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Onesimo and Marilda de Arruda

Missionaries to Brazil (IONA)

Onesimo de Arruda was born and raised in a Christian Brazilian family.  At the age of 13 he received Christ as his Lord and Savior.  He graduated in December 1991 from Word of Life Seminary with a degree in missions.  While studying at the seminary he met his wife, Marilda.

Marilda is a Terena Indian and was adopted into a Christian family.  She graduated from a practical nursing course and also did one year of studies at the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York.

Onesimo and Marilda have two children, Ana Irene and Raphael.  They have served the Lord for 14 years with a mission board called MEVA, in the northern most part of Brazil.  As a family they worked among the Wai-Wai Indians assisting them with their health and training the leadership of the community.

In 2005 they were accepted by Ministries In Action to be their first representatives in Brazil.  Their current ministry is in Mato Grosso do Sul teaching local Terena Christians  to build a stronger leadership based on the word of God.

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