Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Sunday afternoon greetings
A couple days have passed since my last blog entry, and I wanted to updated you all. I apologize for no pictures, I have honesty been working so much that I have not gotten around to taking any pictures. (Then, when I wanted to take some pictures, the camera was dead, and I lost the battery, but I found it today.)
Anyways, I have been doing a lot a computer work lately. We have a marriage retreat coming up in June, so Amy and I have been doing a lot to get ready for that. I created a brochure that we passed out at church today. We are hoping to have about 10-12 couples. This will be a wonderful opportunity to define and explain a Gospel centered marriage, a concept foreign to many Argentines. Just to give a perspective, most people do not actually get married here. They just live together and become "Common Law" married. They do not want to go through the complication of commitment and divorce. So... we see this "Reforming Marriage" retreat as a great opportunity.
On Friday, I went to Karate with Ian. That was an interesting experience to watch the kids from all different levels all do their karate lessons together. Ian is very focused and does a great job.
Saturday morning, Amy, Mr. Donell, and I set up a book table down at the park downtown. It went really well. We passed out several tracts and talked with a number of people. We gave away about eight books, which is quite a number. Mr. Donell even sat down to talk with a man, Ector, who had been by the table a couple other times. He told Mr. Donell that he wanted to come to our services on Sunday, and he was actually there today. (Often people say they will come and never actually do.) Ector seemed genuninly interested in the Gospel.
Later, I created a "Quest for Joy" tract from Desiring God Ministries in Spanish because we are running out of tracts. We are also working on creating a Spanish songbook for the church.
Yesterday afternoon, we went to find a wedding place for Amy and Claudio. It was really beautiful! I am so excited for those of you who plan to come to the wedding (Oct.4). It will definitely be a neat cultural experience.
Today, the Lord's day, we had the morning service. This is a time of sining, memory/catechism work, and Sunday School. During Sunday School, I watched to babies so the parents could go to the service. Tonight, at 7:00pm, we will have the main worship service. Right after the service, Mr. and Mrs. Donell left for San Nicholas. Amy and I are here to "man" the house until late tomorrow afternoon. I am glad to help out teaching Ian because it will free Amy up to prepare her English classes.
So anyways, that is what's going on. I think my Spanish is coming along, but I still get easily overwhelmed\nervous with people I don't know very well. I love you all and miss you much. Hopefully next time, I will have some pictures of Carlos Paz and the book table. (The ARE on Amy's camera, but the Donell's took it to San Nicholas.)
Un besito y mucho cariño,
Kristen
Anyways, I have been doing a lot a computer work lately. We have a marriage retreat coming up in June, so Amy and I have been doing a lot to get ready for that. I created a brochure that we passed out at church today. We are hoping to have about 10-12 couples. This will be a wonderful opportunity to define and explain a Gospel centered marriage, a concept foreign to many Argentines. Just to give a perspective, most people do not actually get married here. They just live together and become "Common Law" married. They do not want to go through the complication of commitment and divorce. So... we see this "Reforming Marriage" retreat as a great opportunity.
On Friday, I went to Karate with Ian. That was an interesting experience to watch the kids from all different levels all do their karate lessons together. Ian is very focused and does a great job.
Saturday morning, Amy, Mr. Donell, and I set up a book table down at the park downtown. It went really well. We passed out several tracts and talked with a number of people. We gave away about eight books, which is quite a number. Mr. Donell even sat down to talk with a man, Ector, who had been by the table a couple other times. He told Mr. Donell that he wanted to come to our services on Sunday, and he was actually there today. (Often people say they will come and never actually do.) Ector seemed genuninly interested in the Gospel.
Later, I created a "Quest for Joy" tract from Desiring God Ministries in Spanish because we are running out of tracts. We are also working on creating a Spanish songbook for the church.
Yesterday afternoon, we went to find a wedding place for Amy and Claudio. It was really beautiful! I am so excited for those of you who plan to come to the wedding (Oct.4). It will definitely be a neat cultural experience.
Today, the Lord's day, we had the morning service. This is a time of sining, memory/catechism work, and Sunday School. During Sunday School, I watched to babies so the parents could go to the service. Tonight, at 7:00pm, we will have the main worship service. Right after the service, Mr. and Mrs. Donell left for San Nicholas. Amy and I are here to "man" the house until late tomorrow afternoon. I am glad to help out teaching Ian because it will free Amy up to prepare her English classes.
So anyways, that is what's going on. I think my Spanish is coming along, but I still get easily overwhelmed\nervous with people I don't know very well. I love you all and miss you much. Hopefully next time, I will have some pictures of Carlos Paz and the book table. (The ARE on Amy's camera, but the Donell's took it to San Nicholas.)
Un besito y mucho cariño,
Kristen
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Enjoying the beautiful fall weather
Well, I am enjoying the beautiful fall weather here in Carlos Paz. The trees are just now turning slightly brown and orange, and the nights are a little chilly.
My trip here went very well, only a few little confusions - not a problem. I got in a wrong line in Peru, but considering it was 12AM and my flight was not until 1:35AM I had plenty of time, especially with a smaller crowd. My flight from Lima, Peru to Santiago, Chile was only three hours but the time change in the middle of the night and landing at 5:45AM local time was a little tiring. I arrived in Cordoba, ARG around 10:00AM local time and met Amy and Mr. Donell a little after that.
We went out for lunch and just spent time in encouraging fellowship. The Donell's fellowship has been a wonderful blessing. We talked about some ways that we can reach a few particular teenage girls who are quickly being lured by the world and its fleeting pleasures. Amy and I would like to have a movie night soon to simply get to know these girls and show then that we want to love them as friends. Lord willing, I can share my testimony with them to explain the reason why I am here and what it means to be a Christian. Please pray for this opportunity as many Argentines tend to act interested but will not actually come.
This afternoon I went for a run in the chilly fall weather - perfect running weather. Claudio, Amy's fiance has been over, and it has been good to see him again. His English is coming along so well. Speaking of which, I think that I am going to go with Amy to her English classes tomorrow. A great chance to spend time with Claudio and Veronica as they study English.
I love you all and will write more later.
My trip here went very well, only a few little confusions - not a problem. I got in a wrong line in Peru, but considering it was 12AM and my flight was not until 1:35AM I had plenty of time, especially with a smaller crowd. My flight from Lima, Peru to Santiago, Chile was only three hours but the time change in the middle of the night and landing at 5:45AM local time was a little tiring. I arrived in Cordoba, ARG around 10:00AM local time and met Amy and Mr. Donell a little after that.
We went out for lunch and just spent time in encouraging fellowship. The Donell's fellowship has been a wonderful blessing. We talked about some ways that we can reach a few particular teenage girls who are quickly being lured by the world and its fleeting pleasures. Amy and I would like to have a movie night soon to simply get to know these girls and show then that we want to love them as friends. Lord willing, I can share my testimony with them to explain the reason why I am here and what it means to be a Christian. Please pray for this opportunity as many Argentines tend to act interested but will not actually come.
This afternoon I went for a run in the chilly fall weather - perfect running weather. Claudio, Amy's fiance has been over, and it has been good to see him again. His English is coming along so well. Speaking of which, I think that I am going to go with Amy to her English classes tomorrow. A great chance to spend time with Claudio and Veronica as they study English.
I love you all and will write more later.
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