An Amazing Fact: Covering 3.2 million square miles, Brazil is the world’s
fifth-largest country. It boasts a rich biodiversity, particularly in its
iconic Amazon Rainforest, which covers just 2.4 percent of the world’s total
land area yet plays an oversized role in Earth’s ecosystem. Brazil is also home
to 213 million people—but less than one percent know the three angels’
messages!
Lidu loved to travel
globally for pleasure. But little did she know that God would one day transform
that desire into a lifesaving passion for spreading the gospel at home in
Brazil.
When Jesus told His
disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every
creature” (Mark 16:15), He was also speaking to us. Today, some
disciples “go” by airplane to foreign lands, and some “go” by foot to
neighbors’ homes. But one more powerful way to “go” is by broadcasting truth
over vast areas to reach millions of homes at once—which is how God guided Lidu
to a knowledge of Bible truth!
We should always be
asking our Lord, “Where do you want me to go? How can I impact more people for
the kingdom of heaven?” And our hearts must be willing to respond, “Here
am I! Send me” (Isaiah 6:8).
Amazing Facts has been
asking God to open more doors to reach the giant continent of South America
with His last-day truth. After our AFCOE team conducted discipleship training
in Brazil, the Lord opened the way for us to launch and expand Amazing Facts Brazil—which
translated Bible resources into Portuguese, created a website, and worked with
local churches to conduct evangelistic meetings.
But the time has now
come for us to take a giant step forward to reach the lost sheep in Brazil …
An Empty Life
After
Lidu married, she loved traveling with her husband. They enjoyed many luxury
excursions and partying with friends—but she also felt an emptiness in that
lifestyle. Indeed, the Bible tells us, “All the labor of man is for his
mouth, and yet the soul is not satisfied” (Ecclesiastes 6:7).
Though raised
Catholic, Lidu needed to discover a fulfilling life in Jesus. Only Christ can
bring true satisfaction. “I have come,” says
the Savior, “that they may have life, and that they may have it
more abundantly” (John 10:10). People like Lidu wander the
whole world in search of what will satisfy them, but without God, life has no
purpose or hope.
You can bring true
freedom to these aimless hearts. You can open the prison doors that enslave
souls in self-centered living. That’s what you did for Lidu!
Becoming a Missionary
Years
later, Lidu’s sister invited her to an Evangelical church. For a time, they
enjoyed it. But as they began to read
the Bible for themselves, they discovered discrepancies between God’s Word and
their church’s doctrine.
Then the pandemic hit.
Churches were closed, and the two sisters were forced to stay home. Longing for
spiritual food, they turned on the TV—and that’s when they discovered plain
truth that led them to take Bible studies and join God’s last-day church!
Lidu’s passion for
being a missionary was ignited, and she searched for ways to share her faith at
home. She found the answer to her prayers when she discovered Amazing Facts
Brazil was conducting an AFCOE discipleship program nearby. In the class, she gained
new tools to share her love for Jesus and learned to give Bible studies using
the newly translated Amazing Facts Study Guides.
Brazil has 213 million
people—and fewer than one percent are part of God’s remnant church. How can we
share that same life-changing truth with more people in that vast country?
A Big Country With
Giant Opportunities
Brazil
hosts the largest tropical rainforest in the world, which some say produces 20
percent of the global oxygen supply. But today, God
wants us to fill Brazil’s airwaves with the Bible’s pure spiritual oxygen to
save lives for eternity!
Since 1970,
Catholicism in Brazil has declined from around 90 percent to under 50 percent.
The spiritually starving people there are searching for truth over deceptive
traditions and meaningless rituals—and they are seeking after genuine meaning
in life. So we must make fundamental truth more readily available to them in
more places now.
And the Lord has just
opened up a tremendous opportunity to broadcast truth-filled Amazing Facts
programs all across Brazil: a Sunday-morning timeslot on one of the largest TV
networks. Rede Brasil de Televisão (Brazil Television Network) can be seen in all 26 of Brazil’s states, in
over 500 large cities, in over 5,000 mid-sized towns, and before a potential
audience of nearly 150 million viewers. That’s 70 percent of Brazil’s
population!
In God’s amazing
providence, our team in Brazil has worked out a deal with Rede Brasil for a
significantly lower price. To air God’s simple truth in Brazil every week for
one year will cost $70,000. That is less than one cent per potential viewer! We
have also increased our budget by 67 percent over 2024 to impact more lives in
Brazil through print, training, and internet evangelism
(amazingfactsbrasil.com.br).
Friend, we have been
praying for God to lead us in bringing the full three angels’ messages to the
beautiful people of Brazil, and we believe this station is an answer to prayer.
So, by faith, we locked in the timeslot for six months—and now pray that you
will be a part of bringing life-changing truth to these precious people for
God’s glory!
Truth Travels to
Brazil
So,
will you please join me in advancing Bible truth in this part of the world?
Your loving gift this month will bring answers to more searching hearts like
Lidu. A gift of $100 could broadcast God’s Word to more than 10,000
Portuguese-speaking seekers on this new station. And an Amazon-sized gift of
$500 will help keep our work going strong in Brazil.
Whatever size gift you
can send this month, I know that God will multiply its impact for reaching
souls for Christ through all our ministry programs around the world.
Lidu loves to
travel—but now, as a full-time Bible worker, she travels to share the three
angels’ messages with those in her area. She is also a faithful co-worker with
Amazing Facts in Brazil. Will you stand with Lidu and carry the gospel to the
world?
Your
globetrotting missionary,
Pastor
Doug Batchelor
President,
Amazing Facts International