Elizabeth Was Born! A major concern with Christa’s pregnancies has been going into premature labor. We praise the Lord that she was able to carry the pregnancy to full-term this time! Around 5:00 a.m. on April 27, Christa knew it was time t [...]
Visitors and Salvations We praise the Lord for the new people He has brought to church! Some of the teens have begun bringing their friends and siblings. As a result, Christa's class has grown tremendously in recent weeks. She is helping an [...]
Discipleship Class In December, I mentioned to Pastor Silva the possibility of doing a discipleship class, with the goal of helping new Christians learn the basic doctrines of the Bible. The church had done a class in the past, but it had b [...]
We are in the middle of summer here in Uruguay, which is a great time to have special events aimed at reaching children. During the school year, some families are busy with soccer and other activities on Sundays. We are thankful for how the [...]
Reflecting on 2022 We hope you enjoyed your Christmas celebrations and are having a great start to the new year. I try to pause around this time of year to look back at the previous year and then look ahead to the coming year. It can be ver [...]
Into the Highways and Hedges A highlight of the year in the ministry we are helping in is their Christmas program. Much prayer and preparation have gone into making it a success. Matías, a young man in the church, wrote out a script and the [...]
Fruit from a New Area In October, we started going to a new area to soul win and invite people to church. We had asked for prayer for God to work in that area. We realize that without God's help, nothing of lasting significance will take pl [...]
New Ministry While we are learning Spanish and searching for where we will serve long-term, we are helping in a church plant in an area called Piedras Blancas. In September, I felt that our Spanish had improved to where we were ready to tak [...]
Children's Day The second Sunday of August is known as "Children's Day" in Uruguay. It is a day that the children here look forward to because they receive gifts and candy. Some toys were donated to the pastor's wife, and Christa bought som [...]
We hope you all are having a nice summer. The U.S. Embassy here in Uruguay did a fireworks display on July 4th, so we decided to go. I told our seven-year-old Ethan, "Aren't you thankful for America?" He responded, "Yeah, they have better p [...]
