Summer 2026 Publication
Over 300 Indigenous people gathered at the end of 2025 to worship through singing and dancing as well as hear the Word of God. Nineteen different communities traveled for 4-5 days to reach Serra do Sol. Frontline Missions partners each year with the Ingarico tribe of Roraima, Brazil, in order to host their huge Christmas conference.
What makes these gatherings so beautiful is the love people show each other. Visiting communities bring food to help feed everyone. At the same time, the people of Serra do Sol welcome them with gifts of bananas, handmade crafts, and traditional cassava drink prepared with great care. Pastor Marcos teaches daily while also training the next generation of leaders, including his son Mekido and nephew Chebe, to continue reaching other remote villages with the Gospel.
One of the most moving parts of the gathering is the worship. The Ingarico people worship through slow, graceful dancing for hours at a time, praising the greatness of God together. Mostly the dancing is stepping five steps in one direction and then crossing your foot behind you. This repeats many times, changing directions occasionally. It appears so graceful and smooth until one of the Americans joins them, and we start tripping up the connective line of dancers!
Over many years, these moments of worship have built deep bonds between the Ingarico people and the Frontline Missions team, especially Heidi, who always wants one more dance!
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Heart Encounters of the Holy Spirit
Almost twenty years ago, in Honduras, among the Tolupan tribe, Chief Julio asked Alan for help so his people would survive and not become extinct from feudal wars. One of his greatest concerns was the education of their children. Though he could not see the future, the God who sees and provides already had a plan in motion.
Years earlier, God had powerfully touched the heart of a young girl named Amanda Gilkeson Winn through mission trips to the Tolupan tribe. As she grew up, God led her into special education. In 2025, Amanda returned to the mountain where she had once met so deeply with God, hoping to encounter Him there again.
What she did not expect was how faithfully God had woven everything together. Conversations with local teachers opened the door for Amanda to lead a two-day educational development for more than thirty-five teachers. It was a beautiful reminder that God prepares people long before the need arises and brings His people together at the right time to care for others.
The growth among the children and teachers taking place because of this open door is a testimony to God’s faithfulness through willing hearts, generous support, and the work of His Spirit.
I had never seen the Lord move through elementary classroom materials before, until this trip. We brought simple learning tools into the schools: counting bears, connecting cubes, base ten blocks, clocks, and shapes. In the hands of loving teachers, these small things became powerful tools to help children better see, touch, and understand what they are learning.
My connection to Honduras began years ago when I first traveled there with Frontline Missions at twelve years old alongside Alan Winter. I returned each year until I was eighteen, and then life moved forward. But in July 2025, God opened the door for me to return to the Tolupan tribe once again.
During that trip, I met with local teachers to ask what their students needed most. While supplies were important, what they wanted even more was support in helping struggling learners and students with unique learning needs. Their love for their students was clear, and that conversation stayed with me because supporting such learners has also been the heart of my work since 2015.
Over the following months, people came together in beautiful ways to donate materials, give financially, pray, and help prepare for teacher training in the Tolupan Network #1 & #2 of Flower Mountain.
In March 2026, we spent two days working alongside teachers, sharing reading and math strategies, hands-on learning activities, and practical ways to help every child participate and grow.
What stood out most was the joy in the room. These faithful teachers laughed, learned together, played games, and experienced learning through a child’s eyes again. They immediately saw the value in simple, hands-on learning and were eager to keep growing for the sake of their students.
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