Archive for September, 2008

Helen King

September 29, 2008

I’m Helen and I’m going to Argentina to work with Cecilia and the Red Box Project as part of my university year abroad! I was there a few years ago as part of the SAMS btn programme, so as you can imagine I’m looking forward to getting back to see everyone again and enjoying some [...]

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Prayer line

September 29, 2008

Murray & Penny Metcalfe travel from Paraguay to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Saturday to present the documents of their adopted Paraguayan-born children, Alber, Jack & Luli, to the British Embassy with regard to their settlement in the UK when the family come home in December. Pray for God’s overruling in this complicated process and for [...]

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Prayer Line

September 17, 2008

A week ago the new government of Paraguay declared the drought in the Chaco an emergency.  Please pray for the communities there, for appropriate action by the authorities, and especially for rain. Continue to uphold nurse Beryl Baker in her tireless ministry to the sick and needy. Also in that area keep in prayer the [...]

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Prayer line

September 10, 2008

Among the many parts of the world enduring extreme weather conditions is southern Chile, where floods have caused considerable suffering and loss. Please pray for the people of that area, and include in your prayers Bishop Abelino & Paty Apeleo, the Anglican churches and the two schools – William Wilson School in Chol-Chol and the [...]

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Prayer request from Paraguay

September 10, 2008

At the moment there is an epidemic of vomiting and diarrhoea in the Chaco area where SAMS nurse, Beryl Baker is based. Beryl has placed an urgent request for medicines to distribute. These are expensive and funds are low. They are still waiting for the government to declare it an emergency zone. The cause of [...]

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La Caldera 2010

September 3, 2008

Following the successful mission trip by young people from Down and Dromore Diocese to Northern Argentina SAMS Ireland is launching a new project – La Caldera 2010. The project aims to help the Anglican church in Northern Argentina to develop following several difficult years. La Caldera is a retreat centre 30 minutes from the regional [...]

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Linn Tedman writes from Paraguay

September 2, 2008

Linn Tedman a SAMS mission partners in St. Andrew’s School has sent her latest prayer letter. She writes of school life, including a musical about Samuel, church life and big political changes in Paraguay.

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Naomi Francy updates

September 2, 2008

Red Box volunteer Naomi Francy continues to update her blog and recently uploaded some photos. Please have a read for her latest updates. She shares some prayer points: Some prayer points for Salta : For all the children in the orphanage, that they learn to treat eachother as they would like to be treated. That [...]

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New Latin Partners

September 2, 2008

Gonzalo and Leticia are ministers in the Anglican church in Uruguay. Read more about them in this profile.

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Prayer letters

September 2, 2008

Recent prayer letters from SAMS mission partners: The Soria’s in Uruguay. The Kirks in Chile. The Montoyas in Lima, Peru. The Meldrums in Olinda, Brazil. The Rowes in Spain.

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