Against All Odds: God’s Work Continues in the Amazon
March 28, 2026
Dear Friends,
I hope this message finds you well. I’m excited to share an update from my recent mission trip into the Amazon forest, which I mentioned in my last report. Having returned just two days ago, I can hardly wait to tell you about the experience and the incredible ways we witnessed God at work.
Before we even set foot in the Amazon, we encountered what I believe were spiritual forces trying to keep us from sharing the gospel. Just one week before our scheduled journey, our host and guide, Brazilian pastor Erasmo, suffered a sudden heart attack—something no one expected as he’s not even 50 years old. The circumstances were unusual: while studying his Bible outdoors, Erasmo heard an odd, muffled squawk from their rooster. Investigating, he found a 12-foot anaconda coiled around the bird. After quickly shooting the snake and dragging it off, Erasmo experienced severe chest pain and nausea. Thankfully, his wife, Maze’, recognized the symptoms and got him to a hospital in time, despite the challenging distance and river crossings. God’s grace was evident—Erasmo recovered enough to host and guide us just days later, leading us through ministry in their villages and along Amazon tributaries.
Another challenge surfaced for our American brothers traveling from Virginia and North Carolina. The night they departed, their family gathered for a farewell meal. Shortly after the men left, the wife of one of the travelers began displaying symptoms similar to a stroke, and her daughter and grandchildren soon felt unwell too. All were rushed to the hospital for treatment and observation; the cause was unclear at first, prompting communication with the men already en route to Brazil. Hearing what had happened, one husband immediately returned home from Brazil to be with his wife, while the other three joined me for a week of ministry. Despite these disruptions, we saw twelve people come to faith in Christ along the riverbanks. It felt like yet another attempt by the enemy to hinder the gospel, but God’s power prevailed. The family has since fully recovered, and the mission went forward as God intended.
Thank you for your devoted prayers and unwavering support—they truly make a difference. It’s a joy to see God’s faithfulness at work and to be reminded that we are on the winning side with Jesus.
With sincere gratitude and love in Christ,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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Training, Sending, and Trusting God for the Harvest
March 3, 2026
Dear Friends,
Our Missionary Training Seminar came to a very successful conclusion last month. The Lord saw fit to use our 17 veterans and the 19 trainees to share the gospel and lead dozens of new believers to Christ. The remote fishing village where the team ministered offered some challenges due to its rustic culture and geographic location. The village, Guarequecaba, is only reached by boat or a 60-mile rough ride through the rain forest. Our team was happy to endure the conditions, though, to share the love of Jesus with many who have never heard. Three of the trainees are making preparations to become members of one of our new traveling evangelistic teams. Some of the others are returning to their home churches better equipped for evangelism and enthusiastic about using what they learned during the seminar.
Yago and Manoela are doing well with their work in Portugal. They minister faithfully week by week, and their church dearly loves them. As many of you know, their baby daughter, Ester, was born with some physical disabilities. In most countries, she and her family could adjust to the challenges because society and culture have sought to adapt buildings and public places with more convenient access to facilities. Portugal has not been at the leading edge of that movement and Ester’s and her parent’s challenges are only heightened. Please pray for them as they learn to navigate the world they live in with its difficulties.
In just a little over a week, I am heading out with an evangelistic team to assist in the inauguration of a new church in the Amazon. We will be going from one riverside village to another by boat, evangelizing in homes and public spaces as the opportunities arise. During our week of travel on the riverboat, we will have to sleep in hammocks suspended from the boat’s framework. I have done this before, but it has been a few decades. I would appreciate your prayers for our health and well-being, but especially that the Lord would greatly use us to bring many people to Christ as their Lord and Savior.
In Christ’s love,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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New Missions Trainees, New Believers, New Beginnings
January 29, 2026
Dear Friends,
Our Missionary Training Seminar hasn’t concluded yet, but I needed to get this letter out. This time around, we have 17 first-time trainees and 2 repeat participants. We spent the first two weeks in Bible study and theological application to missions, then this week, all our Projeto Vida missionaries and the 19 trainees are ministering in an isolated coastal village several hours away, sharing the gospel with the villagers there. Our team, with the trainees, has already had multiple opportunities to put into practice what was learned throughout the teaching portion of the seminar. Since we haven’t concluded yet, I can’t give a final count on how many people came to know the Lord, but we’re certain that the gospel has been shared numerous times by every participant, and we know of several personal professions of faith in Christ.
There are some things that we are sure of as a result of this seminar, even though it is still ongoing. The Lord is being honored by the obedience to His commission to preach the gospel to every creature. Secondly, the biblical studies that were given to the participants conveyed the word of God, and He Himself said that His word would not return to Him void (Isaiah 55:11), neither in the lives of the students, nor among the hearers in the village where they are preaching and speaking. Thirdly, and this we’ve learned from experience, the majority of the participants will be positively changed for the rest of their lives. Once they see how the Lord uses their willing use of their talents and gifts, their life is set on a new course of taking advantage of the opportunities to testify of God’s grace and salvation. I thank the Lord for the privilege that he gives us to have a part in what He is doing in the lives of this group.
There were quite a few conversions to Christ through the gospel drama programs that were given during the holiday season. Now, our church leaders are beginning a new round of discipleship training with these new “babes in Christ”. We are thrilled with the growth and excitement that new life in the churches brings. As always, new growth brings new challenges as well. But we would much rather deal with those challenges than with the staleness that accompanies no growth. God will guide and provide throughout the process, as He always does.
Charlene and I want to thank you who pray for us so faithfully. We see His blessings, and we know that they come as an answer to those prayers. We are grateful.
May the Lord richly bless you throughout 2026.
In Christ’s love,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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The Lord’s Unwavering Provision: Reflections on Challenges & Opportunities at Year’s End
December 31, 2025
Dear Friends,
Here at the end of 2025, I am reflecting on many of the challenges and opportunities that we faced throughout the year. As we were facing them, honestly, some of them were scary. A huge repair bill to our home as a result of Hurricane Milton especially caused us some stress.
Though not a negative thing, helping to pay for our daughter’s wedding increased our financial concerns. But here, on December 31, 2025 the last day of the year, I can joyfully declare that the Lord has been more than just faithful; He has provided all that we needed and blessed our ministries and lives tremendously.
Some of our traveling missionaries, who are part of Projeto Vida, took advantage of the school break and have returned to their respective homes to celebrate the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. They have worked very hard and have earned a few days of rest.
A few of our new churches focused on putting together special evangelistic Christmas presentations. Each of them experienced excellent results. At Pastor Daniel’s work in the Amazon region, there were 1,400 visitors total to the gospel presentations and there were 92 professions of faith in Jesus. That church was established less than 6 years ago with only 8 people as members. The church in Curitiba, in southern Brazil, also had great results to their special programs. The new converts have been plugged into Bible study and discipleship training already.
At the headquarters for Projeto Vida, our traveling evangelistic ministry, we are gearing up for a two-week-long training workshop. We have participants scheduled to participate from several different states in Brazil. I will be teaching the biblical foundations for sharing the gospel and, after the classroom teaching, we’ll take the participating students on an active mission trip for a week of gospel outreach. Besides the privilege of seeing many people come to Christ through this training experience, we also hope and pray that some of these volunteers will hear God’s call to join with us full-time afterward.
Charlene and I wish you all a very blessed New Year.
In Christ love,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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Hundreds of Brazilian Students Hear the Gospel
December 2, 2025
Dear Friends,
In Brazil, summer is approaching around the same time as Christmas. The academic school year ends around the first week of December at most schools, and this is where we hold most of our public evangelistic events.
After our long 3,000-mile multi-state journey last month, our team had to spend some time doing maintenance on our vehicles and equipment. We got that out of the way and went back to work closer to our home base of operations. The Lord continued to bless with marvelous results. In one school rally, there were 634 students present as the gospel was shared through skits and personal testimonies. We weren’t permitted to give a broad invitation at the end of the session, but in private conversations afterward, several students said that they had understood the message and had given their lives to Christ as a result of what they heard.
In another session, at a high school, our team was allowed to give an invitation at the end of the presentations. There were 436 students present, and over 30 of them gave their lives to Christ. That school has a principal who is friends with the local Baptist pastor, and he allowed our team to pass the names and contact information of the ones who made professions of faith on to the pastor to visit with them and their families.
All of our local churches are getting prepared for big evangelistic programs at their churches and also in public spaces, like malls and plazas. These events get a large percentage of their congregations involved in evangelistic outreach using their gifts, talents, time, and resources. Many of our present church members started coming to church as a result of having come to one of these events in the past. We have found them to be very fruitful and worth the effort and investment.
We hope each of you has a wonderful Christmas holiday season. Thank you so much for another year of faithful prayers and support.
In Christ’s love,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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Totally Worth All the Challenges
October 26, 2025
Dear Friends,
It was totally worth it! All seventeen of our volunteer missionaries say the same thing. Despite the heat, the tiredness, the uncomfortable sleeping conditions, the many changed lives make it all worth these challenges. Our headquarters are located in Curitiba, Parana, in southern Brazil. Several geographical factors contribute to give Curitiba a pleasant climate, almost year-round. But we don’t have to travel very far to find hot and dry or hot and humid conditions. This last month’s mission included both of those. Part of the work was actually in a desert area. Our team has learned to focus on the people’s spiritual needs to the point that they can ignore the physical discomfort and show Christ’s love to those who so desperately need it. The Lord in His goodness blessed the efforts and many people came to know Christ as their Savior.
In order to receive invitations to minister in the public schools and city squares, Projeto Vida (Project Life) has developed a platform that makes it attractive, even essential, to public leaders. The gospel skits are based on societal struggles from people’s daily lives like drug abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence, molestation, and bullying. In all the skits, having Jesus as Lord and Savior is the solution to these problems and the only answer for eternal peace with God. It always amazes us how He uses such simple and humble efforts to open hearts and impact lives. Our missionaries spend much time in prayer before the presentations and demonstrate genuine love for those to whom they are ministering. This past month we had the joy of seeing several hundred young people trust Christ with their eternal destiny.
I do need to ask if you might be led of the Lord to help with the repairs and maintenance on our travel van and equipment trailer that suffered from the many miles on the highways? This last trip was over 3,000 miles total. Many of the highways that were traveled on are not well paved and they damage the suspension and wheels of both vehicles. If you’d like to help, please send your contribution designated, “Projeto Vida” and we will get our equipment back in tip-top shape.
Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving.
In Christ’s love,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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Gospel Outreach to the Unreached
September 30, 2025
Dear Friends,
Two of our newest church plants held evangelistic events recently and the Lord blessed with wonderful results. Beyond the great attendance, the lives that were transformed by the preaching and teaching of God’s word greatly encourages us and our ministry partners. Pastors, Daniel and Cledson, along with their dear wives, Nany and Fabiane, pour their time, energy, gifts and resources into the work with joy and enthusiasm and the Lord has truly blessed that. Just as in the USA, the next few months of the year will be filled with holidays and special events. Their churches will be very actively planning and putting together programs designed to get the gospel to as many unreached people as possible. Please pray for the success of these outreach efforts.
I (Bobby) have the privilege to do “mission work” in the USA among a group of Brazilians who have legally moved to Virginia on work visas. They have specialty jobs building Volvo semi-tractor trucks. A dear friend and ministry partner, Rodrigo Ferreira, and his dear wife, Carol, have evangelized and are teaching a good-sized group from Brazil under the leadership of Jared Via, pastor of Hope Valley Baptist Church. This group has grown continually, and I will be speaking at an outreach program designed for couples. Although they all speak English as a second language, I will be preaching and teaching in Portuguese, since that is their heart language. Quite a few of those who will be in attendance are not evangelicals, so my focus will be to share the gospel as well as teach God’s principles of marriage.
Our traveling outreach team had a very fruitful month of ministry. They worked in three cities on the western side of the state of Parana, Brazil. In all, they shared the gospel with over 5,290 people and the Lord blessed by bringing many of these to repentance and salvation. In every school where they minister, a questionnaire is given to the leaders and administrators. In it, there are options for comments and suggestions. As I read those comments, I couldn’t help but notice that these are coming from public schools, and there was not one negative statement. In fact, all of them show gratitude for our team’s presence and impact on their schools. We will only know in heaven just how many of the students and faculty fully surrendered to Christ, but we are certain that there are many. May the Lord continue to use and bless Projeto Vida with these outreach opportunities.
In Christ’s love,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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Joy Uncontainable: 64 Souls Saved, Even Where Darkness Tried to Dwell
August 30, 2025
I will never tire of seeing the expression of joy on the face of someone when they realize that they have been saved by God’s grace. Charlene and I had this privilege multiple times this month as we ministered together with a team from Virginia and our evangelistic team, Projeto Vida. As we shared our own testimony, or as we translated for some American teen, we watched as God worked in the hearts and minds of many hearers. We were blessed to have 64 people profess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior in public schools.
Before we went to one of the schools that we ministered in, we received news that we would have to be very careful not to attempt to evangelize the students openly. There was some concern from a person in an administrative position at the school who is involved in witchcraft and demonic worship. They had raised an objection to our team being permitted to go into the school to preach. We all prayed earnestly before we went and while we ministered as well. The result was that the teachers and students loved our team’s dramatic presentation of the gospel and the personal interaction with them afterward. Although satanic forces were against us, we had the joy of seeing 4 people at that school surrender to Christ. In addition to the celebration of these new believers entering the family of God, we are also encouraged by the boldness that these teenage evangelists have developed through their experience in the public arena. It is our prayer that they will trust the Lord to use them anytime they are willing to obey Him and share the gospel, in Brazil, or with their fellow students in the USA.
We are blessed to partner with some amazingly dedicated and humble servants of the Lord. We are also very grateful and appreciative to you who prays and gives so that we can apply ourselves to this mission effort. May the Lord richly bless you.
Thank you!
In Christ’s love,
Bobby and Charlene Wacaser
Contact Info:
Bobby & Charlene Wacaser
Currently Stateside ministering to Brazil
Phone: (813) 501-9328
E-mail: bobbymichael_1@hotmail.com
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click here to donate to BFM online
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