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Elmer Lessa

Pastor, Director

Elmer's parents founded the ministry in 1952 and he continues to lead the mission movement in the Amazon River region to this day.

Elmer has served as the pastor of the Primeira Igreja Batista de Parintins (First Baptist Church of Parintins).

His wife, Elisângela, have two boys, David and Daniel.

Felix Albuquerque Junior

Communications Manager in Brazil

Junior serves as an employee of our sister organization, Missão Batista do Baixo Amazonas.

He, his wife Viviane, and their son Davi live in the large city of São Paulo. He serves the ministry by attending to administrative needs as well as church partnership development with numerous Brazilian churches in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.