Couple in Brazil sees prayerwalking open doors

During their daily walks, Rob and Phyllis Hefner have been mugged, physically assaulted and narrowly escaped an attempted kidnapping. During a robbery, a woman held a knitting needle to Phyllis' throat.

The Hefners, who walk 20 or more miles five or six days each week, serve as International Mission Board missionaries in Fortaleza, Brazil, a city of 3 million people.

The couple, who are in their 50s, begin walking after breakfast and end about 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

They walk until 7 p.m. on Friday.

When they don't have other commitments, they walk all day Saturday as well.

As they walk, they pray for Fortaleza.

For the Hefners, it is literally the first step toward reaching people for Christ.

They are among a multitude of Baptists worldwide who engage in prayerwalking. Keep reading