COVID-19 Appeal Brazil

Here in Brazil, we are now totally isolated. Cities are closed, no one can enter or leave if they don’t live there. The government decreed a curfew. If someone is caught walking around the city at night, they will be arrested. Almost 3,000 deaths were recorded yesterday (March 18) from Covid 19. Hospitals are in precarious states. There are no more empty beds, there are not enough doctors to serve all those who need care, and there are no medications to treat those who are there. As if this were not enough, politicians do not understand each other and try to take political advantage of the situation. Many pastors are hospitalized and a few are intubated. Please pray for the Brazilian people,

We have been working harder than ever before using technology. We are assisting pastors and leading churches with training and together trying to find a new way to continue as the church of Christ in the midst of the crisis. We have sought divine wisdom in order to continue our work with our partners. Many churches are no longer able to pay their pastors' wages, and many pastoral families who have lost loved ones are looking for ways to survive. The Independent Church of Brazil has been working tirelessly to help these families.

Rev. Dr. Jose Carlos Pezini
Latin America Consultant for The Outreach Foundation