
Canadian Board Meetings
General Director, Tom Gibbons, reports: Thank you for your prayers over the weekend. Debbie and I arrived home last night from the Canadian Board meeting
General Director, Tom Gibbons, reports: Thank you for your prayers over the weekend. Debbie and I arrived home last night from the Canadian Board meeting
Just telling someone not to be afraid usually doesn’t work—you really need to give them a good reason. In the middle of a storm, Jesus
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of
Being approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:4) We thank God for your prayers for our family and ministry here
We are thankful for all the hard work from our local Santiago churches to get ready to host the tri-country Pastor/Missionary conference. There were several challenges that we faced
Being at home is a funny concept: how do we decide when we are at home or not? After spending six months traveling around the
Lk 21:28; “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” We live in a
Thank you for your prayers! With help from three grandsons we cleared more ground around the Mission house at Pumalal. Now for the grass seed
Girls’ Visit Right after Mother’s Day, both Ruth and Patricia were able to come down to Argentina to visit us during their summer break. All
As we think back over the past six months of visiting our teammates—both churches and individuals, we can’t stop thanking God for the incredible partnership
We rejoice that a believer in the Antofagasta Church publicly obeyed Christ in baptism this past Sunday. This gentleman publicly professed Christ as Lord and
Thank you for your prayers. This last week was cloudy, some rain (mud) and frost on Saturday morning when we poured the sidewalk. During the
The original well dried up due to a prolonged drought in the area. An attempt to deepen the well was made but could only manage to go several feet. Water did come out, but not sufficient to irrigate, let alone to fill up the future pool.
Goal: To provide water for the soccer field, the bathroom building and other green areas
Location area: Next to the soccer field
Steps to complete project:
Goal: Provide a place where children can play on traditional playground equipment with swings, slides, hanging bridges, etc.
Location area: Next to the sand volleyball area
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Goal: Provide stationary group games for children and teens
Location area: Next to girl’s dorm
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To provide adequate housing for the staff during the time that they are ministering at the camp. The staff housing would include 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a kitchen and a dining area in the 2nd and 3rd floor.
Location area: Main building (above current kitchen)
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To provide an overflow room for extra staff or guests.
Location area: Behind the soccer field
Steps to complete project:
Goal: Move current parking area (next to the main building) to the front of the boy’s dorm.
Location area: Main building area
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To have a green zone right outside the main building with adequate seating area (this also includes swings) to do follow up counseling sessions after meetings.
Location area: Next to main building
Steps to complete project:
Goal: Build and observation deck facing the soccer field and mountains, creating a seating area for meetings, devotions, meals, etc.
Location area: Main building
Steps to complete project:
Goal: Utilize the high ceiling to create a second floor above the current dining area (50×50 feet / 15×15 meters). This would give us another large meeting area, a game room and a control room for the first floor.
Location area: Main building
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To provide an outdoor covered cement pad to carry on different programs and activities.
Location area: Back of the soccer field
Steps to complete project:
Goal: Adequate housing for campers.
Location area: Current boys’ dorm
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To create an outside eating area near the main building area.
Location area: Near the main building
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To construct a place where food can be grilled outside to alleviate the kitchen in their meal preparations
Location area: Near the main building
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To recuperate our soccer field that once was green and now is brown or without grass.
Location area: Near the main building
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To fill the sand volleyball court with the appropriate sand.
Location area: Sand volleyball court
Steps to complete project:
Goal: Create a seating area to have devotions as a cabin or simply a relaxed place for conversations.
Location area: Various places around the camp
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To add a variety of obstacles to work through as a cabin. This is a vital part of our program; it promotes teamwork and reveals character traits.
Location area: Behind the boy’s cabin
Steps to complete project:
Goal: To provide some green areas near the existing buildings.
Location area: Near buildings
Steps to complete project:
Goal: Create a chapel area next to the main building where a small group can meet. Currently the camp church plant group is in need of a bigger place to meet. This would serve not only for the church plant, but also as a new meeting room for the camp ministry.
Location area: Next to main building
Steps to complete project:
The church in Carmelo has hired labor to remove the old roof of the church and replace it with a new one. When the roof is finished, they will be ready for the next phase of the building process, which is having skilled workers come to help with drywall, plumbing, electrical, tiling and painting.
The Carmelo missionary team is aiming to schedule work teams to begin in August or September of 2022 and beyond.
The goal is to build a game-friendly outdoor area for kids as well as a covered soccer field with wire netting and lights.
This project includes demolition of existing walls to enlarge the auditorium space, along with the construction of two bathrooms, two Sunday school rooms and a foyer for reception.