There is no one like you!

Jeremiah 10:6,7  Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

These past few months, to be honest, have been discouraging. Some very big changes and challenges have been going on in our ministries. On top of that, preparing to leave for our furlough in August and a sick 13 year old family pet has added to the mix.
Sorry not to be upbeat, but it is the reality of missionary life. Many times it is hard and you just don't know what to do.
I keep going back to these verses in Jeremiah these days. No matter what is happening or going on, no matter if I feel abandoned or feel like I am standing alone, I know who is great. I know who is worthy. I know there is no other who deserves my service. No matter if everything feels like it is crumbling around me or if it feels like I may never get out of the rut, I will always stand up and shout "YOU are my King!!"

On a sweet note, this picture was taken of our daughter Stephany visiting her brother Michael in Peru. He is a TEAM missionary for one year in Lima. He has shared with us what a blessing it has been serving with the David Liles family and that he has learned many valuable lessons that will help him in his future ministry in Argentina. His term will be ending in a few months and Lord willing, we will all be together for the first time in years for Thanksgiving.

Please continue to pray for us. Our story is far from over. Just a new conflict in the plot. We all know how it ends.  VICTORY!!

Missions Month Activities

Saturday we had our yard sale and it was a great success!!  I was surprised of the outcome and so excited to think that all those proceeds will go to our missionaries.  We still have a lot of things left over so we decided to do it again in 3 weeks.

The Zacal family was with us this Sunday. They are Filipino misionaries in Argentina. We enjoyed hearing their daughters and son sing a special song and hear a challenging message from Raymund.

Highlights for May - Missions Month!

This month is missions month for us here at the Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida! I thought you might like to meet our missionaries and join with us in praying for them. David and Monica Hughes - San Martin de los Andes, Neuquen; Gustavo and Beth Lopez - Neuquen - Neuquen; Ricardo and Vilma Orozco - San Juan, San Juan; and Mike Todd (son) - Lima, Peru.

We started last Sunday with a prayer breakfast, praying in small groups for each missionaries needs.  This Saturday we are having a yard sale and all the proceeds will be divided between them.  We have visitors planned for two more Sundays and other activities that I'll share as we receive them and take more pictures.

On a personal note I was able to go to a seminar with two other ladies from the group Sentirlavida. Sentirlavida is a group to help and encourage cancer patients and help in the prevention of cancer.  We learned how to make wigs from donated human hair!! For me personally, it was a blessing to see in a very active way how God can use me to love people. I'll keep you posted if we are able to make our own wigs to share!

See all 3 2017 camp videos in one place!

Week One

Week Two (click title below)

Camp Marcos Paz 2017 12-14

Week Three (click title below)

Camp Marcos Paz 2017 8-11

Short and oh, so sweet!

Two big blessings for the month of August!

We have added a new missionary to our church family!

Mike Todd - missionary to Peru

He is our son who grew up in the ministry here in Argentina. His long term goal is to return to Argentina as a missionary. His first step to reaching that goal is doing his internship as a TEAM missionary in Peru working with the David Liles family. Obviously, we and our church are very proud to officially have him as a partner for reaching the world for Christ!

If you'd like to read about his ministry, here it is.

www.miketodd.org

Next stage in building project - COMPLETED!!

We are so happy to present what the Lord has done in the construction project!! Not only has it been a blessing to us, but also to the neighborhood. Many have come to us and mentioned how it has made the neighborhood look more polished.

It is our prayer and heart's desire that it will be used for His glory and be a testimony of His love to the world.

Wew!!

We have had a busy 2 weeks of winter vacation!!  We had our annual winter VBS and our first winter retreat for teens. It was a lot of work but the Word was planted and lives were challenged. Our prayer is that God will touch the lives of these children, teens and their families.  All is for the glory of the Lord!

Activity in the plaza to promote the VBS.

VBS

Teen Retreat

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May is Mission's Month!

This year we detoured a little from our traditional activities. As you will see, my pictures were untraditional also!! (I was distracted from the great teaching and preaching that I forgot to take pictures of people!)
The first weekend we invited Missionary Pete Ard and his wife to come teach us about their ministry to the Jews in Argentina. Saturday night he taught us about the Jewish culture and on Sunday gave us an excellent challenge from God's Word.

Later on in the month, we had Alejandro Samariani come and teach us about personal evangelism. He gave us some great tools to use to break the ice! He also was able to share with our teens and preached on Sunday to encourage us to have compassion. The fuel that will ignite us to reach out and be a witness!!

The last weekend, on Saturday,  we had our "International Dinner". This year we did a traditional Argentine custom,  Cerdo al disco con vegetales - Pork loin with vegetables.  We made desserts that were international. Mike gave a lesson to remind us of our promise to support missions and to challenge us to pray that God would increase our faith. Sunday, we had a special missionary visit us! One of our very own, our son Mike (Michael) Todd via Skype!!  He is a TEAM missionary to Peru raising his support to be on the field hopefully before the end of this year.  We also took our Faith Promise pledges. We are so honored to be able to participate by giving and it shows by the 50% promised increase. Looks like we will be able to give our current missionaries a raise and take on a new one!

What are YOU doing for missions?