WELL PROJECT

EAB’s continuing well project is now part of our ‘Sustainable Semi-arid Region’ programme which drills and digs wells to bring vital water supplies to poor rural communities. The programme links the wells to other EAB projects like horticultural and fruit tree allotments, bee keeping and sheep and goat husbandry so as to make maximum use

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GREEN PASTURES CENTRE

Concentrates on experimental farming to help poor land owners develop agro forestry; environmental awareness in its nature reserve; all coupled with a camp, retreat and leaders training centre.      

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ACTION CHILD

This project helps poor children gain full educational potential in 20 schools as well as providing them with  nourishing daily meals, together with dental and medical care.      

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HIV/AIDS PROJECT

EAB’s HIV/AIDS project has the two fold aim of prevention and care through the mobilization of EAB churches and its NGO. Awareness is stimulated through talks and presentations by our coordinating social worker and care is provided to the poor who upon discovering that they are HIV positive are usually abandoned by family and friends.

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CARE CENTRE

Provides dental, social and spiritual care for thousands of poor children and their families, and develops a special work with the deaf and with senior citizens.    

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LEADERSHIP TRAINING

EAB runs three Bible Colleges across its main area of action in an endeavour to constantly improve church and community leadership standards. Students are firmly grounded in sound Bible teaching and equipped to preach, teach and lead so as to mobilize our churches to spread the Gospel throughout north-east Brazil.

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JOB CREATION PROJECT

Provides small loans to help set up cottage industries and income generation, helping people to help themselves.    

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CHURCH PLANTING

EAB’s desire is to be dedicated to the ’great commission’ of Jesus – to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. There are still many areas in the north-east of Brazil where the Evangelicals’ presence is very small and the influence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is very limited. EAB is constantly

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4 LEGS PROJECT

EAB’s 4-Legs project gives poor rural families a female sheep or goat to start their own herd. The families pay back the project with a female offspring so that the snowball effect of the project can be maintained and more and more families can be helped to help themselves.

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Outreach 2012

Outreach 2012

Outreach Photo Album

Outreach ends!

Outreach ends!

The 10-day Outreach ended and everyone returned home yesterday. All the cleaning up of the school was done where all the team was housed for the 10 days. We were very grateful for the use of the school but I must say that it was rough and the team needs a gold medal for having survived there

Reports from the outreach:

DAY 1: The complete 60-stong team have turned up from all around our churches but we have had to use the second option school for sleeping and feeding the team as the authorities did not sort out the priest-dominated school. Rather annoying, but we move on. DAY 2:  The morning, as all mornings in our

2 days to the Outreach!

With the 10-day Outreach 48 hours away from its start I have been frantically working on the school situation where our 60 strong team will be staying and eating. With nothing settled we are really going to the wire! We have managed to arranged for a substitute school which we have lined up in reserve,

New Bible College Shock

 I spent a good time at the new Patos Bible College location sorting out how the rooms are going to be set up etc. I was shocked upon arrival there as the Presbyterian pastor, with whom all the negotiation were made for us to move to the building linked to his church, has been sacked!