About the Missionaries...


Ron & Kathleen Weber

We will be working with Ron & Kathleen Weber. They have been serving with ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism) in Brazil for about 34 years as missionaries. For many years, Ron taught at Fortaleza Academy which is a school for missionary kids. The Webers started a successful AWANA program which opened new doors for them to present the Gospel to parents and resulted in growth in their Sunday School. Once moving to Mossoró, the Webers continued to serve through church planting. They have seen eight churches established and their goal is to strengthen other churches in the area. They also desire to disciple and train Brazilians in these churches to be spiritual leaders. They are currently living in Mossoró (about 3 hours south of Fortaleza). They are active in building new churches there as well as visiting and encouraging the churches they started in Fortaleza. They are a wonderful group of people to work with and a lot of fun. They will be a blessing in your walk with the Lord. Our mission trip will help encourage them and assist them in their outreach efforts.

Uires dos Santos

Uires is a native Brazilian and has a heart for her own people. She does not speak English but has accompanied the team since 2005 and has forged close friendships beyond the language barrier. Uires is a Brazilian school missionary. In Brazil, the schools are open to the Gospel being preached and will even hire Bible teachers with one exception. Bible Teachers cannot be salaried by the school and must find their own support. Uires has been teaching Bible and doing follow-up with each of the people that make professions of faith. She is a blessing to work with and it’s good to know that someone is continuing the work once we leave.