Written by Anna Townsend, Justice & Mercy Amazon Volunteer Staff We experienced our first of three Jungle Pastors’ Conferences of 2025 at the John Pac Center a couple of weeks ago! It was a special time as we welcomed 134 pastors and missionaries, young and old, from 66 villages across …
Towering jungle trees, stunning sunsets over the river, and the calls of exotic birds—there’s no place on earth quite like the Amazon. But beyond the breathtaking landscapes, the true heart of the Amazon lies in its people. Each year, U.S. mission teams travel into the jungle with Justice & Mercy …
The Amazon is one of the most breathtaking places on Earth—a region of beauty, biodiversity, and cultural richness. But it is also home to profound challenges. Vast in size and need, this region is where Justice & Mercy International has been called to serve, promoting Gospel-centered, sustainable life change for …
Written by Neia Lucena, Justice & Mercy Amazon Missions Assistant Justice & Mercy Amazon is committed to taking the love and redemption of Jesus to places that have not yet heard of Him. In the Amazon, we have the privilege of doing so in partnership with jungle pastors through the …
Written by Jackie Heberle, Amazon Mission Trip, August 2024 If there is one thing I have learned over the years concerning mission trips, it’s that plans change, timelines move, and God works despite it. Actually, I think He orchestrates it. On this, my third trip to the Amazon, these things …
WATCH THEIR STORY Pastor Ralci came to know Christ in an unconventional way. “I was hiding under the bed to surprise my wife,” he tells the story of what happened 25 years ago. At the time, his wife, Rosalia, was already a Christian. “She knelt down without knowing I was …
By Julie Reneslacis, JMI Logistics & Events Coordinator If you had asked me when I started interning with Justice & Mercy International in the summer of 2022 which of the two countries we work in I’d like to visit first, I would have said Moldova without batting an eyelash. If …
Shepherding children is holy work. Pastors and volunteers who lead little ones in 51 different villages gathered at our John Pac Center in Terra da Paz in August for our annual Children’s Leaders Conference. The Lord surprised us in many ways! We had planned for 60 people, but God sent …
If education unlocks a world of opportunity, how do you reach the littlest boys and girls in isolated jungle villages with this key? Our Amazon team partners with local churches to run an early childhood education program called PEPE. Started by a Baptist missionary couple in Brazil in 1992, PEPE …
Written by Jennifer Wilson, Serve + Study Women’s Amazon Trip 2024 As a child, I loved to hear stories from my aunt and uncle about their time living with an indigenous people group in the Amazon region. Their tales of snakes and piranhas and the uniqueness of the tribe’s language …
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