Hello,

Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support.  We pray you are blessed with this month’s update.

This month was super busy with our annual National Vineyard church conference.  To help increase more people participating, we have two conferences.  We have two conferences because it helps minimize the cost for the participants coming to the conference.  The first conference was in Sao Paulo, and then we had it in Altamira the following week.  Elba went to both and spoke at each one.  Joel Seymour, a regional leader from the USA, was the guest speaker.  Joel talked about our core beliefs, Vineyard values, distinctive, theology, and who we are as a church.  It was nothing new but powerful and a great reminder of what, why, and how we do things as a church.  

I took this excerpt from our last XM field report.  It was powerful.  “The last night of the conference ended with a call to pass the baton well.  Passing on the baton is most often when things get tripped up.  The good news of Jesus doesn’t belong in our hands alone.  Loving people means passing it on.  The churches we plant are not ours.  We are not building a kingdom for ourselves; we are working with God to build something that brings Him all the glory and honor and builds His Kingdom here as it is in heaven.  It was incredibly beautiful to see how many at the conference went for prayer about being the next generation of church planters and pastors.  The pastors with years of experience prayed for them.  So many people were touched by the move of the Spirit.  As you continue on your journey with God take some time to reflect on the legacy you are participating with Him in leaving.  We thank you for helping us through your prayers and support as we participate with what God is doing here in Brazil.  God bless you!”

The Xingu Mission is also so blessed to receive a new missionary family to Brazil.  The Blaylock will be serving with Christopher and Denise Meyer in Macapá.  The Blaylocks have four children, and this move to come to serve in Brazil has been long in the making.  We are excited about them coming and being a part of the team.  They get in Macapa today.  Please pray for them for a successful and easy transition.  We want more missionaries to come and serve, and we pray the Lord taught us in Matthew 9:38, “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

We celebrated Alyssa’s 15^th birthday.  The 15^th birthday for girls is a BIG deal in Brazil.  I guess it would be similar to a girl’s sweet 16 in the USA.  We are very happy for Alyssa and are excited to see what the Lord has in store for her in her life.  The Lord has gifted her with many talents, and the Lord has used her to minister to many people.  We pray that she will continue to be used by the Lord and that her walk with Him will deepen daily.  During her birthday, I got the privilege to do a Father-Daughter dance.  It was great, and thankfully she carried the show. 

Thanks and much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

We appreciate your continued prayers:

·         Please pray that we will identify the new senior pastor of the Belém / Ananideiua church plant.

·         Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation to help people draw close to God as we navigate this time and leadership transition. 

·         Please pray for the rejection of this virus from your loved ones and its eradication.

·         Please pray for our family, especially our girls, in this next phase of our lives.  

·         Please pray for our spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, and financial health.  

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

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