James & Elsie Gilbert

James and Elsie Gilbert have spent over 20 years in Brazil serving vulnerable children and their families. In 2011, they founded the Instituto Lado a Lado—a nationwide communications platform which seeks to inform, inspire, train, and serve Christians engaged in work with vulnerable children in Brazil. James visits organizations, sharing the vision of Instituto Lado a Lado and forming partnerships, and Elsie coordinates communications efforts. They both work daily on preparing messages, articles, Bible studies, sharing methods, and inviting people to different trainings their partners promote. They believe that God is present in the midst of suffering, and that He has called them to walk side-by-side with those providing relief.