Dear Praying Partners,
When I was a young believer living in California, I remember making a remarkable discovery. When one drives through the desert the only place you see life is where you find some water. The desert can seem like a dead and infertile land, but just add water and you will find life, even abundant life. The same is true when comparing summer and winter in California. The dry summers help to bring about those classic golden (read brown) California hills. But wait until winter and the seasonal rains will make those same hills turn as green as an Irish postcard. Just add water. The Spirit of God works much the same way. In His absence there is no life, no spiritual life in a human being. The life of a person without Christ is dull and without any meaningful, eternal fruit. But through faith in Christ, the Spirit of God comes in to abide as a life-giving presence and the believer’s life takes on an entirely new aspect.
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ But this He spoke concerning the Spirit . . . .” (John 7:37b-39a)
Our job as believers is to spread the message of the Gospel so that people might receive forgiveness and new life from God. Our job as missionaries to Argentina is to help train young Argentines to take leadership roles in the Gospel ministry in South America and beyond.
Your Fellowservants,
Dave & Patti West
