not as we planned

      After two weeks in Cordoba, we took a 12 hour bus ride back to Buenos Aires to pick up  students there and the next morning took a 26 hour bus ride south to Piedra del Aguila in the province of Neuquen. Every year Campus Crusade in Argentina holds a summer Mapuchee Missions Project. There are over 46 indigenous communities inhabited by Mapuchee indians in the region all with spiritual, social and emotional needs. Through the project we hope to share God's love by sharing the gospel, meeting some of their physical needs, and training the existing believers on how to share their faith and helping them to serve those around them. 

      Students and professionals from all over Argentina were a part of making this project happen. I got to go back to the town of Piedra del Aguila again this year. At the beginning of the project we had a retreat with all of the teams. Things went a little crazy. Our forms of transportation were nothing but cooperative. There were many busses and vans that broke down or couldn't make it to the retreat in time. We had a great time despite the set-backs of the other teams. We worshiped together and also spent time learning how to minister to the Mapuchee Indians. We learned more about them and their nature gods that they worship and the reservations that they have about different cultures. 

        At the end of a meaningful and helpful weekend, we split off into our respective teams to be sent off to different small towns around the South of Argentina. We didn't have very far to go. Our team stayed in the same town where the retreat was held. We had an amazing time of learning and growing in ministry. around 100 people heard the gospel of Jesus in those ten days! One of my favorite things was when we traveled to a nearby little town named Santo Tomas. It was a town with a few dirt roads, a municipal building and a school. Since we were there during their summer, we helped out with the summer camp in the school. We played with the kids there and showed them the love of Jesus. We also had a projection of the Jesus film for children, which we had about 25 young people in attendance. (Pictured below) Overall, it was a wonderful experience for our team to show the love of Jesus to the town. 

Below: One of our teammates Leo sharing the gospel with the kids after the movie.