Harold and Lílian Gilmer : January 2026-Annual Report for 2025

Harold and Lilian Gilmer – South America Director, Church Planter and Bible Translation in São Paulo, Brazil

Dear Brethren:
“. . . This one thing I do . . . reaching forth . . . I press toward the mark” (Philippians 3.13b, 14b).

“Reaching Forth . . . Press[ing] Toward the Mark”
This past year we celebrated our 25th anniversary as missionaries in Brazil and we continue “Reaching Forth.” Rejoice with us for all that the Lord did last year:

Family – Rapha and Dani are already using their talents for the Lord. Raphael is now a ninth grader, who loves to read and is helping his mother with proofreading for the book publication ministry. Danielle is now in sixth grade, learning to play the piano, and is already playing what she has learned in Church. Lílian is such a blessing to us all. I praise the Lord for my precious wife!

Church Planting – We are still overjoyed at the land that the Lord provided for us, right on the main avenue. To have our own building (after four years in a tent) is just wonderful! We can finally seat everyone under one roof and still have room to grow. We are grateful to report that 74 people trusted Christ as their Savior last year. “I will build my Church”—what a wonderful promise our Lord made to us!

Bible Publication – By God´s grace, we distributed over 800,000 complete Portuguese Bibles last year through our own warehouse and through our special partnerships. To God be the glory! We look to the Lord of the harvest as we seek to continue sowing the Precious Seed!

Yours fellow servants in Brazil,
Harold, Lílian, Raphael and Danielle