Sergio Carriel is a Brazilian missionary who has been serving in Africa for 19 years, starting in Mozambique and then expanding to other African countries like Malawi, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. He has experienced many miracles and conversions during his evangelistic crusades in Africa, including healings and deliverance from demonic oppression. Carriel believes God is raising up a missionary force from Brazil to go to other nations, and he wants to inspire and encourage more Brazilian youth to become evangelists and missionaries. He has faced challenges in getting financial support from churches in Brazil, who often focus more on local needs rather than global missions. Carriel hopes to see the Brazilian church invest more in sending missionaries worldwide.
Transcript:
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (00:01):
Welcome to the Evangelism Podcast. I’m Daniel King. I’m excited about telling people about Jesus today. I have a very special guest with me, Sergio Carriel from Brazil. It’s so nice to meet you. God bless you. Nice to meet
Sergio Carriel (00:14):
You, sir.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (00:15):
Thank you for being on the Evangelism Podcast. Now you are very unique because you are Brazilian and you are serving God right now in Africa, actually living in Nairobi, Kenya. And so talk to me about how you became a missionary from Brazil to Africa. Praise the Lord.
Sergio Carriel (00:39):
First of all, I want to say thank you Evangelist and Dr. Daniel King. It’s a big privilege for me, a great honor and privilege to be part of this podcast. So I’m Brazilian, and I’m born in Sao Paulo, the couch side of Sao Paulo. God called me to Africa in 2006, 2006, and I came to the first time in Africa and I start to preach the gospel in Mozambique, in Mozambique.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (01:24):
Now, Mozambique is unique in Africa because they were colonized by Portugal. So they speak Portuguese.
Sergio Carriel (01:33):
Yes.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (01:33):
And so that’s a good place for Brazilian missionaries to go.
Sergio Carriel (01:38):
In that time I could not speak English, nothing, and only Portuguese. Then I start in Mozambique, and then I faced many, many challenges, challenges there. And I came back to Brazil, and then I was praying to come back in Africa again, but I could not, because I had no money, no resources, no one trusted me like a missionary, and no one want to support me, even my church. But I was praying and fast and God gave me a vision. And I saw in that vision a prison. And behind the jail, behind the prison, I saw behind the barn, I saw many African people. And I was out of the prison with my Bible in my hands. And God told me, you must come back and continue to preach the gospel in Africa because you have the key to open the doors, to open the door of the prison and let these people go. So then I came back to Africa again in Mozambique again. Wow. Yeah. So then I was in the middle of the jungle in Mozambique, tried to preach for one man, but he doesn’t understand Portuguese. And he told me I’m speak English, but I could not speak English. And then I say, Lord, helping me to speak English. And then the Holy Spirit helping me and I start to speak English. Then I went in Malawi because they speak English there, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya,
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (04:02):
Ethiopia. Wow. And so I’ve been to Ethiopia many times. And I know that you have been to Ethiopia doing crusades many times now. In fact, you have a crusade coming up very soon in Ethiopia. So tell me about some of the miracles that you’ve seen God do in Ethiopia. Wow.
Sergio Carriel (04:25):
There is a lot of miracles that Jesus did in Ethiopia, in Africa, but there is one of a miracle that I can’t forget the people in the Ade. They brought a woman. They brought a woman, she was mad, and she was captive by chains, and they throw her in the stage in the platform. And then they asked me to pray for her. And I start, I thought, oh my God, if this woman continue to be the same, if it’s nothing happened, what’s going to happen to me? My reputation as a evangelist,
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (05:17):
She was held by physical chains. And you had some fears that were holding you as chains from doing what God
Sergio Carriel (05:25):
Wanted. Yes,
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (05:25):
I
Sergio Carriel (05:26):
Feel some fear in my heart. And then I ask the pastors to join with me and pray with me. They refuse. They refuse. And then I say, oh Lord, I believe nothing is so hard for you. And then I prayed for that woman in Jesus’ name, and the demons left heart and she become free. She got healing and she gave her life to Jesus. And she started to testify in that big crowd, they realized that nothing is impossible with Jesus Christ. Wow. Hallelujah. And another miracle, there was another woman, she could not feed the baby because the milk stopped and she came for the crusade and Jesus started her and the milk started to come out. Wow. She could not feed the baby for one year, and then the milk start to come. And she testified in the cro and the multitude there, they believe Jesus. They gave their life to Jesus Christ.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (06:42):
Wow. Praise God. Amen. Many years ago, God spoke to me and he said that the mission field shall become a mission force. And so for many years from the West, they’ve looked at Brazil as a mission field and people send missionaries to Brazil. The missionaries come, they work here. But now if you look at the church in Brazil, the church in Brazil is very strong. The fire of God is very strong here. In fact, I would say that the fire of God is stronger in Brazil than we even see in America. And the Brazilian church, they know how to pray, they’re on fire. But now I believe that God wants to raise up a missionary force from Brazil to go to other nations. And you are one of those Brazilian evangelists sent out by Brazil as a missionary to Africa. And so what would you say to other Brazilians who are wondering if they maybe are called to be missionaries?
Sergio Carriel (07:54):
I can say to them that if God use me, I’m nothing. I am Mr. Zero. If God uses me, he can use everybody.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (08:06):
Everyone.
Sergio Carriel (08:09):
Yeah. God saved me. I was lost in alcohol and drugs, and Jesus saved my life. I was mechanic. I usually fix cars in my garage. And God called me to be evangelist. Wow. And evangelist Danielle King. I want to tell you something. You inspired my life and I’m very happy. I could not imagine to be this conversation with you because I saw you on tv, on YouTube. But now we are talking here. So I believe there is a lot of youth in Brazil. They have the calling of an evangelist. And I believe that we are going to see a big wave around the world with Brazilians evangelists. I believe that. Amen. And my goal is inspire them and pray for them and teach them and encourage them to come to Africa too. And to preach to the gospel in Africa. In Africa, around the world. Yeah.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:35):
Now there’s several African nations that speak. Portuguese. What are they? You have Mozambique, Angola, Guinea, Guinea,
Sergio Carriel (09:44):
Baal, some tome. Prince.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:48):
Okay.
Sergio Carriel (09:50):
And
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:51):
Ka. And so these are a great place for Brazilian missionaries to get started. Even if they don’t speak English, they can go to these places. They can build a ministry. And so I think it’s time for the Brazilian church to rise up and to send missionaries to many other countries, even to Portugal needs lots of good Brazilian missionaries. And even in the United States, we need some Brazilian of missionaries to come. So tell me, how is your ministry supported? You said that at the beginning even your own church did not want to support you. But now have some people started to support you?
Sergio Carriel (10:33):
Yes. I have sponsors now, some churches.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (10:43):
Has that been difficult? Yeah, it’s difficult for me. Why do you think that’s difficult in Brazil? Because what needs to change in the church of Brazil? So they support missionaries more. I
Sergio Carriel (10:57):
Think they need understand like America people, they do. They did like some other cultures. They did give priority to reach the lost and invest in missionaries and invest in evangelists. In Brazil, we have challenges. Most of the church, they think that the missionary work is give food for people. We can give of course, but it is not the goal that we need to reach. Jesus says, go, go, go and preach the gospel.
(11:48):
Preach the gospel, make disciples. So the challenge in Brazil is the church invest more locally, locally like build the temple broadcast tv. And they invest a lot of money locally, but they invest just few in mission. I believe that if the pastors, the leaders in Brazil, if they understand a hundred percent the purpose to preach, to reach the lost in cultures, that it’s until now unreachable and places that no one else have been before. If they understand and have compassions for souls and start to invest and send more missionaries to the field, we’re going to see the great commission of Jesus accomplish it in Jesus’ name. More quickly.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (12:58):
I think that your story will help to bring a consciousness for missions to Brazil churches. And it’s very important as people see your pictures, as they watch your videos, as they hear your stories, as you minister at churches here in Brazil, I think that the resources, money will follow vision. Amen. And so as you share the vision of the lost, you show people how Jesus sees those who are lost, and you help churches to see beyond their own walls out into the nations around the world. Amen. Because in Acts one, eight, Jesus says that you’ll receive power after the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you’ll be my witnesses in Jerusalem. But Jerusalem was the city of the disciples. But it doesn’t end there then it is in Judea, which is like their country. But then they go to Samaria, the next door country. And so God is going to raise up missionaries from Brazil that will go to Argentina, to Colombia, to the other nations that are nearby.
(14:09):
But then it says that you will go to the uttermost ends of the earth. This verse is not only for Americans, this verse is for Brazilians. The Brazilian church is called to go to the nations around the world and to bring many people to Jesus. And so I think that as you tell your story, as you show your pictures, as you show people the videos of what God is doing, then people say, wow, God can do that through a Brazilian. We must invest in that. And so God will use you to break heart for missions open
Sergio Carriel (14:51):
In Brazil. Can I testify a little bit about the challenges that I faced in the past? Yeah. I had a lot of supports and sponsors, and I did crusades by faith. Sometimes I didn’t have money to rent the PA system or the stage. And I remember it’s happened with me when I did the crusade.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (15:21):
Brother, I want to tell you, I also do crusades by faith. Whether you are small or big, you must do it by faith. Praise the Lord. That’s the only way to do it. Crusade. I went to
Sergio Carriel (15:32):
Uganda. I had no money, but I sold my car. Wow. I sold my car
(15:39):
And I did the crusade in Uganda. Wow. Yeah. Another crusade that I did in Mozambique. And I borrow money from the bank. I asked my sister-in-law helping me, and she asked the bank to borrow money for her, and she gave the money for me, but I could not pay her. But God raised one sponsor every month before the day before to pay the law. That money was in my account. Wow. Yeah. So now it’s not necessary. I am blessed because more people is helping me and trust in the vision that God gave me, believe in the dreams and the vision that God gave me. But still, I have some challenges, but I never give up. Amen. Never.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (16:49):
Amen. And I believe God will continue to give you more and more resources to use for his kingdom. Amen. Because now you have shown yourself faithful. So how many years have you been working in Africa now?
Sergio Carriel (17:03):
19 years. Wow. 19 years. Wow. Since 2006. I continue to trust in the Lord and feel compassion for soul and dreams about reach more cultures in Africa, more crusades, more seminars, more outreach, more evangelism, more training.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (17:29):
Amen. Well, let’s finish by saying a prayer for God to raise up more missionaries from Brazil. And instead of praying in English, why don’t you pray in Portuguese and pray that God will raise up many missionaries from Brazil to go to the nations of the world. Amen,
Sergio Carriel (19:12):
Man.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (19:14):
Brother, thank you so much for being on the Evangelism podcast. Welcome, sir.
