Amor & Vida 2011

Easy does it ...

OM Brazil's "Amor & Vida" (Love and Life) ministry has been a great way to help local people this year. There is a team of professional volunteers who give their services for free once a month, at drop-in centres set up at different local churches. There are General Practitioners, Psychiatrists, Dentists, Opticians, Lawyers, Hairdressers and so on. There is often a live band, and always special activities for kids. At the end of the event, there is a presentation in the church itself. Also, evangelism teams venture out into the surrounding streets to chat to local people, invite them to the event at the church, and share the gospel with them. 

A job well done!

The students from OM are always on hand to help out too, and all the Leals have been involved several times this year too. We've  helped out in various ways: check out the September Newsletter for a story about Mike's experiences doing door-to-door; amongst other things, Nélia interpreted for a visiting American pastor who gave a presentation on bullying; Louissa helped to entertain the little children doing art; Josh helped putting up the gazebo and organising the football. 

This is a really great ministry, demonstrating the love of Jesus in practical ways, making a difference to people in the communities of the city. During 2011 there were altogether 4,827 people who received free professional services from this ministry! In addition to this were people who just turned up for a chat or a cup of coffee, and always plenty of children running around and having fun.

The video below gives you and idea of what goes on - watch out for us in some of the snaps ...