Grace Missions Ministries - FIEL Ministries

FIEL Ministries. Since 1999, Grace Missions has teamed with Editora FIEL (Faithful Publishers) of Brazil and missionary Karl Peterson of Maputo to provide excellent Reformed Christian literature in the Portuguese language to Mozambican pastors and church workers.

Seven annual pastors’ conferences have been held in Nampula with excellent participation. In recent years 150-180 leaders have come from all of the country’s ten provinces, representing over 40 denominational and para-church groups. Gifted international speakers are flown in to lead the four day meetings. The purpose is three-fold: to refresh and encourage Mozambican pastors in their labors for Christ, to better equip them for pastoral ministry, and to acquaint them with the doctrines of grace and the rich legacy left the church by the Reformation fathers.

God’s hand at work in providing for and blessing this ministry at its inception is abundantly apparent in the article “First FIEL Conference”.

Many of the leaders who attend these conferences have participated in Editora FIEL’s Pastor’s Library program, receiving one new book free each month for three years. Additionally, thousands of books are sent by Editora Fiel for sale at a fraction of their actual cost during each annual conference. This literature distribution is an invaluable service in Mozambique where until recently there were no Christian book stores. The opportunity to buy Christian books is a major reason so many church workers travel to Nampula each year from all parts of the country.

To make these books available year round, in 2004 Grace Missions opened a bookstore in downtown Nampula with the assistance of Editora FIEL. To our knowledge, this is the only Christian book store in the northern half of Mozambique. For the books to be affordable, they must be sold at half their actual replacement cost. This means Grace Missions not only pays all the overhead for the store but also subsidizes half the cost of each book. God has graciously provided funds for this vital ministry and we are pleased to serve the evangelical churches of Mozambique in this way.

Our desire now is to purchase the excellent location we have been renting on the main street of downtown Nampula. This will allow us to make needed improvements to the facility that will enhance and expand the literature arm of our ministry.

God's hand at work in providing for and blessing this ministry is apparent in the article "First FIEL Conference".