Connecting.

So, one of the hopes during summer project is to connect the staff and students involved in Vida (CRU here) to the students we are meeting with while we are here (for Bible studies, discipleship, growth, etc)... the Lord worked it out this week ("random" run-ins and intentional appointments) for the Argentine students to meet! We are excited to see what the Lord is going to continue to do after we leave.

The Harvest is READY!

McKenna (a summer project student) and I were able to meet a new friend today who was ready (part of the plentiful harvest) for the Gospel - pray for Belen as she begins to grow in her relationship with God!

Weekend - O - Fun!

I had a great time this weekend hanging out with some of my Argentine friends and summer project students - checking out the Rose Garden, spending time in the park, and drinking mate. Here are some pics from Saturday:

Heat and the Gospel.

On Wednesday, we all went to the Agronomy campus to meet students and to promote 2 upcoming "events" (a social mission project and English Club); it was freezing on campus (about 35 degrees) so Melicia and I decided to take a break in the cafe and talk to some students in there - we met Maribel, a sweet girl with a tough life, and were able to share the hope of the Gospel with her. Please join us in praying for her this week and that she would come to our park event this Sunday!

Today's Going to Be a Good Day.

Walking onto campus in tiredness, Morgan (one of the students on Law) said to me: today's going to be a good day... and it was; Morgan and I met Florencia - and we saw her place her faith in Christ today! (Pray for her as she grows in her understanding of the Lord and that she would get plugged into Vida Estudiantil.)

For Your Visual Enjoyment. (Estancia Pics)

My Hero.

Our Favorite Goucho.

He Put Ring on It. Haha.

Gouchos, Horses, and Empanadas. Oh My!

Yesterday, we trekked out of the city for fresh air to experience a "real life" estancia (Argentine ranch) - we rode horses and carriages, "kissed" gouchos (Argentine cowboys), ate empanadas along with unlimited sausage, steak, and chicken (what they call an asado), enjoyed traditional tango and folk dancing, and watched the goucho horse show (where an older Argentine man jousted in my honor)! 

An abundance of Argentine culture in one day!

Plenty and Few.

"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few." 

 (Last night in Bible study, we looked at how Jesus sent out the 72 with this vision and charge to pray and go.)

Buenos Aires is filled with over 800,000 college students (many ready to hear the gospel), and we are trusting the Lord these last few weeks with this same vision as we are praying and going into the campuses here with Good (the best) News - join with us as we are praying for these students to know Christ!

No Barrier Too Big.

The Holy Spirit did a great work through Jessica (a student) and I, yesterday on the law campus; He broke down language barriers (by helping Jessica and I to recall Spanish that we haven't used in years to share the gospel!), and we were able to see Marcela place her faith in Christ!

(Sidenote: I called one of the CRU student leaders and STINTer right after to meet her. They already have a follow up appointment set up for Friday! )

**This was supposed to be posted yesterday, but we are having internet difficulties here**

Prepared for Battle.

Going into our 3rd week on project, we have noticed some opposition from the enemy (sickness, nightmares, lies, deep exhaustion, etc.) - as we have been seeing fruit of the Lord's work on campus; join us in praying Ephesians 6:10-20 that we may put on the full armor of God!

Time with a Friend.

I was able to spend some time today with a sweet friend, Berkeley (She was in my Bible study her freshman year when I was interning with CRU. And she is currently here for a 2 year STINT.); it was great to catch up and shop at the market with her today!

Clemson Folks: Morgan, Berkeley, Me

(P.S. Josh McDowell was in town and spoke to the church we went to this morning - in Spanish!)

The Birthplace of Tango.

There was a national holiday and most everything was closed; so we did a little sightseeing to see La Boca! (Check out link below.)

Learn About La Boca

Protest or Parade?

We walked by "what seemed to be" a parade (thinking it was in celebration of the Argentine national holiday that's tomorrow) after dinner - to our surprise it was actually a "protest" in the middle of the street (as usual - blocking all traffic and guards on deck) filled with dancing and music... welcome to Argentina!

The Great Physician.

Taylor (one of our project students) and I met a medical student, Florencia, in the Economics Library today; we were able to share with her about she can have a relationship with God (the great physician), and at the end of the long conversation she said that she was ready to give her life to Christ - praise the Lord for our new sister in Christ! (Pray that Taylor and an Argentine or long-term staff would be able to follow back up with her this next week.)

Full Circle.

Today, I was able to meet with Mica (my sweet friend whom I met last year and is currently a student leader with Vida - BA's CRU) to catch up and see how God has been working in her life over the past year; after that, we were able to go together to share our faith with another student - it was so fun to do ministry alongside of her!
(P.S. - The girl, Daniela, that we talked to for a couple hours and shared the Gospel with was very interested in meeting again and desired to learn more about a relationship with Christ. She is going to church with Mica on Sunday!)

Lost In Translation.

On Sunday, we ventured out to Chinatown to go to an Argentine-Taiwanese church; it was great to worship with people from different nations, even though the pastor spoke in Taiwanese and then translated into Spanish!

Not On The Lips!

Amazing Race was the name of the game today as we explored and raced around the city to see all the major sites; as we explored the Recoleta (a fancy, monument-filled cemetery), I stopped to ask a worker where the Eva (Evita) Peron tomb was located, and he responded in Spanish with: "I will tell you if you give me a kiss" - luckily, he helped us out without receiving a smooch!

Joke: What did one lawyer say to the other lawyer? Answer: We're both lawyers.

I was so excited to head back to the Derecho (law) campus today to hear about what the Lord is doing there, to pray for the ministry and the students, and to find out how we will be joining in ministry with the STINT (short-term international) team and student leaders - pray for my team as we seek to develop relationships with the students on this campus to share Christ with them this summer (It's actually winter here!).

Reunited.

Yesterday, I was reunited with my friend, Micaela, whom I met last year while doing a survey on life and beliefs on the Law campus; I was so excited to see how the Lord has been working in her life over the past year and to see her as one of the student leaders (with CRU) on her campus!

Closed Doors and Open Doors (Both Literally and Spiritually).

Today, doors were opened and closed (by both the Lord and my bus driver) - I "accidentally" stepped off the bus a little too early this afternoon which caused the driver to also "accidentally" shut the door on me as I tried to hop back on (please laugh - the whole bus did); even more importantly, the Lord opened some doors for us on campus today to share the Gospel with 40 Argentine students! And adding a second sentence because this post is deserving of 2, we saw 4 students place their faith in Christ!

Cried, it did.

I could hear the sniffles of Argentina cease as I landed this morning (I told Argentina not to cry for me before I left, but Tina didn't listen).
With that said, I am back in Buenos Aires with a new team ready to see what the Lord is going to do this summer! Thanks for taking this journey with me yet again. I will do something similar as last year - I will either give you "one" sentence describing some aspect of my day or a photo. Enjoy!