¿Qué pasa con los Rambows?

While all of you in the Northern Hemisphere are longing for some cooler weather, we are excitedly anticipating the coming of Spring with its warmer temperatures.

Winter break officially ended a little over two weeks ago, and we are now off on another action packed ride through our final semester in Argentina. George preached at La Union last Sunday evening, is teaching Systematic Theology II at the Bible Institute in La Plata, will be preaching at a youth event in Buenos Aires next week, and is preparing to teach a week-long intensive three-hour-per-day course on Church History the first week of October.

We also are still hosting the reading group in our house on Tuesday nights and continue to be encouraged by steady attendance levels as well as the edifying conversations that are stimulated by what we read. This semester we will be finishing Soul Survivor by Philip Yancey (which we highly recommend) as well as Tim Keller's The Reason for God (which we also highly recommend).

We want to thank you for your prayers for us the first week of August while George was away from home. In many ways it was a very encouraging week, but was not without its challenges. We are especially grateful to those whom God used to minister to Emily in tangible ways during several difficult days.

We also want to publicly recognize and thank Denton Community Church for providing the funds we need to be able to purchase our plane tickets to the States. God is indeed gracious and faithful!

Posted August 30, 2010 by George and Emily.

 

fulfilling semester

What a busy and satisfying semester! The first two and a half years of our term were definitely a phase of continued preparation and adaption (not that we're perfectly adapted now--but MUCH more than we were when we first arrived). Now we feel like we're actually starting to do some ministry!

Grupo de Vida (Small group "Bible Study")
Since August, every Tuesday night we've hosted about 10 people in our home in order to fellowship and study several works of perhaps the most influential Christian writer of the twentieth century, C.S. Lewis. We managed to read three of his books, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and The Four Loves and thoroughly enjoyed the rich and edifying conversations that they provoked. Tomorrow night we will have our final official meeting, followed by a celebratory Argentine barbecue next week.

Teaching & Preaching
George taught two subjects at the La Plata Bible Institute, Church History and Praise and Worship Ministry, which was, to say the least, a very stretching experience. But rewarding. He is now convinced more than ever that this type of training is one of the greatest needs in Argentina (and the rest of Latin America). In the last month and a half, George was also called to preach several times at La Union (the church we attend in La Plata) and once at a church in Buenos Aires. Next Sunday he will be traveling with Greg to a town on the other side of Buenos Aires in order to lead worship and share his testimony.

Other News
About a year ago we asked you to pray for a 19/20 year old cancer patient named Germán. His cancer went into remission for a few months and then reappeared, having spread significantly and leaving little hope for recovery. Well, good news--the cancer seems to have completely disappeared! The doctors are mystified and are planning on submitting his story to be published in a medical journal.

George finally received his grade for his first seminary class (which he took online). It was a missions class, and we had said jokingly (mostly) that if he failed the class we'd have to pack up and go home. Thankfully, he passed. We get to stay!

Posted November 23, 2009 by George and Emily.

 

...and we're back.

This is the longest we've gone without posting an update, and we apologize for the lengthy silence. But, as you all know, we have a decent excuse--actually she's a really stinkin' cute excuse. The transition into parenthood thus far has been surprisingly smooth. We are grateful for a happy, healthy, and low-maintenance baby. God is good!

OK. We'll try not to make this whole post about our daughter... :)

Visits
At the end of July, we hosted Emily's mom, and a few weeks ago we hosted George's parents. It was a blessing to see them meet their granddaughter, as well as to receive their help around the house as we adjust to our new life. Currently there is a short term mission team here from Denton Bible serving in various ways, and on that team is one of Emily's close friends from Denton Community Church. She will be staying with us for five days after the rest of the team leaves, and needless to say, Emily is excited to be able to spend some quality time with her friend.

Ministry
In mid-August our reading group started meeting in our house again. This semester we will be discussing three classic works by C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and The Four Loves. This meeting is one of the highlights of our weekly schedule. Not only do we enjoy the rousing conversation, but the folks who participate are sweet people that we enjoy being with, too.

Also in mid-August, the La Plata Bible Institute began its Spring semester, which has become George's main ministry focus this semester. He is teaching two different subjects--Church History and Worship Ministry (with emphasis on music)--at three different times during the week (one of the subjects has two meeting times). Both are areas that George is interested in and really enjoys studying and preparing for.

Finally, as the Bible Institute began, George finished his first seminary class! He hasn't gotten his grade back, yet, but he's pretty sure he passed (if he doesn't, we have jokingly said that we would resign as missionaries, since this first class was an introduction to world missions). So far he's really enjoyed it and has already started his second class.

Posted September 11, 2009 by George and Emily.

 


Archives:

06-05-2009 classic!
05-04-2009 we're havin' a girl!
03-16-2009 march madness
02-25-2009 21 weeks and a healthy heart
02-23-2009 news bites
12-15-2008 winding down a bit
11-11-2008 story time
09-19-2008 international spiritual warfare month
08-16-2008 bigger city life
07-04-2008 Moving to La Plata
06-13-2008 God moves in a mysterious way
05-13-2008 calm after the storms
03-31-2008 stormy weather
02-28-2008 A New Priority
01-22-2008 not going anywhere for a while, hopefully
12-04-2007 prayer needed...
11-08-2007 A real update...
09-06-2007 real life...it's real.
08-01-2007 ready, set, serve!
06-04-2007 answered prayers
05-02-2007 cultural cookies
04-02-2007 we're still here!
03-01-2007 stay tuned to party!
02-06-2007 even closer
01-03-2007 gettin' ready
12-06-2006 and now this...
11-13-2006 five more weeks!
09-19-2006 August short term trip
08-07-2006 almost there
07-09-2006 plowing through 'vacation' months
03-27-2006 A few changes...
04-05-2005 In the thick of it
12-20-2004 Break Time!
11-12-2004 He Is Faithful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Prayer Requests

08.31.2010 September Requests: We invite you to pray with us that God would:

1. Be the center of our family and that we would serve Him worshipfully and joyfully every day.

2. Continue to provide for us financially through the remainder of our commitment with Serve Missions, which will be coming to an end in March 2011.

3. Give George diligence and a worshipful heart as he prepares for and teaches his weekly systematic theology class at the Bible Institute of La Plata.

4. Use George when he speaks at a youth event in Buenos Aires on the second Saturday of September (the 11th).

5. Allow our car to function well enough to get us to the town of Juarez (about 5 hours away) the first week of October (where George will be teaching the week-long intensive Church history class).

11.23.2009 November Requests: Please join us in praying that God would:

1. Be the heart of our marriage--our greatest mutual longing, as well as the Lord of every part of our lives.

2. Keep Madeleine healthy and safe and grant her saving repentance and faith at an early age.

3. Continue to allow us to feel useful here (and not just that we'd feel useful, but that He'd actually use us).

4. Raise up godly Argentine men to lead La Union (the church in La Plata).

5. Give our team wisdom and guidance regarding the administration of the Bible Institute.

09.11.2009 September Requests: Please join us in praying that God would:

1. Make us an ever-increasingly Christ-centered family.

2. Keep Madeleine healthy and safe and grant her saving repentance and faith in Jesus at an early age.

3. Make us diligent and fruitful in the ministries He's given us here.

4. Give George diligence in his seminary studies and grant that he would not merely grow intellectually but spiritually, too.

06.05.2009 June Requests: We invite you to join us in praying that God would:

1. Prepare our marriage for the big changes accompanying parenthood.

2. Continue to keep Emily and Madeleine healthy and grant a safe delivery for both.

3. Use George as he preaches in City Bell and as he speaks at the university.

4. Use of the BTCP program to encourage and equip many national pastors and leaders, now that the revision is complete.

5. Bless the Bible Institute of La Plata, allowing it to have a big impact on the many local churches in La Plata.

6. Bless La Union (the church we're a part of in La Plata).

7. Bless the church plant our team has started in City Bell.

05.04.2009 May Requests: Please join us in praying that God would:

1. Allow Emily to safely and naturally give birth to a healthy baby.

2. Protect and nourish our marriage, using it for His glory.

3. Grant us a smooth transition into parenthood.

4. Bless and use George's second sermon to give the church a passion for God-centered worship in spirit and in truth.

5. Allow all the necessary pieces to fall into place for us to be able to buy a car.

6. Allow us to finish the BTCP revision by the end of May and use this new version to deeply encourage and equip national pastors and leaders.

03.16.2009 March Requests: We invite you to join us in praying for:

1. Our marriage, that God would be our first passion, drawing us closer together through Him.

2. A healthy baby.

3. The BTCP revision, that God would grant us perseverance and a keen eye to finish soon and with excellence.

4. Our small group Bible study, that those who've said they would come would actually attend and that we'd develop a deep authentic community in which we might be stimulated to more ardently pursue the glory of God in the arts.

02.23.2009 February Requests: Please join us in praying that God would:

1. Bless our marriage with God-centeredness, Spirit-filled submission to His Word, and gratitude.

2. Grant that the baby would be healthy and that the baby's heart beat would be easily detected when we go in for our sonogram on Wednesday.

3. George and the rest of the team would finish the Spanish BTCP revision with excellence.

4. Give George diligence and perseverance in his seminary class and grant that he would not merely acquire information but be transformed by the renewing of his mind.

01.21.2009 January Requests: Please join us in praying that God would:

1. Be the focus of our marriage, continually drawing us closer to Him and to one another.

2. Grant health and safety to Emily and the baby throughout the pregnancy and birth.

3. Allow us to finish the BTCP revision by the end of February.

4. Grant the new generation of leaders at La Union wisdom, holiness, knowledge of His Word, graciousness, dependence on Him, and love.

5. Allow the Bible study in City Bell to grow in both depth and number.

6. Use the Argentina team website to edify and encourage many in Latin America.

7. Give George diligence and perseverance in his seminary studies, resulting in a deeper relationship with God.