Railson & Heidi Gil

Christian missionaries in Pará, northern Brazil.

Railson, native to Pará, is called to developing projects which exemplify the Kingdom in practical ways, specifically through communications development and digital integration (that is, making computer technology available to disadvantaged classes). Heidi is a pediatric nutritionist and English teacher from Oregon, USA. She enjoys putting the Gospel into practice as she counsels nutritionally needy families. Our gifts bring us into contact with people of all levels, which often leads to house visits and impromptu gatherings around the Bible. We love it when God surprises our unsuspecting visitors with the tangible sense of His presence! Here you will find our current and past newsletters as well as photos of our family and region. Have fun exploring our site!

• April 2011 Gil Family Update

  Filed under Business, Family, Ministry
  Apr 21

  Hello from Amazônia, where living is an adventure every day. Thank you, as always, for your prayers and support.

  We would like to request special prayer for our family and church throughout the month. Our primary need is financial. We are in a major transition with our fundraising projects, which has left our budget dangling for the last three months. While I am temporarily out of paid nutrition work, Railson has been busting through barriers to get a communications company up and running with practically no initial funds to invest. It has been an amazing journey. Now what is really needed at the moment is about $18,000 to seal a second deal on satellite links for Porto de Moz. That would get the local business community (about 70 confirmed businesses) connected to the rest of the world, which would necessarily generate a generous return for missions. It’s the logical next step. We have no idea where that amount of money can come from, but what’s impossible for us is possible for God! See our Donation Page for more info on giving.

  A second need is for our home computers. We are in desperate need of at least two laptops. The refurbished ones we bought in the States a few years ago have burned out, and our office computer is a slow dinosaur, without so much as Word. Without good computing, our nutrition work and church work take a heavy toll. (We wanted to include photos with this message, but we can’t open or edit photos on our computer anymore. We would really like to get this situation rectified!) Any donations toward this need would be greatly appreciated.

  We are still awaiting the opportunity to do a nutrition/evangelistic outreach to the interior of Vitória do Jarí, via river. The date has been tentatively set for May 1st. Please pray for financial provision for the church and all involved, as well as for open hearts and an Kingdom explosion among the people. Blessings to you. Have a joyous Resurrection Day!! the Gils