Amazon Medical Boat Expands Ministry to Remote Villages
Amazon medical boat teams will provide basic medical and dental care to families in remote villages along the Amazon River and its tributaries. Central Brazil Mission will also use these visits to build relationships that can lead to new village churches.
- The new two-story boat includes medical and dental treatment areas and accommodations for visiting mission teams.
- The Amazon Boat Ministry has established more than 20 new village churches since 2000.
- Central Brazil Mission hopes to increase yearly short-term mission trips from 10 to 15.
The Central Brazil Mission recently dedicated a new medical boat that will be used by short-term mission teams to provide basic medical and dental care for families who live in remote villages along the Amazon River and its tributaries.
The two-story boat was custom-made for the mission and includes first-floor medical and dental offices and treatment rooms. On the second floor are crew quarters, a kitchen, dining room, and dormitory rooms for visiting mission teams.
Amazon Boat Ministry Reaches Remote Villages
Since starting with a remodeled used wooden boat in 2000, the Amazon Boat Ministry has established more than 20 new village churches. After initial contact is made with a village through the use of the medical boat, several follow-up visits are made to cultivate a relationship between the mission and the village. The mission staff then works with village leaders to establish a church there, while also providing a pastor/missionary. CBM is hoping to increase the number of yearly short-term trips from 10 to 15.
Churches Can Sponsor Short-Term Mission Teams
The short-term mission teams typically have 12 to 15 members; one or more stateside churches can sponsor/provide worker teams. Churches and individuals interested in sponsoring a team may contact Earl Haubner at cb********@*******om.br. Additional information is available at www.cbm.org.br.
Earl and Ruth Anne Haubner have served as missionaries in Brazil since 1969.
Author: Christian Standard
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