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The Meyer – August 2022 Newsletter

August 2022 Newsletter

 

 

August 2022 Newsletter 
from Christopher & Denise Meyer

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Thanks you so much for your prayers and support. Please let us know if there is any way we can be praying for you!
 
We have had an eventful few months! I wanted to give you a quick update of some things going on.
 
New Missionary Family
 
On July 14th Derek, Amanda and their four children arrived here in Macapá, and joined the Xingu Mission family. We had been anxiously awaiting their arrival and we’re so excited to help them get started on their new journey.

 

 

When new missionaries arrive, they are basically starting from scratch. They only bring what they can fit in their suitcases. There is so much to resolve once they have arrived. They have no place to live, no furniture, no phone number, no bank account, no internet, no Brazilian documents, no vehicle, no understanding of where to find things in the city, and generally have little to no ability to speak the language. This is not to mention the fact that they are extremely dependent on others to help them. After three weeks in which the Blaylocks stayed with Denise and me, they were able to rent the house right next door to our house for them to live in! This has been great because they have their own space, but Denise and I are close by.
 
When I started my missionary life, I was a single guy with no children and it still seemed like a whirlwind. With Derek and Amanda’s family of six, I can’t even imagine! It would be really easy for them to feel completely overwhelmed with this first step, but they have been troopers with great attitudes and a willingness to try things even without much language. Denise and I believe Derek and Amanda will be a great asset to the Xingu Mission as they adjust to the culture and become more proficient with the language. Their presence is a definite answer to prayer.
 
Plans for the Future
 
We have many exciting things coming up here in Macapá. Below is a brief summary of some of what we are working on and praying about. If you could keep these things in your prayers, it would mean a great deal to us.
 
Assistant Pastors
 
Pastoring the two churches on the opposite sides of town, along with overseeing the mission and missionaries that are here in Macapá with two young children, has been a heavy load for us. Both Denise and I are tired. After a lot of prayer and conversations with our Vineyard Brasil leadership, we have decided that in the upcoming months we will be licensing assistant pastors at both Vineyard Viva and at Vineyard Macapá. We want to emphasize that it is not only our need for help that has driven this decision, but the evidence of pastoral gifting and a clear call that we have seen on these four individuals.

 

 

Léo and Leda who will be licensed as assistant pastors at Vineyard Macapá

 

Fred and Aline who will be licensed as assistant pastors at Vineyard Viva

 

Looking for a new location for Vineyard Viva
 
Vineyard Viva is currently looking to move to a new location. We are quickly outgrowing our current location and would like to be in a building where there is room to grow. Finding a place which has a location that works for our members and also has rent within our budget has been a little difficult. Please keep Vineyard Viva in your prayers as we continue our search.
 
Building a Children’s Wing for Vineyard Macapá
 
We have been blessed with a large number of kids at Vineyard Macapá. Presently our only option for Sunday school is to have our children meet outside in the open air. If it’s raining, we have no place for the classes. Even if the weather is nice, because we have our services at night, mosquitoes are a problem. We really want to invest in the children in our church, so we are now looking into options for building a small Children’s Wing. Please keep this in your prayers as we begin to plan.
 
Additional Prayer Requests
 
1) Please pray for the health of our family. For the last 3 months, our family has been continuously sick. We’ve had COVID, the flu, stomach viruses, pneumonia, laryngitis and many other odd sicknesses.
 
2) Please pray for our financial support. Because our family and ministry has grown, our financial expenses have also grown. Additionally, we have recently lost some long time supporters because of retirement. Please pray for God’s direction and provision.
 
3) Continue to pray for our house situation. As I mentioned in my last update, we have a house that we are desiring to purchase. We are still waiting for all the documents for the house purchase to be cleared and approved by a judge. This can sometimes take awhile.

 

Denise and I out on Brazilian Valentines Day

 

Jonas helping Denise pray for a little girl at Vineyard Macapá

 

Liam getting his first tooth 

 

We appreciate your prayers and support, and love hearing from you.

In His Service,
Christopher & Denise

 

 

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Wilsons’ August 2022 Update

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We’ve Moved

The church movement we are part of has a vision 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.

After ten years in Pacajá, the church blessed us to continue this vision by planting another church in the city of Palmas, Tocantins

The actual move went well but our arrival was not as easy as we were hoping.  We had electricity problems for the first ten days and both of us caught some tropical viruses. But we soon received our first guests Larry and Karen Pickett, who were a great blessing of moral support and helped us get organized and painted.  We are so very grateful for them!  We were even able to explore our new city together.

After much traveling in June and July, we are now “fully” moved in, and are engaged in meeting people and building relationships as we begin a new church in Palmas. Our new address:

Quadra 108 Sul, Alameda 13, Lote 62
Palmas, Tocantins  CEP:77020-116
Brasil

 

Palmas, Tocantins

Palmas is the capital and largest city of the state of Tocantins.  It is located between the Amazon Rainforest and the coastal savanna region of north-central Brazil. Palmas has roughly 310,000 inhabitants and several neighboring cities with 50,000-60,000 inhabitants. 

The southern red dot on the map is the location of a small community church in the Taquaralto neighborhood. It was organically started when a couple moved from Altamira around 2012.  The current pastors, João and Katia, were just new Christians when we worked alongside them ministering to remote interior communities in Altamira, back in the early 2000’s. They’ve been leading this group for 7 years now. The northern red dot (a 25 minute drive) is where our rented house is and where we are starting a city center church.  It is strategically located near the downtown area.  We look forward to working in collaboration with the Taquaralto church as a sister church in reaching Palmas and the surrounding regions.

We tend to start church plants out of relationship.  Getting to know people and letting them know us is what gives us credibility and the opportunity to demonstrate God’s love in a relevant way.  We are already engaging various strategies to find our place within the community, meet people, and love on them, but these first steps are very slow and difficult.  Please pray with us as we seek relationships in this strange new place.

 

Travels

In June and again in July we traveled to the city of Portel, Pará (a two day trip).  Portel is a mission-planted church that has now been turned over to national leadership.  The mission is still involved with a water filter project there where filters are fabricated and delivered to those living in the remote river communities, where access to clean water is difficult. 

Through our involvement with the filter project and accompanying an Ohio team to Portel, we have continued to build relationships with this wonderful Portel church family.  It has been a blessing to encourage them and also be encouraged by them. They make us feel like family when we visit.

 

Prayer

Please pray with us for God to connect us with key people in this new city and for direction as we continue to develop a specific strategy for initiating a new church here. 

Please pray for our health, especially Marsha as she continues to feel the effects of a mosquito virus contracted in May.

Blessings in Christ,

Keith and Marsha Wilson

 

 
 


Blaylock August Missions Update

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August Update

Hello Friends and Family, 

It has truly been a whirlwind of a month! We have arrived in Macapa and are starting to settle in. In the midst of all of this change we have deeply appreciated your prayers, text, calls, and encouragement – Thank You!

Likewise, we have been warmly received by our new Brazilian neighbors, by the local churches here, and in the community. Below are some prayer request, skim updates, and an interview with the base leaders here in Macapa. 

Prayer Request

1. Language and Cultural Learning – Ask for empowering to learn the language and to align with the culture of our new neighbors!

2. Our Kids – Our kiddos really are doing well, but of course they are also experiencing some homesickness. Pray for their comfort and support. 

3. Physical Wellbeing – Our base leaders, The Meyers, have had quite a bit of physical sickness over these last few months. Please pray for the Blaylocks and the Meyers that we would be physically well. 

4. Friendships and Relationships – Pray that we would notice what the Holy Spirit is doing in the lives of those around us as we lean into new relationships. 

5. House – Our new house needs quite a bit or work in order to be fully functioning in a way that doesn’t make daily basic functions a challenge. Please pray that the issues will be resolved.

Your Impact

As I have prayed for you all this month these words from 2 Corinthians 9 have been on my mind. The folks here at Xingu have been blown away by your generosity and in how quickly you enabled us to get to Brazil!

“This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Your generosity in supporting our family and in supporting Xingu Mission is sharing the gospel, raising leaders, and remembering the poor has an impact beyond you financial and emotional support. It results in the God receiving praise in the people who hear of your generosity and love. Thank you for everything you do, but more importantly, thank you for who you are. 

Skim Updates

Pictured: Amanda and new neighbors. Our Street. 3/4 of the Pastoral Interns at the Airport. A Brazilian Birthday Party. Adalee’s New Buddy Liam.

Below are some of the highlights of what has happened since our last update

  • We arrived safely and well. All of our luggage made it! Thanks for praying. 
  • We enjoyed staying for several weeks with the Meyer family. We shared their house, enjoyed many meals together, and were able to explore the city with them. 
  • We are beginning to make some new friendships here in the city! We have some wonderful neighbors, and many of them also attend the church which is also here in the neighborhood. (The church roof is the third orange roof on the left).
  • We found a house! This last week we moved into a house that is in the same neighborhood as one of the Vineyard churches here in Macapa. Additionally, we already know some of the folks in this neighborhood from previous trips. We are in the process of getting everything setup and settling into a more normal rhythm of life after a crazy 15 weeks of being nomads. 
  • Our new landlord is a local TV newscaster and director! He has been super accommodating and helpful to us as we are getting settled in. He has went out of his way to be of assistance and we are grateful for this relationship.
  • We have applied for our official documentation and Brazilian tax-Id number. We need these two documents to enable us all to initiate all of the other important functions – utilities, cellphones, banking, ect. The lady at the Federal Police station was super helpful and accommodating.
  • Over this next month we will need to finalize getting a bank account setup, purchasing a mission vehicle, and getting our house fully functional. In addition to that we are beginning new relationships in the community by sharing meals and spending time getting to know these wonderful folks!

Monthly Deepdive

In the video below we talk with the leaders here in Macapa. We discuss their background, how they met, how they came to be in Macapa, and answer the “why Vineyard, why here” question. 

How To Contact Us

Now that we are in Brazil using WhatsApp will be the best way to have a phone conversation. Here are our new Brazilian phone numbers:

Phone Numbers:

Derek.     +55 (96) 99158-4979

Amanda.  +55 (96) 9199-3371 

Email:

derek.blaylock@xingu.org

amanda.blaylock@xingu.org

Quarterly Partners Meeting

Many of you have expressed interest in some sort of regular partnership chat. If you would like to participate please save the date!

Save the Date: September 18, 2022 @ 7:00 pm C.S.T.

We will have our first quarterly zoom get together then. Invite and additional details to follow at a later time. We will record these sessions for those that cannot make it.

Support

Prayer Support – We have more than doubled our number over prayer supporters over the last two months! We are extremely grateful for everyone who is praying for us, and boy do we need it. We are starting a prayer support recruitment campaign with the goal of eventually having a minimum of 300 active prayer partners. We are 1/3 of the way there!

Financial Support – Our family is taken care of thanks to your generosity. Thank you! During our transition to the field we did have a few people reduce or withdraw support due to life circumstances. Because of this our ministry budget has a monthly shortfall. We are starting to fundraise to close this gap and if you would like to support our work please use the button below.

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Xingu Mission Field Report August 2022

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Happy August from the Xingu Mission! This monthly Field Report highlights new missionary life with our new missionaries hitting the field in Macapa. May it inspire you!
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On July 14th Derek and Amanda Blaylock and their 4 children Selah, Amaris, Josiah and Adalee joined our mission on the field.  They are starting out in the city of Macapa, Amapa alongside missionaries Christopher and Denise Meyer and Bob Lesher. 

Accepting the call of God to become a full-time missionary is not an easy decision. Leaving the conveniences of life in your home country, leaving family and friends, uprooting your whole family and moving to an entirely different country with its different culture and different language has it is tests and trials.  So what truly sustains a missionary in long term field work is not abilities or a desire to do good, but rather holding strong to obeying the call of God on their lives and understanding God’s heart for the nations.

The absolute trust, belief and dependence on God based from an intimate relationship with Him leads us to be obedient to His call and is what sustains a missionary through culture shock; being stripped of everything you know like how to make people laugh, how to bank, and what is the name of that fruit. Although you want to jump in and make a difference as fast as you can, you become very toddler like as you learn language and culture and make lots of faux pas and stumbles along the way.

Learning your host country’s language is foundational for obvious reasons. If you can’t speak the language, you’ll have a hard time sharing the Gospel.  It needs to be looked at as the beginning of ministry.  By pressing hard into language study, you can rebuild these skills and prepare yourself for deeper, more effective ministry in the future.

One also needs in the words and perspective of Derek: Humility – We are guests here.  There is a lot of cultural knowledge that comes from tough lessons and many generations of experimentation. Lean into the Brazilian way of doing things and let a more complete understanding come later.  Be teachable – Every encounter, every conversation, and yes – even every long line you stand in waiting to get something signed or approved is an opportunity to learn something about your new neighbors, practice the language, or notice the Holy Spirit in action. Anticipation – Anticipate that God is going to do some extraordinary things with you and on your behalf.

It was said once that “Your goal for the first term is to survive and want to come back.”  Although that wording seems harsh, there is a bit of truth to it.  As for the Blaylocks, their first term goal is “To work on transitioning our family to our new home in a healthy and life-giving way, continuing to learn a beautiful new language, spending lots of time getting to know Brazilians as a people, and building relationships with new friends and family in the community.”

As for how the Blaylocks are doing since landing on the field, they find it surreal after the time spent building up to coming.  They feel warmly welcomed and are glad to be here. 

Please pray for the Blaylocks and their transition as new missionaries.  Thank you and God bless you!
 

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Xingu Mission Field Report July 2022

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Happy summer from the Xingu Mission! This monthly Field Report highlights the national conference held regionally in Brazil after two years online. May it bring you some encouragement!
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InterVinha 2022 Legado (Legacy)

The church movement here in Brazil held a conference both in the North and South with the focus on legacy; being the church we were meant to be and passing that legacy on.  It was a time of direction, alignment and the presence of God in community with His family.

Joel Seymour from the United States, Milton Lucas (national director for Brazil), and Elba Dolan (national vice director for Brazil) were the main speakers.  We appreciate their hard work in providing the conference and the wisdom they shared. 

Here is some feedback from the conference:

“God’s dancing hand has really been upon us pouring out His grace, aligning us with His purpose and pushing us to pass the baton to the next generation.” – Denise

“When pastor Elba asked ‘How much are you willing to leave behind for the Kingdom?’ it really impacted me.” – Ramon

“Among other things that were said, it impacted me when Pastor Joel said ‘If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.’” – Katia

“More than the words spoken, the joyful serving attitudes of those working the conference and the youth looking for people to pray for impacted me deeply.” – Betania

The last night 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, build 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!

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Travel Week Prayer Request!

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Hello Friends and Family, 

We leave Wednesday for Brazil! Thank you all so much for the love and support. Our family feels very well taken care, and sent off well. We appreciate everything that you have done for us, and more importantly, celebrate who you are and your faithfulness to gospel missions. 

Would you please be lifting up the following in prayer:

1.  Pray that there will be no flight delays or missed flights.  

2. We are traveling down with everything we own in suitcases. Please pray that our suitcases arrive when we do, with no issues or damages. 

3. Pray for protection from COVID. We have to test before we leave to enter the country and a positive test would delay our departure. 

4. All of us as we say our final goodbyes and for travel mercy for our kids. Long days and long flights ahead.

How To Stay In Touch

For text and phone calls we will use WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a Facebook service that is free and allows us to make text and phone calls over wifi connection. Please download this app if you would like to stay in touch this way. 

You can also reach us via email:

Derek.Blaylock@xingu.org

Amanda.Blaylock@xingu.org

Quarterly Partners Get Together

As we expressed in our last newsletter Amanda and I would love very much to continue to engage with you all beyond our newsletters if you would like to!

Save the Date: September 18, 2022 @ 7:00 pm C.S.T.

We will have our first quarterly zoom get together then. Invite and additional details to follow at a later time. We will record these sessions for those that cannot make it. 

Since the last newsletter we have had a ton of folks sign on as prayer partners. If you are new to the newsletter more details about this and our transition are in the video below from our June newsletter. 

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Blaylock June Missions Update – We Need Your Feedback!

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June 2022 Newsletter

Hello Friends and Family, 

This month we come off of a much needed Sabbatical and enter the final countdown until we leave for Brazil! We are excited to move down and begin our time with the wonderful Brazilian people and with Xingu Mission. It’s the final countdown! (I know the voice in your head was the lead singer from the band Europe singing that last line!) 

Amanda and I are excited to partner with you in these endeavors and we need your feedback. Below we have some ideas for how we can maintain significant connection to you all as we transition into this new season. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Prayer Request

1. Pray for Live Oak Vineyard (our sending church) and their board as they navigate this new season. 

2. Please continue to pray for Amanda’s headaches. They have been less frequent these last two months!

3. Pray for favorable arrangements in our new residence and that God would lead us to the right vehicle. 

4. Pray that we would have supernatural language learning ability that would enable us to begin communicating quickly and effectively. 

5. Pray for our kids as they transition and adjust to being in Brazil. 

Monthly Highlights

Partnership Meetings

As we stated in the video, Amanda and I deeply appreciate your partnership and we strongly desire to have our relationship be more pastoral and dynamic than is typically possible via newsletter alone. We are experimenting with way to facilitate better communication with you all. Please save the date for Sunday September 17th @ 7 p.m. CST for our first partnership meeting. More details and a zoom link to follow. 

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Prayer for Healing Answered

While visiting Tennessee to say goodbye to my (Derek’s) aunt and uncle we had the opportunity to spend multiple Sundays and Wednesday attending this wonderful Baptist church where my uncle serves as a deacon. This church really loved on our family, extended hospitality, prayed for us, is committing to prayer partnership, and is considering eventually sending short term missions teams down as our relationships develops. 

During our last Sunday worship service at the church the Lord laid on my heart that there was someone in the congregation that was struggling with pain in their right leg. This was previously unknown to me until that moment. I told the pastor and he announced this from the front and invited whomever this was to come forward during worship to receive prayer for this issue. 

An older lady did come forward and told me that she had been experiencing excruciating pain in her right leg. She was under pain management, traveled often to a pain management clinic, and at that moment she would rate her pain as an 8/10 on the pain scale. 

We prayed a simple prayer asking Jesus to heal her. She reported that immediately the pain decreased to about a 2/10 on the pain scale, and she stood up! She had gained additional flexibility and mobility in her leg, was able to stand on one foot and extend it, and was able to walk without any significant issues!

She called me a few days letter to report that her leg was still feeling great, and that her family had noticed a change in her demeanor due to her not having to live in so much pain! Even more than that, she experienced a heightened sense of God’s love for her!

In the Vineyard we have a saying that “faith is spelled R-I-S-K.” Announcing these sorts of impressions and asking for these types of healing is always a risk, and yet we lean in. The Lord does desires to show His love to people in every possible way, and that includes physical wellbeing. If you have the opportunity to pray for people – go for it! Jesus always invites us to participate in sharing his love to the world. Everyone gets to play!

Fundraising Update

As we reported in the last newsletter, we are at 100% commitment for our financial needs! Thank you all for your love and generosity. Additionally, nearly everyone has successfully setup their giving. If you have not had a chance to do so yet would you please click the button below which will take you to our secure contributions website. If you experience any issue with the system please email me at derek.blaylock@xingu.org. 

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Xingu Mission Field Report June 2022

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Hello from the Xingu Mission! This monthly Field Report highlights our missionary kids. May you be blessed to be a blessing!
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There are a few different philosophies about raising children on the mission field overseas. Of course, the circumstances of the safety of a particular location play a large part. Here in Brazil, the country is open to sharing the gospel. The dangers here come in the form of societal violence, dangerous creatures, and logistical hazards. Those who have been missionaries with the Xingu Mission have, for the most part, chosen to include our children in doing missions in Brazil alongside us.

Before even speaking the language, a missionary family taking part in advancing the Kingdom of God is a testimony to Christ. The interaction between family members, the idea that everyone gets to participate regardless of age, their values, and care for each other and neighbors speak volumes. It sets a good foundation for an indigenous church even before the church plant has begun.

From playing with friends, to praying, to worshipping, to witnessing, our children play a vital role in church planting. At the same time, their participation is working in their lives in incredible ways:  they see ministry as a normal part of living;  they have a broader world view and interact easier with people from different cultures and a variety of age differences; they are fluent in more than one language as they tend to pick it up easier and faster than their parents; and they gain life experiences atypical of the average child to name a few of the benefits. 

It isn’t always an easy path with schooling hurdles, the curiosity of being different that draws attention can also be difficult in always “standing out”,  and the distance from family and other missionaries. The simplest task of answering the question “Where are you from?” becomes a long difficult answer. However, for those that have truly been participants in ministering as a family, the positive experiences for themselves personally and for the Kingdom of God have made great impacts. 

A missionary family ministering together can model what Christ can do in and through a family. This brings hope to so many with such brokenness in their personal and family lives. We love to see our kids participating in the Kingdom of God!  

Please pray for the missionary kids of the Xingu Mission: 1. those that currently are on the field: Camilly, Alyssa, Jonas and Liam; 2. those that grew up on the field, returning to their home country as their parents remain on the field: Logan and Justin; and 3. those that will be entering the field: Selah, Amaris, Josiah and Adalee.  Feel free to reach out and encourage or bless them in their MK lives. We appreciate your support for our Xingu Mission families! Thank you!  

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