Hello from the Xingu Mission!  This monthly Field Report is highlighting the completed transition of a church planted and the sending out to a new start. May you be encouraged by the Kingdom expansion!
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The church movement here has a vision.  It is to develop a community of passionate, mature, reproductive, Christ-centered disciples; to plant passionate, mature, reproductive, Christ-centered churches; and transform the world through love and good works, for the glory of God.

In April, the church in Pacajá, with the blessing of the Association, sent out missionaries Keith and Marsha Wilson to Palmas, Tocantins to continue the work in reaching communities by planting another church. 

Keith and Marsha with Ferreira and Fernanda moved from Altamira in 2012 after being blessed and sent out by the Mirante church to plant a church in Pacajá.  Now nearly 10 years later, the Pacajá church is continuing in this vision. 

From the beginning the team of 4 functioned as co-pastors, reaching out into the small city and the surrounding interior.  A small group of people was formed and the group met in the Wilson’s garage for the 1st time in January of 2013.  The church grew, believers were baptized, and leaders were trained. 

In 2020, a transition began to turn the full leadership of the church over to Ferreira and Fernanda.  The Wilsons began to pray, along with many others, about their next location and made some exploratory trips when possible with the pandemic.  As they began to diminish in their roles, Ferreira and Fernanda stepped up more and more as the senior pastors and grew in their leadership.

In July of 2021, a location was chosen and the final steps of transitioning all leadership of the Pacajá church over to Ferreira and Fernanda was in place. On their last Sunday in Pacajá, the church held a service to bless and send off these two church planters.  One of the leaders of the Association and fellow missionary, Elba Dolan, came and encouraged the church to step up and continue the work of advancing the Kingdom in the absence of two of their founders.  The church was reminded that Kingdom work is a series of hellos and goodbyes as we continually “go” to extend the Kingdom of God. Through many tears, hugs, prayers, and blessings the Wilsons were sent.       

Now the church looks forward with excitement to seeing what God is going to do through the Wilsons in Palmas.

Please pray for the Pacajá church as it continues forward.  Please pray also for the Wilsons and the church planting in Palmas.  Your prayers really do matter!  Thank you!