tragedy.
On the 9th Jamie Leaverton left Brazil after an amazing internship with BROLM this past summer. In her own words Jamie said; “Thank you so much for your support and prayers! You all have made a huge impact in my internship! During the internship, I have experienced Brazilian culture and the church life in Brazil River of Life Ministries! Almost everyday, I worked with Brazilians and taught English within the churches. Your prayers and support have helped me fulfill God’s will and my dream to teach English in Brazil.” We are so thankful of what Jamie has accomplished in Brazil and please keep her in your prayers as she starts her final school year at Johnson University and last soccer season, go Royals!
We had the celebration of 10 years of the church at Bom Retiro on the 15th. We had the other churches of BROLM there to celebrate what God has done through Bom Retiro church. Cool fact this church is a Korean-Portuguese church with a service in Korean and another in Portuguese.
We had our monthly youth gatherings at the churches and it was a blessing! At Campo Limpo we reflected on who we are following and in Pirituba we reflected on who we are living for. One of the quotes that stuck in our minds was; "If the reason for your living is Christ, your life will be an epicenter of good convictions." - Patrick Valério. Our Motto is “Somos Um” (We are one) and our verse of the year is Romans 12:5.
Our hearts are full of gratitude for your generosity, for we have been blessed to help during the pandemic! We can continue to use your help; we can purchase food baskets for $15 each. If you would like to send a gift for this purpose, please write a memo? For Food Baskets! Thanks!
Now you can also donate through PayPal for Brazil River of Life Ministries (BROLM) , your donation will go directly to BROLM’s bank account, and it is tax-deductible.
Go to PayPal.com and donate at roger@brolm.org
Also, check our highlights video of August 2021; https://youtu.be/SQzssVJfBfc
Subscribe and turn on the notification for future videos of the ministry.
8/03/2021
Report of July 2021
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.” (Isaiah 42:1).
Report of July 2021
At the start of the month of July, we celebrated 11 years of the church in Jundiaí! It was a beautiful celebration, where all the churches gather together in fellowship to praise the work God has done in that church. We honored the service of our dear friend and Pastor Rubão who passed away in March. And, we prayed over his younger daughter Marina, who is going to a school of missions to be a missionary. Our first missionary from the churches here in Brazil (Rio de Vida)! Please be praying for her life as she prepares for this amazing step of serving God. The sermon that day was an impact to all the churches of us to continue to work together in fellowship for the will of God. It was a heartfelt message delivered by Jeff Fife using the passage in Psalm 133.
We had our annual “Corn Harvest” where we used this opportunity to speak of the Gospel in a less formal setting and it was a blessing this year! Families coming together to celebrate and to pray through the struggles and victories in our lives. Of course, we had a lot of food made of corn to celebrate and have an amazing time of fellowship.
In this month we have celebrated 14 years of the church in Sao Mateus. On the 24th all the churches came together and worshiped the Lord our God through songs, words of encouragement, prayer, the Lord’s supper, and the Word of God being preached. We had an amazing time of gathering celebrating what God has done throughout the years and our hope is set on what God will continue to do through this youthful church. The church of Sao Mateus has a lot of youth where they find peace and nourishment through the Word of God where they would not be able to find anywhere else. Most of them have family members in the Brazilian organized crime and most of their families are broken households. Through this church they can find a new way of living, not through themselves, but now they live for Christ!
The blessing of helping those in need at this time of pandemic has been a great blessing and we would like to thank everyone that has helped us! We can continue to use your help; we can purchase food baskets for $15 each. If you would like to send a gift for this purpose, please write a memo? For Food Baskets! Thanks!
Now you can also donate one time, for projects, and monthly donations for Brazil River of Life Ministries (BROLM) through PayPal, your donation will go directly to BROLM’s bank account, and it is tax-deductible.
Go to PayPal.com and donate at roger@brolm.org
Also, check our highlights video of July 2021. Subscribe and turn on the notification for future videos of the ministry.
Video link: Highlights of July 2021 (Fotos de Julho).
God is good, all the time; and He is acting among us!
In HIS Love and Service,
Jeff, Monica, Isaac Fife
Missionaries/Executive Directors
BRAZIL RIVER OF LIFE MINISTRIES
Reaching the Portuguese-Speaking World for Christ!
Evangelism - Dicipleship - New Church Plant
P.O. Box 8262 - Gray - TN 37615
Skype jeff.fife Facebook: Jeff E Monica Fife
Blog: http://
7/09/2021
Report of June 2021
We had an amazing youth retreat! Even with all the regulations needed because of covid, we had an awesome event. Around 40 youth gather on the 26th of June. We had a worship service with participation of youth from the BROLM churches in Sao Paulo, lunch time, free time of fellowship, after a time of games, and another time of fellowship before each of them went to their homes.
We are so excited about the turn out of the ESL classes. Jamie Leaverton is doing an amazing job teaching on Wednesday nights at Campo Limpo and Thursday nights at Pirituba church. Also, she is tutoring two students that are more advanced in the English language. Jamie is reaching her internship goals and more by helping in the ministry with the youth and also helping in the kids ministry. She has taught a part of a worship song for the Sao Mateus youth and taught the Bible story in Pirituba. And she is excited to keep the good work for God’s kingdom.
The blessing of helping those in need at this time of pandemic has been a great blessing and we would like to thank everyone that has helped us! We can continue to use your help, we can purchase food baskets for $15 each. If you would like to send a gift for this purpose please write a memo? For Food Baskets! Thanks!
Also, check our highlights video of June 2021. Subscribe and turn on the notification for future videos of the ministry.
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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