"Without faith it is impossible to please God." Hebrews 11:6

Baptist Faith Missions is a work of FAITH.

Baptist Faith Missions in Brazil

The First Baptist Church of Murray, Kentucky established the Amazon Valley Baptist Faith Missions for the purpose of evangelizing the unreached regions of tropical Brazil. It was a work based on FAITH from the beginning. Joseph F. Brandon began working in western Brazil in 1923. In 1941, the church that was raising his support ceased doing so.

Joseph Brandon entered into a faith covenant agreement with Hafford H. Overbey and Z.E. Clark. Mr. Overbey and Pastor Clark told Missionary Brandon, "If you will return to Brazil, we will raise the necessary funds." Hafford Overbey was then the manager of an A&P grocery store and teacher of a youth class in the First Baptist Church of Wheaton, Illinois. The young students in this Sunday School class became Missionary Brandon's first supporters through Baptist Faith Missions. Brothers Overbey and Clark sent out letters to supporting (and prospective) churches and then sent their offerings to Brother Brandon. Hafford Overbey began spreading the news of this missionary ministry through a single mimeographed page which he called "The Mission Sheets."

Brother Brandon organized the First Baptist Church in the city of Cruzeiro do Sul (Southern Cross) in the Brazilian Territory of the Acre. This church has started numerous churches in the states of Acre and Amazonas. Francisco Santiago was the first disciple to be saved and baptized by Joseph Brandon in the western Territory of the Acre. Francisco made the 1,500 mile river trip by canoe from Cruzeiro do Sul to Manaus, Amazonas. He established five churches while making this journey.

Baptist Faith Missions in Peru

In 1935, Richard P. Hallum went by faith to evangelize Iquitos, Peru. Iquitos is located on the mammoth Amazon River in the western part of South America. Missionary Hallum went to this foreign country with a strange language along with his wife and daughter, Marguerite, when he was already 50 years old. He won many disciples to Jesus Christ and established numerous churches in Peru.

Baptist Faith Missions in other fields

Dozens of other missionaries have gone by faith to the countries of Brazil, Peru, Honduras, South Korea, The Philippines, and Kenya, Africa. By faith, some have died in their lands of ministry or have buried family members in a strange land. Others have suffered deprivations of all sorts. All have left behind family, customs, and comforts. They all went out by faith, having promise of nothing except "if you go, we will support you as God provides the funds." Many others at home have sacrificed by the same faith to give so these could go.

Thousands have been saved from the darkness and doom of sin and idolatry. Scores of churches have been established. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has been glorified by the preaching of His Gospel and the conversion of many believers.