Brazil (MNN) ― A Grace Ministry International team, Ken and Mary Mueller, is in Brazil this month nearing the completion of a commentary on Acts written in Portuguese.
The Muellers served as missionaries to Brazil from 1960 to 1996. Much of their work involved administrating and teaching at the Bible Institute they founded. But in the course of the educational direction their ministry took, they saw the need for more literature written in Portuguese. So 12 years ago, the couple returned to the United States to write dispensational literature in Portuguese.
GMI's Sam Vinton says that while Brazil has had plenty of exposure to the Gospel, this was more a heart-language issue that needed addressing. It was especially important for pastoral tools and church planters. "Spanish has a lot of translation from English that is being done because that's the larger population. There's more literature available in Spanish by far than in Portuguese. There was a need for just having something very basic."
It's the second volume of the ACTS Commentary series. It's also at the forefront of the team's ministry effort to bring study tools in the common language of Brazil. Field testing will wrap up May 20. "They give it to people, get comments, have people read it out loud, just trying to get the language flow. Is it really Portuguese that fits their culture--the way they speak, the idioms, and so on? And of course, they'll be teaching and working with some pastors."
Please pray for the Mueller's six-week ministry trip to Brazil.
