Railson & Heidi Gil
developing Brazilian community, building the body of Christ
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!
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Jun 9
Church Plant Update
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a year since Pastor Manoel and his wife, Roseth, came in to town. Their dedication to the church plant has paid off in full. We started with about 6 members. Look now! Standing room only. We appreciate your prayers for this effort. Although we don’t like to get hung up on numbers, we can eventually forsee a church of about 3000 for the Monte Dourado/Laranjal area, so that is what we are believing God for. We (as a church) are in tremendous need for musical equipment and articles for children’s church. If you would like to become more involved, get in touch with us.
Pastor Manoel generally preaches at the Sunday night (main) service.
There are often times for personal ministry during or after the service. Although this is new for many people, they are usually really open and responsive.
Nutrition Outreach
Mother’s Day occasioned a surprise opportunity for nutrition outreach this month. Our children’s school invited me to speak to about 60 mothers of three-to-seven-year-olds about the importance of proper nutrition. Although I always like to speak on nutrition, I thought it was especially appropriate to address moms on this date. Mothers are, after all, the first nurturers of their offspring; they all have at least some degree of nutrition intuition. My job is to supply them with reliable information (food myths are common here). It was neat to be able to link spiritual nutrition into the topic of physical nourishment during the talk.
As of date, plans for nutrition intervention to the Planalto district and to a village in the interior have been put on hold due to lack of financial resources.
We deeply appreciate your continued prayers and giving.
Blessings,
the Gils
