Hello from Mendoza, Argentina!
My squad and I arrived here one week ago (sorry there were no updates– we have to travel about an hour to get internet, and today was the first day I could go)!
This month, we’re staying at the Mendoza YWAM base. Ministry has literally looked different every single day. On our first day there, they introduced us to Argentina, the area we’re in, and we were split into groups and did the ropes course on the base. That was a challenge- a couple people per group had to do it blindfolded, and I was one of them. I had to rely on the help of my teammates to get through the course, which was new for me because I usually don’t like to ask for help. It was fun though!
The next day, we helped out with a huge group of kids that came to the base for a field trip. My job was to help belay the kids as they climbed up a tree next to the ropes course, and I seriously did it ALL DAY- my hands were sore the next day!
And the next day, I was in the kitchen the whole day with a teammate helping prepare food for the approximately 80 people that were there.
On Friday, we had been told we were going to help out with a soup kitchen in the city. We were waiting in the meeting room to leave, and then our plans changed: we would be spending the weekend in the desert! So we packed our things, and arrived at where we were staying in time to make ourselves dinner over a fire.
Some of us slept in tents outside, and some slept on the floor inside.
The next day, we (9 of us altogether) piled into a truck– 4 in the truck bed, and the rest in the cab– and drove around to visit some of the people that lived there.
Most places had no electricity, and little running water. At one house, we watched a man ride on a donkey pulling a rope that brought water up from the well in the ground.
Almost all the people we visited offered us mate while we were there– it’s like very strong green tea, and everyone shares the same cup.
On Sunday, two of my teammates and I went to go visit a man who recently accepted Christ and lived alone, taking care of animals owned by the YWAM base. We ate lunch there, took a nice long siesta, and sang a few worship songs for him.
After that, we met up with the rest of our team and we went back to the base.
That was a really long weekend, but I’m so glad I had the opportunity to go.
It’s always interesting to see how other people live. I really appreciated the simplicity of their lifestyle– they don’t keep track of time, they don’t plan out every hour of each day, but they focus on spending time together and enjoying other people’s company.
Please pray that God would continue to open up new doors and continue to move in the Campo (that’s what they call that area) and that His Spirit would rain down on the people there.
I’m not yet fully funded for the World Race– for me to continue this journey, I need the funds to keep coming in!
If you haven’t already, please prayerfully consider making a donation so that I can stay here on the missions field.
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