Argentina

You may or may not have noticed that there is now a page here featuring missionaries in South America.  So in honour of the new page, we’re going to take a tour of South America and read some of the latest posts from our friends there.

First, from Argentina – Ministering with Wisdom.  George writes:  Name almost any activity, and you are sure to find a Christian organization somewhere that has created a corresponding "ministry": Wednesday Night Bowling Ministry, College Dorm Xbox Ministry, Texas Hold ‘Em Ministry, Dove Hunting Ministry, etc. To be charitable, we must admit that such programs can sometimes provide a framework for the development of community and may also serve to encourage people to begin acknowledging Christ in every area of life—even in the midst of entertainment. But…

Women in Peru

And out of Bolivia, read from football to commitment:  I just returned from a five day evangelism outreach in Oruro. These events are the big highlights of my year. We plan for 9 months in advance, build relationships with local churches, do a lot of training events, invest a lot of our resources, and as a side note Oruro is 4 hours away from where we live, so…

And from Brazil, read Counting the Cost to Follow Christ:  …to ask them to pray the ’sinner’s prayer’ without having heard and understood the claims of Christ only leads to sycretization, confusion, and in the end a dead faith. So, from day one we sow the Word asking the hearers to count the cost before they make a decision to follow Christ. This led one family to a crisis of faith…

Let’s take a culinary visit to Chile with Food from Conf. (Part 6):  Part of living on the mission field is learning to enjoy new foods and new ways to eat food. This is one dynamic in learning a new culture. We are happy to announce that adapting to Chilean food has NOT been a problem

This is really cool – a podcast out of Peru!  Check out Our First Podcast from the Poe family.

Thanks for your interest in, and your prayers for, the people of South America!

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