not going anywhere for a while, hopefully

We are back from our trip to Chaco (a province in northern Argentina). Thank you so much for your prayers for safe travel and for strength and energy despite very little sleep. God heard.

The purpose of the trip was for us to participate in a multi-church family conference that involved churches from all over Chaco in order to develop our team's relationship with them and to share with them about the Bible Training Center for Pastors.

The churches there seemed to be encouraged just by the simple fact that some North Americans would make the trip all the way up there to fellowship with them (the campground where the conference was held is basically a 19 hour trip from where we live in City Bell). There were about 10 pastors and leaders from various churches that listened to George's presentation of the BTCP. About 4 or 5 of them are interested in possibly starting BTCPs in their hometowns.

A little about our recent travels. We calculated between us that in the last 8 days we've slept in 7 different places: Denton, an airplane, City Bell, an overnight bus to Chaco, a tent, a hotel, an overnight bus back from Chaco.

Geographically, Chaco is a lot like west Texas: flat, dry, and HOT. When we got off the bus we felt like we were being suffocated in a heavy down comforter. Thankfully we were treated to incredible hospitality in the home of a family from a local church. There we were able to recover a little bit before we made the trip to the campground where the conference was held. We stayed two sleepless nights in a tent and then left to make the trip home, which involved three more bus rides (one that was overnight) and an hour long remis (which is like a taxi) ride. Needless to say, it is good to finally be back in City Bell with no major travel plans on the horizon.

Thanks again for your prayers for our trip! We are thankful that we've had energy to get things done around the house that need to be done since we've been back.

Thanks also for your prayers for Mike Terry (the pastor who had the triple bypass heart surgery). His recovery is slow (as expected), but going well.

Posted January 22, 2008 by George and Emily.

 


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08-30-2010 ¿Qué pasa con los Rambows?
11-23-2009 fulfilling semester
09-11-2009 ...and we're back.
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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


George and Emily Rambow


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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.