Tom and Linda Gilmer : November 2024 Prayer Letter

Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Linda Gilmer – Church Planter, Bible Translation in São Paulo, Brazil

Dear Friends of Zion:
It’s Thanksgiving season! Thank God for His bountiful blessings and for you who pray and give to help keep our ministries strong.

Rebeca and her husband, Fabiano, are taxi drivers and work from a point near our house. They live near the church in Vila Guacuri, led by our missionary son, Harold Ralph. They claim to be saved but are not in church. From time to time we use their services when we need to be going in different directions or when we cannot use our car, such as on the day of our “rodízio” (rotation: hours when our car license tag is not allowed to circulate). Recently, when Linda gave Rebeca a tract as usual, she said, “Do you have any more? I’ll leave them in the back seat for my customers. I’ll give out as many as you can provide!” Linda gave her all she had in her purse.

We have over 50 titles of tracts published by our Bible ministry. They are made available, unfolded, to churches so they can add their name, address, and service hours with any simple computer with a printer that can print envelopes. We encourage churches to include information to access BBN Radio and download their App where they can hear music and Bible messages 24/7. Our son-in-law Rom Ribeiro preaches three times a day in Portuguese. Various pastors we have helped train can be heard frequently on the “Conference Pulpit.”

Our work is not photogenic; even so, someone caught me explaining a tract at the book signing of a Jewish author from Israel and another of Linda speaking to a top Israeli tour guide who visited Brazil and spoke in several meetings to combat antiSemitism (see picture). Our favorite tract is “Love the Jew” (“Ame o Judeu”) printed by Chick tracts. They can be obtained through Hope of Israel Publications, P. O. Box 1700, Powder Springs, GA 30127 or Chick www.chick.com; telephone number (909)987-0771.

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! May God richly bless you all.
Yours for the Messiah,
Tom and Linda Gilmer

PRAISE:

1. Professions of faith: 2.
2. See note and prayer letter of missionary Harold Ralph concerning new Study Bible in Portuguese.
3. Various meetings with Jewish leaders.
4. Progress with mentoring pastors.

PRAYER:

1. Salvation decisions of Jews and Gentiles.
2. Ongoing Bible study helps.
3. Projects involving various missionaries, pastors, and churches:
   (a) Transitions in the deaf ministry at our first church.
   (b) Orientation for two Brazilian pastors we are counseling concerning transitions in their ministries.