Over more than 10 years the World Evangelism's project Evangemed has reached out to people for Christ and assisted communities with a powerful message of empowerment. Evangemed has helped to establish a comprehensive model of evangelization that integrates word, deed, and sign. There has been a revolution in the way we evangelize in Brazil. Through acts of service and increase in missions we have seen spiritual growth. We also have witnessed the emergence of a special revival in the church in Brazil.
However, many of these local missionaries are also restricted in their ministries partly due to the lack of financial resources. Often it is necessary for pastors and missionaries to work full or part-time jobs to support their families and their ministries. X-change was formed by a group of christians who have a mission to help these Brazilian believers to reach their generation, while revitalizing Christians from the Mother Church through exchange programs for educational /ecological tourism, spiritual pilgrimages, pastoral exchange, and academic exchange.
The primary vision is for christians from local churches in the US to visit the Rio de Janeiro and Amazon area to create bonds of friendship among christians from both countries. Brazil is a highly sought after tourist destination and Rio is home to one of the Seven New Wonders of the World, The Christ Redeemer Statue. This program would allow groups or individuals to see famous sites as well as add a greater depth and meaning to the experience through christian community, cultural understanding, environmental education and care, the rich history of the church in Brazil, and much more!