Argentina

Beep, beep. Beep, beep. Beep, beep. It was a bittersweet sound that broke the stillness of the brisk morning air. On the one hand it heralded the arrival of another exciting day. But at the same [...]

After being postponed for a day due to Laura’s overnight ordeal and the team’s need for some serious r&r, we set off for an adventure to Uruguay! This is a country none of us had ever [...]

Yesterday was the last night with the seminar, so today is our first “day of rest.’ We all had devos in Daniel’s room at 11:00 am. We all looked “blah.” Wheeze, cough, hack, sniffle…” A few of us [...]

“Peanut, Peanut Butter, AND JELLY!” I think American’s like their Peanut butter and Jelly. Since we have discovered that Argentine restaurants do not know the definitions of “fast” and “to-go” we [...]

This morning God provided rain. Rain is an amazing thing that I only recently have come to appreciate. Now, I know you are thinking, “Dear, you live the northwest. Rain is a fact of life”. And [...]

Wednesday, June 18 Imagine starting the day with a massage and ending it by watching a soccer game. Pretty incredible, right? This morning, several of the girls received massages from a [...]

Tuesday, June 17 Wow, what a time it’s been! As I sit here pondering over everything that has happened, I am in awe at what the Lord has done. Our time has been full of divine opportunities and [...]

Monday, June 16 Well, first of all you have to know that Marcelo is the coolest Argentine guy ever! He was our wonderful bus driver for the first week of our trip. He would always come in to [...]

Sunday, June 15, 2008 Today began with walking out of a restaurant after waiting for over an hour for food that never came. For some reason we had a suspicion that we were being discriminated [...]

Saturday June 14th, 2008 The hour was early, the air brisk, as the team embarked upon the final day of our first week-long children’s program. With a chorus of coughs, all 16 team members [...]