Thursday, July 3

Happy 4th of July. It is the 4th of July here, so enjoy. As it is so late, please forgive if the blog is not too detailed.

It was another great day. Jader drove up all the way from La Plata just to help with the church in Chascomus. It was really a beautiful act.

To follow that, Lorena was so moved that she took the train from Buenos Aires after school with her best friend and spent the day with us.

Juliana also came with us. Juliana is David´s sister. She was an amazing worker. Quite frankly, she was a better tile layer than any of the rest of us after Jader left. Oh, and she is only 15 years old.

So, to follow all of this, we were truly blessed to have Piqui and Vanesa give us another couple of days as they also came.

We met some great people here at the church. They prepared an amazing meal on an open grill at the old church in Chascomus (which is out in the country). Rey leads services at this church once a month. This 150 year old church had had its doors closed for 32 years when Reinaldo preached his first sermon there. Now both that church and the one downtown are used for services in Chascomus. The barbeque was amazing, and Moises/Reinaldo led us in praise and prayer there.

Today, though a lot of work was done, was also a great day for building relationships. There were some good conversations with Lorena, Piqui, Vanesa, Giselle (the only youth member of the church in Chascomus) and Melissa today. We were able to share I Tim. 4:12 and Prov. 31:19-20 with Juliana.

Tonight Rey shared his powerful testimony with us. Thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray for a safe journey home and good rest.

We are all looking forward to seeing you.