Mission Statement
“The missionary goal of Guerreiros de Jesus is to glorify God by bringing the Good News of Jesus and the Story of Salvation to the unreached people along the Amazon River in Brasil through medical and sport evangelism. The sports of Grappling, Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are used as tools to proclaim the gospel in His name and for His glory.”
Founders
Dr. Ricky Tubbs and Denise Tubbs, RN, founded Guerreiros de Jesus in 2023, as a non-profit 501c3 Alabama incorporated, outreach ministry. Currently, Guerreiros de Jesus is sending medical professionals and Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners to evangelize unreached people along the Amazon River in Brasil. The main office is in Gardendale, Alabama, along with missionary partners, Amazon Hope, Enon Baptist Church and the Resurrection Baptist Church in Manaus, Brasil.
Our Team and growing!
Ricky Tubbs, DO – Executive Director – drtubbzz@gardendalepain.com
David Mulkey, MD – Assistant Medical Director – dmulkey@gardendalepain.com
Joseph Brewer, MD – Physician, BJJ Missionary – jbrewerfmdo7@outlook.com
Denise Tubbs, RN – Nurse Missionary – kneectubbs@yahoo.com
Kristi Lunceford, DNP – Nurse Practitioner Missionary – kluncefo@gmail.com
Dana Elliott – Medical Assistant Missionary – danaelliott7@aol.com
Zachary Goforth – Mission Pastor – ztg21@yahoo.com
Board of Directors
BJJ Professor, Judo Sensei, Missionary
Kaliffa Oliveira
1 John 4:19 “We love because He first loved us.”
Amazon Hope Executive Director
Ty Harris
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Missions Pastor – Manaus, Brasil
John Grady
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
BJJ Professor, Missionary
Lorena Oliveira
Psalm 19:1 “But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Missions Pastor
Zac Goforth
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
President , Physician, BJJ Professor, Judo Sensei
Dr. Ricky Tubbs, DO
Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
Missions Pastor – Manaus, Brasil
Pastor Osenildo Lima
Psalms 131:2-3 “See, I have made my soul calm and quiet, like a child on its mother’s breast; my soul is like a child on its mother’s breast. O Israel, have hope in the Lord, from this time and for ever.”
Pastor
Donny Young
Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Secretary & Co-founder
Denise Tubbs, RN
Philippians 3:8 “Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”