Training Pastors and church leaders

We had the privilege of teaching a 16 hour intensive course at one of our Assemblies of God Bible schools, “Instituto Biblico Mediterraneo” in Cordoba this past weekend.

• Gilbert taught on Human Relations & Conflict Resolution;
• Virginia taught on Ministry and the Spiritual Gifts

It was an amazing opportunity to interact with students from the interior of our country who are hungry for God. One student stated:
"The course has challenged me and has given me a greater hunger for the correct understanding and teaching of the Scriptures in order to form other biblical teachers. Thanks for your love." Cristina Raquel Gaitan
What a blessing for us to help in the formation of tomorrow’s church leaders.

Chi Alpha Missions Teams
Mid August we received a team of four from Chi Alpha Sacramento, two of them (David and Khumbo) had come on last year’s team and they liked it so much they came back again. Here is what they said about this year’s outreach:
"As the leader of the team I got to see some of what happens behind the scenes. I was very impressed with how much planning and coordination goes into having us come. ... I would recommend that any student who wants to learn and practice evangelizing on campus should come and work with these Argentine students. The students here want to see change on their campus  and are very attuned to God’s Spirit in how to see change come about. I have no doubt that an outpouring of revival will come to the campuses of Argentina as long as the students continue to follow God’s guidance." (David Gallego)  

Don’t underestimate the power of prayer! 

Earlier this year we received a team of students from Vanguard University and they partnered with our students in prayer walks on our campuses. A few weeks ago we received another missions team from Sacramento and they partnered with us in contact evangelism on the same campuses. The response was amazing.

The Argentine students all remarked at the openness of those surveyed and their willingness to give their contact information. Those who had gone out to evangelize on previous missions teams that we have received said this “openness” was due directly to the prayer that was done by the team a month prior!

We have all read the scripture in 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 “I [Paul] planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.” This verse has become so real to us and our students as they have seen the power of Prayer and its affect on the university students--God makes things grow as we pray!

We are so thankful for your prayers for us and we know that God makes things grow because some water, some till the soil, some plant the seeds and God in time brings forth fruit. Don’t underestimate the power and importance of the time and effort you put into praying for us as your missionaries ... together we are seeing students reached and transformed. Praise the Lord!