Welcome Ana Widgeon
Ana arrived on December 14th. from Salavador, Brazil wheres she´s doing a year of university studies on an exchange program. She will be with us until January 24th. This is Ana´s third stay with us in eight years!
Church Inauguration in Uruguay
On December 2nd. a new church facility was inaugurated in Fray Bentos, Some 250 people were present, including neighbors, friends, business people, the local mayor, and believers from the other U.C.B. churches in Uruguay. Tom had the privilege of preaching at the inauguration, and then again on Sunday. This beautiful new property and facility replaces a small chapel six blocks away that had no potential for expansion. Missionaries Sergio and Andrea Duarte have been ministering in Fray Bentos for eleven years.
November 5-9 Tri-Country Pastor & Missionary Conference
For the first time in the history of the "Unión de Centros Bíblicos", the National Church association founded by the GMSA in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, our pastors and missionaries from all three countries met for three days of teaching and fellowship. Some traveled as far as 24 hours by bus to participate. Others crossed nearly the whole width of the southern cone, while still others crossed the craigy Andes.
The conference was held at the base of the majestic Andes Mountains. One of the highlights was renewing old friendships and making new ones.
For the first time in the history of the "Unión de Centros Bíblicos", the National Church association founded by the GMSA in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, our pastors and missionaries from all three countries met for three days of teaching and fellowship. Some traveled as far as 24 hours by bus to participate. Others crossed nearly the whole width of the southern cone, while still others crossed the craigy Andes.
The conference was held at the base of the majestic Andes Mountains. One of the highlights was renewing old friendships and making new ones.
Missionary Stan Templeton, and pastor and seminary professor Enóc Príncipe came all the way from Trujillo, Perú to bring messages in the Pastoral Epistles as well as teaching on expositional message preparation.
We suffered through four days of fantastic food! Inspite losing power because of a major electrical storm, we enjoyed a typical Argentine "asado" (beef cooked on an open grill over hot coals).
We suffered through four days of fantastic food! Inspite losing power because of a major electrical storm, we enjoyed a typical Argentine "asado" (beef cooked on an open grill over hot coals).
We praise the Lord for new relationships that were forged as a result of this historic retreat, and for the sound teaching of God´s Word. Many pastors have already requested that we make this an annual event! Pray that this retreat will help further the cause of Christ establishing His church in the southern cone of South America.
