Kate Saurman

Recife, Brazil.

Kate serves with Shores of Grace – a ministry focused on rescuing those in prostitution, abuse and homelessness in Brazil where there are an estimated 700,000 children trapped in sex slavery. Kate attended Global School of Ministry in 2009 before heading to Brazil for her first term. Stateside she has worked in social services between times overseas since 2007 and has a strong desire to see the church equipped to take up those suffering. Her passion is for work on the streets and slums, loving the broken where they are, showing them dignity, and laying a bridge for them to walk into safety. She also photographs to raise awareness of the situation in Brazil and writes for the media team. Kate’s role with Shores includes most every aspect of the ministry from outreach to aftercare. She has a BA degree in psychology which serves in mentorship and training; and degree in fine art which she uses teaching art to the children in Project Bethany (a rescue home for girls under the age of eighteen). Kate has been a full time missionary in Brazil since 2017 and longs to see a generation arise whose gifts are nurtured, where the broken can dream again – for more than survival and with a flourishing hope that comes from knowing the depth of God’s love for them. As an artist, advocacy through image and healing through the creative process are staples to her vision.