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Dear Partner in the Gospel,I first want to thank you for being so kind and generous as to supporting LighthouseBible Church in sending a team out to Argentina this past July. I can safely say that all of theteam members were amazed at how giving you were and how your actions truly speak volumes of your love for the spread of the Gospel. I can say as a partner in the Gospel to theArgentines, your efforts did not return void. This year was truly a blessing from God in that He allowed us to spend time with the people of Argentina, and specifically, the members of Iglesia Biblica Misionera (Missionary Bible Church) in Tucuman.Getting to Argentina alone proved to be a difficult time for us, since it eventually ledus to lose a day that was originally planned to be with the church. However, knowing that God does work all things for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28), we were that much more thankful to get to Tucuman and immediately celebrate our love for God and forone another. We could tell that not only were we eager to see and spend time with IBM, but IBM was eager to spend time with us as well. With the occasional food as well as soccergame, there were many opportunities to spend talking with them and even understandingmore of their circumstances, and how they do not let that sway their allegiance to our Lord.Seeing Cacho (one of my closest friends and a leader in the church), Silvia his wife andSantiago, their son, was such a joy to see and another opportunity for us to fellowship andbe a source of loving encouragement to each other. Of course, spending time with PastorJorge, Norma and Josue their son was again a beautiful example of a married couple that are deeply in love with each other and their love for the people that God called them tominister to. I dont think I see anything more beautiful than their example, and how the waythey live their lives gives me something to strive for in my own life, especially in theirfocused love for the new and older Christians in the faith. Meeting a man named Lalo anddiscovering that Pastor Jorge has been discipling him since April of this year shows thecommitment Pastor Jorge has to his flock, especially when I listen to Lalo expressconvictions about the importance of being a dedicated member of your own church,something I didnt realize until three years after being a Christian. Lalo had only been aChristian since April! Praise God for the work that is taking place in his life.Not only was there joy in spending time with the IBM church, but in partnering withthem in going out and sharing the power of God in our proclamation of the Gospel. Eachday led me to be with a translator, as well as one of the youth of the church, going around,clapping in front of their houses (instead of knocking on doors), and having times of goingin depth with the Gospel. Yet, in my case, I could only spend enough time to get the Gospelto a single person each day! The only exceptions were when I got to talk with a number of kids out at a park, where we invited them to come later that night to not only givetestimony of what God has done in our lives, but also to speak out the Gospel that God hasgiven us to tell everyone. On average, a conversation I had with someone willing to listen