Associação Lingüística Evangélica Missionária - ALEM

Caixa Postal 6101, 70749-970 - Brasília - DF, Brazil
Tel: (55)61 468-7220 Fax: (55)61 468-7271
E-mail: missalem@solar.com.br
Website: http://missaoalem.org.br

President: José Carlos Alcantara da Silva
Executive Director: Jose Roberto Prado
Year Founded: 1982
Theological Posture: Inter-denominational

DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY:

  • Motto: Taking the Bible BEYOND the Borders
  • Primary Goal: Training, conversion, informing/mobilizing, evangelization, discipleship, church planting, community development, Reduce the language to writing, translate the Bible and Church planting
  • Target Group: Indigenous peoples (tribes), unreached peoples, minority groups of unwritten languages
  • Activities: Publications, courses, personal contact, Bible translation, lectures

TRAINING/COURSE:

  • Name: Linguistics and Missiology Course - CLM
  • Length: 7 months
  • Live-in: Yes
  • Description: We accept missionary candidates with theological training and we train them in the area of linguistics, anthropology and biligual education with a view to the translation of Scriptures into needy languages and communication.

FIELDS / MIN

Country City People/Lang Wrkrs
Brazil Redenção/PA Kayapó 1
Brazil Vilhena/RO Nambiquara 1
Brazil Santa Inês/MA Guajá 2
Brazil Tabatinga/AM Yuhup 1
Brazil Alta Floresta/MT Kayabi 2
Brazil Belém/PA Tembé 3
Brazil Altamira/PA Parakanã 2
Brazil Porto Velho/RO Jaruára 1
Brazil Altamira/PA Arara 4
Brazil Altamira/PA Assurini 2
Brazil São Gab da Cachoeira/AM Daw 3
Nigeria Uio Ibibio 2

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12/10/2002