Our New Kitty :-)Tuesday, August 07, 2007
June, July and August News
Hello again from Tucuman, Argentina! Wow, it's been a really long time since I've posted on the blog. We've had lots of comings, goings and various ministry activities since April.
Family- Beth traveled back to the US in July. We miss her. She and Ben are staying with Dick's parents. Ben starts classes at Taylor University in a few weeks and Beth will be working as a translator for a visiting nurse program. She's hoping to go overseas with the Peace Corps. We are preparing for Andrea's 15th birthday celebration this weekend. The 15th birthday is the Big birthday celebration for girls here in Argentina like it is in other latin countries. There'll be a short dedication service at church and then a dinner for the youth group kids and Andrea's school friends at a restaurant not far from where we live. Should be fun! :-)
Ministry- Last week we had a great group from California here to help with projects at church, with ministry in the cell groups, the foundation for needy girls, kids' Sunday school and a kids' club in a nearby neighborhood. We are looking forward to having them here again. :-)
Dick visited the distance seminary students last week for the first time in a few months. We were without a car for over a month because of an accident that left our car badly dented in the back. Fortunately the damage is fixed but this past weekend Dick was hit again only this time on the driver's side. Looks like the car will be back in the shop soon.....
I'm preparing for an interpersonal skills workshop that is taking place September 10-14 in Salta. I'd appreciate prayer for the preparations. We're hoping to have facilitators from Buenos Aires, Salta and Tucuman. The workshop is for church leaders, Argentina missionaries and missionaries in general. It will be held in Cerrillos at the new conference center that was formerly a school for missionary kids. This is the first time the whole 4 day workshop will be held in Salta. :-)
I'll try and post some pictures. I've had a hard time posting pictures lately because of the changes that have been made to the Blogger website.
Thank you again for your prayers for us! Bye for now!
Hello again from Tucuman, Argentina! Wow, it's been a really long time since I've posted on the blog. We've had lots of comings, goings and various ministry activities since April.
Family- Beth traveled back to the US in July. We miss her. She and Ben are staying with Dick's parents. Ben starts classes at Taylor University in a few weeks and Beth will be working as a translator for a visiting nurse program. She's hoping to go overseas with the Peace Corps. We are preparing for Andrea's 15th birthday celebration this weekend. The 15th birthday is the Big birthday celebration for girls here in Argentina like it is in other latin countries. There'll be a short dedication service at church and then a dinner for the youth group kids and Andrea's school friends at a restaurant not far from where we live. Should be fun! :-)
Ministry- Last week we had a great group from California here to help with projects at church, with ministry in the cell groups, the foundation for needy girls, kids' Sunday school and a kids' club in a nearby neighborhood. We are looking forward to having them here again. :-)
Dick visited the distance seminary students last week for the first time in a few months. We were without a car for over a month because of an accident that left our car badly dented in the back. Fortunately the damage is fixed but this past weekend Dick was hit again only this time on the driver's side. Looks like the car will be back in the shop soon.....
I'm preparing for an interpersonal skills workshop that is taking place September 10-14 in Salta. I'd appreciate prayer for the preparations. We're hoping to have facilitators from Buenos Aires, Salta and Tucuman. The workshop is for church leaders, Argentina missionaries and missionaries in general. It will be held in Cerrillos at the new conference center that was formerly a school for missionary kids. This is the first time the whole 4 day workshop will be held in Salta. :-)
I'll try and post some pictures. I've had a hard time posting pictures lately because of the changes that have been made to the Blogger website.
Thank you again for your prayers for us! Bye for now!