The Souza's visa extension for YWAM Harpenden
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“A BRAZILIAN MISSIONARY FAMILY IN ENGLAND MAKING CHRIST KNOWN”
WHO ARE WE
We are Thiago and Rachel Souza, missionaries with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) since 2006. We are a Brazilian missionary family who lives and serves in full-time ministry with our 2 kids, Jessica and James in England. We feel called to remain in the United Kingdom to be able to carry on what we have been doing. To extend our time here we need to apply for new visas, but this is costly.
For a family of 4, we will need to raise £7,868. CAN YOU HELP US?
Here is a video made by Stewardship during the Christmas season as part Christmas campaign to raise extra funds for missionaries who are registered with them. It communicates well Thiago's heart and what we do here.
"If I trust that God called us to come to this place. It's part of the process "
Thiago is another one of the incredible, self-supported, full-time Christian Workers we partner with. Thiago uses photography to help equip people with a way to tell stories of God's love to a new generation.
Here is a little of who we are as an organization and how our ministry fits into it:
WHAT IS YWAM?
YWAM is a global movement of Christians from many cultures, age groups, and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. We currently work in more than 1,100 locations in over 180 countries.
We are currently serving at YWAM Harpenden where our main focus as a campus is to impact the world with the gospel of Jesus by equipping, disciplining and sending out missionaries into all the world. To be more intentional and effective in accomplishing our goal, we have committed to sending out short and long-term teams and supporting local ministries in the following countries: Turkey, Uganda, Albania, Jordan, and the refugee crisis. Currently, we have 120 staff, from about 20 nations, serving in 14 different ministries.
WHAT DO WE DO?
Communicating the values and principles of the Gospel is something we are passionate about. That is why Thiago currently serves on the campus communications team where his roles range from creating a website and social media content (letting people know of training and mission work opportunities) to directing weekly live streams with one of the Elders of our mission Lynn Green (where multiple subjects that are relevant to our day and age are addressed with a biblical perspective.), to assisting in pioneering the campus tv and music studio.
Thiago also leads a 3-month course in STORYTELLING AND PHOTOGRAPHY where students learn how to tell stories through images. They also address the transformative impact storytelling can bring forth in individuals' lives, communities and nations. Our vision is to train and equip the new wave of Christians and missionaries with visual communications skills inspired by the Word of the Lord, through training programs of the University of the Nations. (UofN)
We feel called to remain in the United Kingdom is able to carry on what we have been doing. To extend our time here we need to apply for new visas, but we can’t do that by ourselves. Would you pray about being an answer to our needs?
We believe to be able to do Missions we need to do it together. Thank you for alongside us in this journey!
The Souza's - (Rachel, Thiago, Jessica and James)
A BREAKDOWN OF THE COSTS
For a family of 4, we will need to raise £7,868
TIER 2 (RELIGIOUS WORK)
(£719 PER APPLICANT)
£2876,00
IMMIGRATION HEALTH SURCHARGE
(£1,248 PER APPLICANT)
TOTAL £4,992
TOTAL - £7,868
What is an "Offline" Donation?
You can make donations directly to The Souza's outside of the GoFundMe campaign. Your contribution will be attributed to you within this campaign but will not be subject to GoFundMe's 8% platform fee.
STEWARDSHIP
You also can make donations directly to our Stewardship Account.
Name: Thiago Souza Machado Da Silva
Receiving Account number: 20213486
With lots of love and gratitude,
THE SOUZA'S - (Thiago, Rachel, Jessica and James)
It is our great pleasure and privilege to have Thiago Souza and his family as part of our YWAM Harpenden community. I work very closely with Thiago and he is indispensable to me. I have a deep desire to communicate more and in better ways to all of YWAM and beyond. When I was first commissioned to communicate more and more intentionally, I did not know how I would manage to do that, but then God sent Thiago and Rachel to live here.
Thiago is very knowledgeable and skilled; he thinks strategically and has an amazing ability to navigate through all kinds of communication tools and technology. Because Thiago works alongside me, I can focus on my part, which is creating content and Thiago thinks through strategy, takes initiative, tests the effectiveness of different approaches and steadily increases the number of people reached.
Since he began to work with me, we have seen the number of views on our website grow to nearly five times as much as I had before Thiago came. In addition to that, he has developed several other social media platforms. Thiago and Rachel are good stewards of finances and live principled lives so I warmly commend them to anyone who wishes to take an interest in their ministry and especially to those who would be able to support them on an ongoing basis.
ENDORSEMENT I Lynn Green
Thiago and his family have been called by God to the mission field, and it is here that we are seeing the impact they are making on His kingdom. God has gifted Thiago with the ability to tell stories; stories that convey the truth of God and communicate the good news of Jesus in an accessible and engaging way.
In his role at St Albans Vineyard as Creative Producer, Thiago is tasked with reaching out with this message through the production and broadcast of our Sunday services, additional video content and social media content and promotions. Since his time with us, our online reach has grown exponentially, reaching thousands with the message of Jesus and we are excited as we look ahead at the next few years as we dream together for reaching the lost for Christ.
Thiago is a man who seeks God and demonstrates Godly character and stewardship of the resources God has given them, and I commend their ministry to you.
ENDORSEMENT | Mark Helvadjian - Senior Pastor, The Vineyard Church St Albans.
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