Silvia Tabita Martins

My story

I met TFI when I was 25, and have been a member of TFI since then. With the Family International, I’ve found answers to the deep questions I had in life and learned to cultivate a deep spiritual life and relationship with Jesus. All I’ve learned working with TFI through homeschooling, life coaching, and childcare is what enables me to do what I do today! Together with a friend and her husband, we opened an English immersion program in Bahia, and the Lord is blessing it.

Why I am a member of The Family International

I am a member of TFI because TFI is my community of faith, where I’ve learned about the spiritual world, spiritual warfare, and life with Jesus.

How I live my faith

On a daily basis, applying the spiritual principles I’ve learned living communally and homeschooling, and sharing the good news whenever I can, giving out tracts and Activated magazines.

Personal timeline

1961: Born in Brazil
1985: Met TFI
1988: Joined TFI
1991: Had first child, João Filipe
1993: Second child, Amanda Luz
1997: Third child, Jesse Brian

Missionary experience

Youth Outreach Ministries: Helped with the organization of group witnessing and big gatherings, including skits, prayer, and lots of music.
Child care and education: I completed a course for certification in homeschooling and childcare, which prepared me for the job/company I have today, an English immersion program for children. I also worked in childcare for five years in TFI centres.
Christian Outreach: Leading Bible classes and prayer meetings, passing out Christian literature, outreach trips, giving seminars, personal counseling, singing and leading people to Jesus, which is what fulfills me the most.
Humanitarian Aid/Volunteer Work: I worked for almost 20 years with an orphanage, bringing food, clothes and books for the children. I have been able to recruit professionals whom I have met throughout the course of my work, such as dentists, psychologists, teachers, and musicians, to volunteer with the orphanage. In December, 2013, some American women organized a Christmas benefit dinner to raise funds for repairs and new rooms in the orphanage. Now I am organizing monthly “movie nights” on the big screen for all the kids at the orphanage.