Next Step in our Youth Project "Impact 2007" - T-shirt

This will be only one more tool for Evangelism. We're not trusting in tools but in the Spirit of God and in prayer for the unfolding of our Evangelism effort; but after all, dynamic is part of the life in youth people! The logo in front and a question mark on the back. The question mark is to develop in the people some kind of curiosity: "For what is that question mark?" and the answer would be: "Don't you know the most important question in the entire life?" Then will come the answer: "Where do you go to spend eternity?" T-shirts will be use also for sports activities where we can share the Lord with other young people. Please, pray for our youth group, they are looking forward to win souls in this coming 2007!

IMPACT 2007

Our youth group has a new vision and and a new challenge for the coming year. They call it IMPACT 2007 (IMPACTO, in Spanish) and Romans 10:14 is it's main Bible text "But how are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?" The goal is to win 20 new ubelievers, have new servants and to begin to evangelize with many tools as often as possible around the city and in parks. The two main pillars for our work are Evangelism and Discipleship, We can't see anything better than our Lord's Great Commission. We are trying to develop a strategy plan to begin "the battle" in 2007. We know the old saying: "He who fails to plan is planning to fail."
When the army of Israel saw Goliath they might thought "He is too big to face;" while when David saw him he might thought: "HE IS TOO BIG TO FAIL WITH MY SLING." Let us think like David because our Lord is with us.
Please, pray with us, and be part of IMPACT 2007; pray that we would remember that everything must be do in God's will and strength and not with our hand or power. "Apart from me you can do nothing." -- John 15:5

We Thank God for 19 Years Together!

God has been faithful with our marriage. We want to share with all of you our happiness of being together serving Him for his glory! We still are very young! Lord bless
Ricardo and Silvina

Disturbing the hornet's nest? by F.W. Krummacher

The world feels that the teachings of Christ...
destroy their false peace,
condemn their carnality, and
demand the sacrifice of their idols.

Hence they are averse to, and incensed against Him.

The Christian religion disturbs the hornet's nest, tears away the plasters and coverings from secret wounds, and awakens conscience, which had been rendered lethargic by variety of magic potions.

Hence their hatred and animosity to it.
(Excerpted from F.W. Krummacher's book, The Suffering Savior)

Continue in Evangelism Outreach

Yesterday we went to do some evangelistic outreach in some place of the city. We had never been there. As we began to contact with the people we saw a group coming through the street with a box and a little statue inside it. It was an idol. (The picture is an example, not the real one; just for you to get an idea) It was a great impact upon our minds but also it gave to us the opportunity to keep on going and preaching the gospel among the neighborhood. Please, be praying for César Rodriguez; a man that is waiting for us to visit him back again. Thank you for be in touch with our website. Lord bless.

15 Years of God's Faithfulness

We thank God for all these past years of wonderful grace toward us an our ministry. Many has been praying for us and each one has a part in the reward for God's honor. On November 25th, 1991, we left Argentina with a promise of God and a calling for a ministry to the souls in Uruguay. Today, we can see two things: Our failures and the faithfulness of the Lord. Pray with us as we seek to know His will for the near future in our ministry. May the Lord enable us to give thanks always and never forget that everything is due to his mercy and grace. "Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." -- Ephesians 3:20-21

"Deeper and Deeper" - O. Smith - one stanza - spanish

Special Need

God has been faithful with us these past five years giving us a wonderful Van to serve him in many ways. Our van still works great, no problem at all, but as the Summer and Camp time is near, we have to get it in proper shape. We have to do some fixings in order to have more safety. If anyone of you would like to help us with this, please, write an e-mail to us: saluda@adinet.com.uy
Thank you!

More of baptism service

We enjoyed the time with those who followed the Lord in believers' baptisms. This was the first time we baptized in a pool. Usually we do it at the river, but a sister of our church offered her pool and it was fine. We had a lot of people, including relatives of the brothers you see in the pictures. The pictures show you the brothers who were baptized. And the next picture is the baptism of Wilson. Thank you also for your prayers regarding the special meetings on the importance of Evangelism as a church. We had a wonderful time with pastor Scott Brackett with whom we have a long and deep friendship. Lord bless.

Our daughter's Baptism - Carolina

Coming Events to be Praying for...

1. Special Meetings focusing on the importance of Evangelism as a Church based on Romans 1:16 as a main Bible text, next Nov. 17-19th. We will have the visit of Pastor-Missionary SCOTT BRACKETT from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Be praying for thirsty hearts for the Word.
2. Baptisms, next Saturday, Nov. 18th. We have six brothers (including our daughter Carolina) who will be taking this step of obedience.
3. Preparation for Christmas Service. Pray that God would allow us to have all that we need for this occasion. We will have the service on Dec, 17th

Lord bless everyone!

How good is our God!

We can be absent, but God is still working among us! We're glad for what the Lord has been doing in our church, specially regarding the last happenings. Ten ladies of the church went to participate in the Ladies Retreat at our Camp. It was a wonderful time for them in many ways. First of all, as they went together and had time as a group of the church. Not too often our sisters have the time to spent together without the hurries of everyday. They gave testimony of their time in the cabin, with devotions an fun time. Also, some of the ladies had, for the first time, the opportunity to went to such an activity. As we heard them praising God in a special service of thanksgiving, we also join with them in worshiping the Lord. It is always a very encouraging thing to listen to those new ones praising God ant exalting Him in a public testimony of His grace toward their lives.
But that was not the only special thing that happened in our last Sunday evening service; we also had testimonies of those whom are going to obey God regarding baptism in two weeks ahead. We have six brothers whom will be taking this step of obedience. What incredible time we had seeing and savoring the grace of God in the lives of three young men who gave testimony of the way the Lord met their lives with the Gospel.
After the service was done, everybody went to hug the new ones and my wife and I had the opportunity to share some time with those who decided to take the same step in months ahead! So, as we plan a day of baptism for Nov, 18th, we are also doing plans for the next baptism service next year.
We are sure that this past Sunday our church experienced a "big little step" regarding fellowship and maturity. Brothers that would not gather together for talk due of some differences has been praising God and recognizing His grace and work in their lives.
No doubt, His grace is among us, and although we know that times will come when trials and problems will be visiting the church, we have for sure that God will be our strenght and tower of refuge. We enjoy at this time His wonderful hand!
Praise God whith us!

Sorry for being absent...

I do not have much to write or say apart than the fact that we continue with evangelism and are preparing for baptisms next month. Do not misunderstand me; God is good and is still blessing us and helping us in ministry. Although I have to recognize that I went through a kind of "desert time" in my life. That is also good because I can see that without the Lord I am nothing. I wonder if I am seeking the Lord as He is worthy of. Be praying for us and for the ministry among the new contacts and for the preaching of the Word every Sunday. I am teaching right now on the individuals that met with Jesus in the Gospel of John (chp. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 21) God is bringing unbelievers and we praise God for that.
My wife continue to have the Bible Study on Thursdays along with another lady of the church. They are having a wonderful and profitable time with some other ladies. One of them already recieved the Lord as her personal Savior as they went through the "I am's" of John's Gospel. So we're glad for Griselda, the mother of Roberto, one of the group who will be baptized next Nov. 18 with another 5 more.
Well, that's all for now, and again, sorry for being absent. Pray for us.

Evangelism is the best weapon...

While in every church there are many different situations, including problems, one thing we know: Evangelism help the church to focus in what is the very will of God. Not that one can ignore problems, but everyone can be occupied thinking in the unreached ones. Doing God's work in God's way always brings us joy and fullness. As we began sharing the Gospel, the Lord opened homes where we have been able to talk about Jesus and pray with the people. We have new people to visit and we are sure that it is a time for sowing the good seed. We pray that every Saturday afternoon that we go giving tracts and inviting the people to listen about the Lord Jesus, will give to the people the opportunity to be at the mercy and grace of God. We pray that God would do the work that He did in Lydia's heart at Phillipi. Preaching the Gospel means also resisting our enemy in God's way.
We would like to ask you to pray for these families:
1. The Cavalleros
2. The Chivels
3. The Centurions
Thank you for visiting us at this website. Lord bless everyone.

God is good

We want to praise the Lord for He is good. We rejoice seeing his hand helping, teaching and rebuking us.
We want to thank God for Fernando. It was his first time sharing the Word in Youth Meeting. It was very very good.


We also want to praise the Lord for the wonderful Sunday School today. We had a lot of children and the atmosphere during the service was full of the grace of the Lord today.

Take a look

Technology is amazing, and this time we're pleased to show you the place that we're reaching with the Gospel (Click on the image to enlarge it). Today, I went back again and I found the people very kind, listening and ready to recieve the literature. Pray with us as we seek God's will to start a Bible Club among the many children that lives around this area. God is good and we know He will guide us as we seek His face.

Pray for new souls

My wife and another sister of the chruch are visiting some ladies and you can be praying for them. Yesterday, they began a Bible Study in one of the homes of this new place that we're reaching with the Gospel. My wife Silvina and this sister, Claudia began a Bible Study about the "I AM's" of Jesus in the Gospel of John. Please, pray for the slavation of:
1. Griselda and her daugther María Eugenia (Roberto's mom and sister).
2. Beatriz and her daughter Valentina (neighbors of Griselda).
3. Also, pray for their husbands. Most of them works out and they come home once a week.

Visiting Jose and Enrique... nice time with them

Here you have a picture of José Mendes da Silva (right) and his friend Enrique Arevalo. As you know, José came last Sunday nigth due to an invitation during an evangelistic outreach last Saturday. It was a suprise for all of us to see him coming, but we know that God led his paths to the church. Today I visited him in the place where he sells motorcycles and eventually some cars. We had a nice conversation, and then, his friend Enrique arrived. Enrique is a former alcoholic that is going to a therapy group since the last 11 years. He seemed so sincere and he looked surprise when I read the Bible to him explaining that the Bible calls drunkednness a sin. He listened carfully and he recognized that he kept going to the therapy group because of fear to return to alcohol. I told him what the Lord Jesus said in John 8:32 "The truth will set you free."
Also it was great to know that since last Sunday, José is inviting people to come to church because of how comfortable he felt among us. He has many friends in that nighborhood, so I know that God is leading us to this place to keep on sharing the Gospel. Please, be praying for these two men.

Continue to Pray for the Building

I have to be sincere with all of you because sometimes we got discourage about the buying of this place to enlarge our Sanctuary. Neighbors seems to not have interest in selling the place. But we know God has his time. And we know also that the Lord would have another place for us. Although we are thankful to God for the new ones coming, we still will pray that He would teach us his will regarding this property. We do not know even the cost of it, but we know that that is not a problem for our wonderful God to provide in due time.

WE HAD VISITORS!

We're really excited about the new ones that came to our service today as a result of the Evangelism yesterday.
A. A woman - Angela (36)came along with her sons.
B. Also a 61 years old man - José Mendes da Silva; he's from Brazil but is living in Salto for about 20 years and works buying and selling cars. José can`t read. He never learned; so I want to teach him to read and give him a Bible.
C. Clara (see post August 24th) came also to the service, but this time, she brought money to buy a Bible! The Lord is doing his work in her heart.
This week I have to visit José and Angela with my wife. Pray for us and for them so they would be able to come to Christ.

Evangelism in new places

God has put in the church a vision for reaching new ones for Christ in new places in our city in Salto. Today we began visiting this place. It's a new neighborhood and we are sure that is good to share with them the Gospel of Jesus. Here you can see the Evangelism Team for today and the place where we have been sowing the Good News. Some of them said they are willing to come to church to learn more about the Bible. Please, be praying for these souls that are living far away from God.

Listen to the adolescents singing!

The girls also had their time...

Here are the girls of the group of the adolescents. They spent the night in the house of one of our faithful ladies of the church. It was not only a possibility to have a good time, but also to share a good testimony with all of them who don't know the Lord.

A Wonderful Service - September 3

Last Sunday night we had the adolescents singing a song, and for that ocassion their parents came to hear them and also we had the opportunity to share the Word with them all. We had the church full and although we do not are interested in "number", it was very encouraging to see all the people that night. We pray that God would touch their hearts. You can pray for them and also for us as we try to unfold a plan to visit them in their houses.

A DAY WITH THE ADOLESCENTS

Yesterday was a special day in Uruguay, Independence Day!
And we had the opportunity to take the adolescents for a pic-nic. The work group did a great job, bringing the teens, doing games, cooking for them, and presenting to them the Word of God. Our brother Jorge Scheiber had a Bible Study teaching the adolescents about the importance of taking Jesus in our lives wherever we go, based on a text from 2 Corinthians 4. We hope God will do His work in the souls of all of them who doesn't know Christ yet. Be praying for this activity, we have for sure that God is working among us, but we appreciate your help in the battle. Thank you for everything.

Be praying for...

1. Rodolfo (80, picture) - He is the father of one of the ladies of our church. Her family brought him to live with them because of his age. Rodolfo is not a christian and he says that "I would not change my religion and beliefs at this age," he is a very kind man but would not open his heart to Christ. Along with this, he has an accident and he broke his femur where it has connection with the hip. Norma Arrambide, her daughter and a faithful lady of our church is with him far away from her house caring for his father. Please, be praying for his salvation on for the surgery he will have next Monday.

2. Pray for María Emilia Arrambide, she went to Brazil to be trained in CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship). She will be there for three months.



3. Pray for Clara, a lady of about 65 years old that began to come to the church. She is a very roman catholic lady, but she told me that she sees something in our services that made her to feel very confortable and with much peace. Also she said that she appreciate the way we use the Bible and that everyone has a Bible for reading during the services. Very important observation.

Updating Spanish Version - Actualizando Versión en Español

For those who doesn't understand english very well, Spanish Version began its Update.... Lord Bless. Para aquellos que no entienden inglés muy bien, la Versión en Español comenzó a Actualizarse. Que el Señor los bendiga!
Ricardo

Scripture Memorization

"I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. " -- Ps. 119:11
We're glad that children and adults are memorizing the Scriptures at Sunday School, we have a long list that we are using every Sunday. Along with it, we have a chart with swords that show how many Bible Verses are memorizing each class . It is wonderful to listen the little children recite the Scriptures. Pray with us that the seed of God's Word will grow in their hearts for the glory of our Lord.

"The splendor of old men" among us... Hudson Shedd

"The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair." - Proverbs 20:29
Not always do we have the priviledge to have among us great giants of faith. But during this last weekend the Lord blessed us with the visit of Pastor Hudson Shedd (now retired). Mr. Shedd is a former missionary with GMSA (Gospel Mission of South America). He served the Lord 12 years in Bolivia, 12 years in Chile, 6 years in Uruguay and then, as General Director he kept on serving and preaching the Gospel. Now he is living at Bradenton Missionary Village in Bradenton, FL. As a family we recieved from him many blessings and teachings, it was an unforgettable experience. Having the opportunity to listen to him both in services and at home, made a lot of difference in our lives.

Most of all, he is a man of prayer.
Also, it was great to see him enjoying the youth and sharing with them the Word of God.

Pastor Shedd's ministry among us...

During his visit to Salto, Pastor Shedd:
Shared the Word.
Taught an Object Lesson to our children at Sunday School.

We also visited Doña Paula. It was a unique experience to see a Pastor of 80 years old visiting a lady of 88!!! As I listened to them talking about the christian life, I prayed in my heart that God would give me many years to serve him in a faithful way.

Teens Update

Since the day our youth started serving in this area God has blessed the work among the adolescents in such a way that after one month of activity the group has doubled in size. Thank you for your prayers. The youth are also growing spiritually in their commitment and responsibility to the Lord. We're glad to see how the whole church is getting involved in this ministry for the glory of God.

A soul has more value than a healthy nose!

Daniel López made me a phone call yesterday night: "Pastor, would we meet tomorrow for a talk? I have some questions about the Bible and I would like to have your help." Daniel has been coming to our Sunday evening services since a couple of months. We gave him a Bible and he began to read it. This morning he came home and we started reading the Bible and went through the Parable of the Sower explaining that at that moment, his heart was one of the four. After that, we began to read the Roman's road and he finaly gave his heart to Jesus. We praise God for Daniel and for his earnest commitment to the Bible and for his pure desire to know Christ and the meaning of Christian life. Please, pray for him along with us. He began to do Won by One course and we hope that in the following days we will be able to meet again for Bible study. After my nose surgery and being released from all my pains, this was the most wonderful thing I experienced, that's because a Soul is far better worth than a healthy nose! Lord bless.

Thank you! My nose is back again!!!! :)

Really I am not a Hollywood star (as somebody told me: "Your Dr. is a Dr., not a Magician..." hehe), but beign able to breath from both sides of my nose for the first time in my life, makes me feel as the most blessed man in the world today. You can't imagine what it was to breath the nice and cold air that went to the bottom of my nose the next moment the thread came out of it. I feel good and I thx God for his provision for this surgery. Although I have to see the Dr. in the following days, it is only with the purpose of cleaning the area that was fixed in my nose. This morning I gave a Bible as a present to all the nurses. I hope that Bible in the Nurse Room will be a challenge to each one of them and that it will create in them a desire to read and began to seek the Lord. Sometimes they have plenty of time, specially during long nights. Pray that God would use His Word in the lives of these ladies that helped me in such a kind way. Ok, brothers, I will keep you in touch about what is going to happen in the following days. Lord bless.

Almost a New Nose :)

Here is the healthy part of my nose. Doctor took part of the packed today. He couldn't take the other part. Still too tight and he said it should be easy to take it completly, so he will wait until Wednesday. It is not a nice experience feeling a big piece of thread coming out of your nose. One can't imagine how in the world that thread was inside your nose all those past days. However, it is a great release and I can now breath with the free half side (left). I have to pour on amounts of clean water oftenly to mantain it with moisture. Also keep on taking medicine and begin to do normal life. Dr. said I will be able to preach next weekend once I have my nose free. So, thx again for your friendship and prayers. Lord bless.

Roberto teaching an Object Lesson

Roberto (left) is teaching an Object Lesson in Sunday School. Dario (right) is leading the Sunday School service. I want you to know that Roberto is one of the young men for whom I requested prayer in previous post. Roberto, Wilson and other young men are preparing this kind of OL for the following Sunday Schools. Kids enjoy this time. I want to praise the Lord along with other believers here for His kindness and patience and work in the lives of these young men. They still are fighting with youth struggles but they want to serve and grow up in the knowledge of Christ. They began to share their faith in their works and with friends in High School and University. God is good!

Thank you for your prayers

Lord willing, tomorrow I will have to see the doctor. He will take my packed out and will tell me what to do in the following days. Pain has come and gone. The most unconfortable thing along with a packed nose, is sleeping during the nigth. I have to sleep in a 35 degrees' bed to prevent hemorraghe. However, for the most part I am doing well and that is because I can inlcude a cartoon joke today along with new pictures in this post. May the Lord bless everybody and thank you for your visits to our site. Hope you enjoy it always.
Today, in our church, we have the visit of Pastor Rodriguez and his family, he is the General Director of our Camp in Paysandú. He will be sharing the Word in both services, morning and evening. I have to give thanks to the pastors in Uruguay who have been in touch with the needs of the work here during this time of post-surgery recovery. It is good to have those who not only say that will care for you but also who will be beside you in times of need. May the Lord bless the work here in Uruguay.