About the Brakefields

Aaron was raised in Minnesota where his parents served pastorates with the North Central Conference of The Evangelical Church. While attending Vennard College, he sensed God leading him into ministry. A six-month college internship with Evangelical Church Missions in Brazil confirmed this calling to cross-cultural mission work.

Cristiana was raised in Brazil and was instrumental in establishing the Brazilian work of Evangelical Church Missions. She is a charter member of the Vida em Cristo (Life in Christ) Church in Cubatão, Brazil and has demonstrated gifts of leadership and service.

The lives of Aaron and Cristiana came together in 2002 while Aaron was serving a short-term assignment in Brazil. Upon completion of the short-term assignment Cristiana joined him at Vennard College in Iowa and they were married in 2003. Aaron and Cristiana were granted career missioanry status with Evangelical Church Missions in March 2004. They arrived in Brazil in June 2006 and have 2 children, Nicolas and Jonas.

Aaron currently serves as pastor of Vida em Cristo church and directs A Rocha (the Rock) youth club that reaches to unchurched youth. Cristiana helps coordinate ministries involving teaching and translation of English and supervision of short-term workers with ECM.

Ministry

The Brazil ministry of Evangelical Church Missions is in the Santos-São Vicente-Cubatão area located on the Atlantic coast, 60 miles east of São Paulo. The mission's goal is to plant churches, train leaders and reach into new areas through the Vida em Cristo (Life in Christ) Church that was established in 200. Ministries to the community growing out of the church include evangelism to children and a youth club, A Rocha (The Rock), that addresses needs of street youth.

Evangelical Church Missions operates a ministry center in Cubatão that provides a location for office support and housing for mission personnel. Friendship evangelism, discipleship classes, ministry planning and other support activities take place at this location.

ECM Missionaries on Brazil Field:
Dave & Carol Kochendorfer
Shelly Fuehrer
Aaron & Cristiana Brakefield

Website: http://www.aaronandcris.com

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Mailing Address: 9421 West River Road, Minneapolis , MN 55444

Phone: (763) 424-2589

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