Several years ago we began a process of becoming an organization / association of semi-autonomous, de-centralized mission bases. Our goals remain the same: “…North Americans and Brazilians working together to form a sustainable church planting movement to the remote people of the Amazon Basin.” It became clear as we expand into this vast wilderness region we need to give as much freedom as possible to local teams, while still requiring enough accountability to have confidence that we are all representing the Mission in a legal and healthy way.
To find this balance we meet together formally twice a year. After months of living and working far apart from each other it feels very good to encounter our other team members again, and to encourage each other forward in the Lord’s work.
NOTE: We had a time of “blessing” prayer as Jim and Sharon Stevenson, and Tim and Betsy Kubacki are moving on in their journey to follow Jesus wherever He leads. Both of these families will be very missed here in Brazil, for their wise council and for their friendship. Jim and Sharon are returning to Canada, where Jim will continue to serve as an XMC mission board member. Tim and Betsy are joining SIM in Angola, a Portuguese speaking country in Southern Africa which is recovering from a devastating civil war.
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