Brazil

The Owsleys are involved in church planting and leadership training in the capital city of Brasília. Dan teaches, preaches, disciples new believers and mentors FM pastors. Hope is involved in women's Bible studies, evangelism and discipleship of new believers. They both lend support and encouragement to Free Methodist churches in the greater Brasília area.

Owsleys in Brazil

• He Overcomes the Darkness

         When Jairo was a teenager he attended church but still hung out with a rough crowd. One night he was with his drinking buddies and was driving home at high speed. As they took a sharp curve, Jairo’s drunken friend flailed his arms, hitting Jairo and causing him to lose control of the car. …

• Don’t Quit Praying!

  When we met Nubia and Edson six years ago, they were reeling from the unexpected death of their young adult son. Although they did not know us, Dan was asked by a relative of theirs to do the funeral. Afterwards Dan said, “Let us know if you need anything.” A year later the call came. Nubia said they were …

• Call the Whole Family! by Dan Owsley

  Recently I visited Manoel, a van driver who I befriended last year. He welcomed me onto his veranda where we were joined by his wife and step daughter. After small talk, I asked him about his walk with God. He told me he was faithfully reading the Bible I had given him. His step-daughter confided …

• Divine Encounter

  After a ten day visit to NE Brazil, Dan and I were packing up to return to Brasília. I remembered that I’d promised our old neighbor one last visit so Dan and I halted our preparations and we walked around the block to say good-bye. Fatima was home and sent her granddaughter across to the …

• To Love the Unlovable

  Janda and her mother had never gotten along. The fact that Janda was her father’s favorite caused jealousy, and Janda’s mom treated her spitefully throughout her childhood. Finally, she married and left home. She and her husband Jorge had only one child, Maria Eduarda, who was very precious to them. When Maria Eduarda entered high school, …

• Take Advantage of Every Opportunity

            Last month I was visiting a Brazilian friend who lives in a remote town in NE Brazil. She teaches in a public school and asked if I’d be willing to visit each classroom to say a few words in English. We went through the standard, “Hello, how are you? I’m fine thanks, etc.” in …