Paulo and Clara Bettiol are international missionaries from Brazil. Paulo has been serving the Europe area remotely by working alongside Area Director Josh Fajardo, providing support in administration, finance, leadership training and community development. The Bettiols will transition to Madrid in the summer of 2025, where Clara will continue to serve in Christian education around the Province of Madrid.
Pray For
- their move and transition to Spain
- visas and documentation processes in Brazil and Spain
- housing and other cultural adjustments in Spain
- Jonas, as he transitions to a new school and makes new friends
Newsletters
Faithfulness and Success
Here is a trick question: Which is more important, faithfulness or success? On a recent journey to Europe, I pondered and struggled with this question. We are all amazed at what is happening in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Last February, 161 people were...
For I Am About to Do a New Thing
The dawn of a new year fills us with joyful expectations of something new, fresh and different to come – something that will bring life and the hope of better things to come. I consider this, and my heart explodes with gratitude and excitement as I hear revival in the...
Ukraine Crisis Response, One Year Later
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded the eastern provinces of Ukraine and began a war no one believed could happen in Europe in the 21st century. From the earliest days of the war, Free Methodists around the globe united in prayer for the protection of Ukraine’s...
Leaders on Mission, Leaders of Blessing
These are challenging days in Europe. Europeans are dealing with massive issues on several fronts — the war in Ukraine, the refugee crisis and historic inflation levels, to mention a few. Amid the challenges, the church’s mission is to bear witness to Jesus Christ and...