January 2006

We just got back from a trip to the South where we visited two new churches, one in San Antonio Oeste (which is about a 12 hour drive from Buenos Aires) and Villa Regina, which is 3 hours farther Northwest. Both churches are holding services near the middle of their towns, which is no small feat for a non-Catholic church, and becoming known for loving people and meeting needs in their community. The pastors are paying the price by living very sacrificially, but both families are committed to seeing a strong church raised up to glorify God and bring people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. We encountered temperatures of 100 degrees, (no air conditioning), lots of mosquitos, and a bout of food poisoning (Jonathan)but the Holy Spirit anointed the services and poured out a refreshing upon those who attended and gave us sweet communion with the pastors and their families. Kim will be going back with two Argentines in February for a week of services throughout both communities.