Enabling mission in the Diocese Meridional, Brazil

Keila Bichet da Silva Gomes is a Priest and the secretary of the Anglican Diaconry and Development service in Diocese Meridional, Brazil. A grant from St Augustine’s Foundation enabled her to study English at a higher level enabling her to better communicate with the Anglican church globally and with local foreigners and international missions.

She serves in three communities: Missao da Santa Criz, Missao do Bom Pastor and Missao Maria Madelana doing a wide variety of work on top of teaching and lecturing. In one, she works as a University Pastor providing a space for young people of different nationalities. The project aims to serve vulnerable people prone to depressive and suicidal thoughts. Communicating in English in these situations is a vital tool.