Bazaar Story: Brazilian Baseball Association

The Brazilian Baseball and Softball Association (ABBS) shares the gospel using baseball in low-income areas with poor schools and infrastructure. Youth from the favelas (slums) attend the weekly baseball skill training program and Bible studies for participants and their parents. Through the ministry of ABBS, families learn how to apply God’s Word to their lives. Kids form safe, Christ-centered friendships within this “baseball family” and stay away from the dangers of drug involvement, crime, and trafficking.

Even though children participated on the ABBS team and learned to play baseball, they couldn’t play in any away games or seriously compete with other teams because they lacked transportation. In 2021, a van was purchased from the Oakseed bazaar catalog. This past year, kids fully competed in the local baseball leagues by finally attending away games. Additionally, the van expanded ABBS’s outreach to farther away favelas (slums) by transporting children to the fields and events.

Please pray for the Lord to use ABBS to draw children to Himself and away from the lure of drugs and crime.

In addition to prayer, Oakseed’s bazaar catalog offers tangible ways to provide for ABBS as they minister to these kids, including: