The Rich Family in Brazil, May 2020

In The News

They call us haters. They say we are selfish. The world hurls insults at believers, but nothing could be further from the truth. It is simply ignorance and misunderstanding. Disagreeing with a person’s lifestyle is not hateful and taking the hope of Christ to lost people groups is not selfish.

Maybe you have seen our organization in the news at some point. The media down here has attacked us for many untrue and easily refutable things. But truth is apparently unimportant, as long as they can spin the story to hurt missionaries. Recently, someone filled out a contact form on our site that illustrates the widespread movement against us. They made up the email address missionariessuck@gmail.com and wrote, “Leave these people alone you selfish [#@%&]s... What if I came to your house and constantly bothered you to follow a different god[?]”

Our mission has pointed out in their response to some news articles that we only work in places where the people want us there. A people group should have the right to hear the Word of God if they wish to.

Social Distancing

Our family is doing well. We have been staying in our base town and practicing social distancing. Thankfully, food has been available here so far. It has been a good time to work on various projects, so we have been keeping pretty busy. The men here at the base have been slowly working on making a new structure for our gravity fed water tank.

Many of our Brazilian missionaries have been struggling with lack of financial support as churches have had to drop their support. You can continue praying for them during this time. Thank you for your continued prayers and support!

Praise God:
-For His provision and protection

Please Pray:
-For Brazilian missionaries’ support -That the indigenous peoples would stay away from the towns and not take the virus back to the villages

In Christ, Brian & Rachel Rich

Jumping in puddles

Making columns for the water tower

Brian & Rachel Rich with their boys

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