Who we are

Keith & Jamie Putnam are independent Baptist missionaries serving in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil.

• Keith was raised in Elgin, IL. He was saved when he was 6 years old. He has had the opportunity to serve in many different ministries throughout the years including bus routes, nursing homes, Sunday school and camps. He was called to Brazil when he was in the fourth grade.
• Jamie grew up in Bourbonnais, IL. She was saved while in college and served in many capacities. She felt a strong call to missions while in high school. Keith and Jamie were married in April of 2015 and graduated from Providence Baptist College in May of 2015. Their daughter Elaina was born in January of 2017 and Clayton was born in March of 2019. Having reached Brazil in February of 2020, they are excited about what God has for them as they continue to move forward.

Keith’s testimony

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I’m so thankful for the great parents I have who have always encouraged me to serve Christ. They are examples of godliness and love to me. As a family, we faithfully attended Northwest Bible Baptist Church in Elgin, Illinois every service. But being in church and serving isn’t the answer. It’s making a personal decision to turn from my way and turn to Jesus as the only payment for my sin. When I was six years old, I remember my dad showing me the gospel and I remember praying. Over the years though, I began to doubt. Sure I was in church and “doing good”, but something didn’t seem right. One Monday night in February of 2006, God moved in my heart and I finally settled the matter, truly repented of my sin, and asked Christ to save me.
Missions has always been close to my heart. At our Missions Conference in 2002, my family had a missionary going to Brazil stay with us. Through the time he stayed with us, his testimony of the great need, and a clear, God-given call, I surrendered to go to the mission field. Through the years, God has put Brazilians in my life and confirmed that Brazil was where he wanted me to go. I had the opportunity to serve in many ministries growing up at NWBBC. For several summers, I worked at Cedar River Baptist Camp. I was also able to travel with Evangelist Oliver Araiza for several weeks. In August of 2011, I enrolled at Providence Baptist College. Through my time there, God gave me many wonderful ministry opportunities including soul winning, disciplining, leading a bus route, and serving in our children’s church and music ministry. It was there God gave me my wonderful wife, Jamie. To help me prepare for the mission field, I was able to go to Panamá for 3 weeks in June 2014.
As we continue to serve Christ and follow His call, please pray concerning what God would lead you to do to be a part of His plan for our lives and His glory.

We are excited about what the Lord is doing in our lives. God has blessed with through your prayer and financial support to be able to take the Gospel to the Valley of the Paraíba River in the northeastern part of the state of São Paulo.

Jamie’s testimony

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Growing up at Faith Baptist Church of Bourbonnais, IL, I was presented the gospel at an early age. At the age of five I had made some sort of profession of faith though I don’t recall much of it. I do remember praying at the age of ten after my stepfather led me through some verses, and for years I claimed that as my assurance of salvation. But in my later teen years, I began to doubt. For too long, I struggled with the matter of my salvation, trying to convince myself that “surely I was saved.” Finally in my sophomore year of college I swallowed my pride and accepted Christ as my Savior. Since then, I have had no doubt I am on my way to heaven.
In my opinion, one of the greatest blessings of growing up in church was the opportunity to attend our missions conferences each year. These were some of my most favorite times because at as a young teen God put a great burden for missions on my heart. I wanted to be a missionary! In my senior year of high school, I prayed that God would make His will for my life very clear to me. It was at that time that God increased my desire to be a missionary. Through the years, God has confirmed this desire in my life in many ways, to include my marrying Keith and surrendering to the call on his life. I cannot wait to see how God can use our family in Brazil!

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What We Believe

We believe that God is one God with three distinct persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. We believe He is eternal and that He created the world in six literal days. Because of man’s sin, He sent His Son Jesus to earth. Living a perfect life, He gave His life willingly on the Cross to pay for the sins of all men for all time. Only by putting our faith in His death, burial and resurrection can we have the secure hope of eternal life. Once born again, the Bible commands that we should be baptized by immersion and become a part of a local assembly of called out believers – the church. As a church, we are distinctly and historically Baptist. We are to follow God’s Word in all matters of faith and practice. We use the King James Bible as it is pure, preserved and inspired for our daily benefit and obedience. Living a life for Christ is not easy. We are to live holy and set apart from the world so that Christ’s love and glory can shine through us. We are to be engaged in active ministry by preaching the Gospel to everyone. Because we believe in the imminent return of Christ, we must do our part to fulfill the Great Commission. Our purpose on earth is to tell others about the great love that only Jesus gives.

Prayer and Praise Letters

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We are currently at 98% of our needed support coming in. Lord willing we will be arriving in February 2020. Once we are there we will immediately be engaged in language and cultural study which are crucial elements as we endeavour to see souls saved and churches established for Jesus in Brazil.

We are seeking to please God and be true to His call on our lives. We need His power more than anything else and covet your prayers as we travel and are in many different churches throughout the year seeking financial and prayer support. Please join us in prayer that more laborers would join in His harvest.

Journal

• Yes I know I wrote this digitally…
  Other than the resentful, vapid feed on Facebook, X (or Twitter, or ‘formerly known as Twitter’ [just what are we calling it these days?!]), or… Read more: Yes I know I wrote this digitally…
• Alone
  One of the greatest lies that Satan can sell you is that you are alone. That no one cares. That no one experiences the crippling… Read more: Alone
• (Not) all in a day’s work
  What can you get done in a day? The possibilities certainly seem endless. Still, there are numerous factors. Calendar. Meetings. Interruptions. Conversations. Ideas. Eating. More… Read more: (Not) all in a day’s work

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