Written by Anna Townsend, JMI Missionary in the Amazon Long before we set foot on the far and muddy riverbanks of Tefé, God was already there. For many years now, God has been tugging at our hearts with a vision to see the Western Amazonas region reached by the Gospel. …
Written by Mary Katharine Hunt I’m always amazed at how God orchestrates specific encounters when I’m in the Amazon. It often feels as though He very intentionally places certain people in your path. On my trip in May to the Western part of the Amazon, in Tefé, I experienced one …
By Emily Ligon, JMI Trip Participant As our dinghy rolled across the wakes of the Tefé River toward The Splendor, I kept thinking: I cannot believe I’m here right now. When the Lord first placed a mission-calling on my heart, I never imagined it would bring me to the Amazon …
A Quiet Morning on the Amazon River It was early morning, and I was standing on the top deck of the Splendor, my freshly washed hair blowing in the breeze as we headed down the Amazon River. I felt like I was alone with God in a way I hadn’t …
Some trips simply give you stories to tell. Others reshape how you see God, yourself, and the world you return to. The Study + Serve Women’s Amazon Trip with Justice & Mercy International is consistently described as the second kind. Study + Serve invites women into a week of Scripture, …
By Alivia Postman, JMI Program Specialist Stepping off the plane at Chisinau Airport, jet-lagged from a day of travel, I felt completely out of my depth. Entering a country where I only knew how to say “thank you” and “I’m sorry” in the native language, I wondered, “Lord, what do …
By Lindsay McCaul Mattingly, Worship Leader on the Study +Serve Trip I’ve been back from the 2025 Women’s Study + Serve Amazon Trip for a little over a week now, and my heart is still in awe of all God did this year. This was my third summer joining Kelly, …
By Kristy Floyd, Bayou City Fellowship Amazon Mission Trip 2025 At the beginning of this summer, our family was truly blessed to be able to join JMI on one of their trips on the Amazon River in Brazil. This trip was almost a decade in the making. Nine years ago, …
By Kayla Willmann, Belmont University Amazon Mission Trip 2025 God began working in my heart before I even stepped on the plane to Brazil. Foolishly, I was worried about aesthetics and experience just as much as I was about serving. The novelty of the rainforest consumed as much time in …
By Chris Hardy, Chief Program Officer If you look at most of the missionary work happening in the Amazon, it tends to happen within about 200 miles of Manaus. That’s kind of the hub for missions in the jungle. But as you start heading west, toward Tefé, the impact of …
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