This page gives a brief overview of the Mathenys’ work in Brazil, with publications and through the Internet.
REACH
The Mathenys are located in the city of São José dos Campos, Brazil, between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, but their ministry reaches around the world through the teaching done in print and on the Internet.
- Staff writer for The Voice of Truth International, a publication of World Evangelism Foundation, with a circulation of 60,000 in many countries, especially Asia;
- Editor and writer for Forthright Magazine, a long-standing online publication often printed in magazines and church bulletins, visited monthly by more than 120 countries;
- Editor of BrotherhoodNews.com, an online news source for churches of Christ around the world;
- Creator and administrator of The Fellowship Room, a group weblog of Christians who post around the clock;
- Director of Project Reach (Projeto Alcance) in Brazil and co-owner, with Barbara Ann Oliver, of Forthright Press.
- Internet consultant for churches and ministries, and webmaster for several efforts like Maywood Missionary Retreat.
LONGEVITY
Randal participated in his first evangelistic door-to-door campaign as a high-school student. He made the decision to be a missionary during his first semester at college, in 1975. He has been involved in foreign missions ever since.
He and Vicki have lived continuously in Brazil since 1984 as missionaries inserted into the culture who speak the language of the people.
PARTNERSHIP
Randal works with some 50 different people in various capacities and efforts. He believes in pulling together for greater effect. He’s a part of the Gospel Progress Mission Group.
