25th December 2008 To my very wonderful family and friends…. Hola from sunny (and slightly thundery) Salta!! This is my very first time bein in the southern hemisphere for Christmas and also I think the 1st time I’ve ever written a Christmas letter. (apart from those to Santa Claus) Well as the muppets would say, [...]
Happy Christmas to all who visit the SAMS Ireland web site. Your partnership in mission is valued.
Hugo Vergara has had many varied journeys of late. “My last and very complicated trip was to a church 120 kilometers from Juárez, deep in the Chaco, in the community of El Quemado. It took 3 hours on a very dusty road and at three o’clock in the afternoon it was 45°C. We arrived at [...]
Teachers needed in Paraguay Head Teacher Gwen Carlisle writes from St Andrew’s School in Asunción, Paraguay:“We are going to be desperate for teachers by February [the start of the 2009 academic year], especially secondary English teachers and a secondary maths teacher wouldn’t come amiss either!” Is God calling you or someone you know to serve [...]
Dear SAMS Ireland, Time runs so fast that I was convinced of having written just a few weeks ago but then I realized that the only way it could be like that… would be if weeks were 30 days each. Not that I have forgotten you but I was running late. Finally I have [...]
Christmas Reflections Andy Roberts, a SAMS volunteer in Olinda, Brazil, reflects on a very different kind of Christmas. In Brazil 25 million children live in extremely deprived conditions. 8 million of these live on the streets, forming gangs to survive, and many will be killed before they reach the age of 18. ‘My Father’s House’ [...]
Brazil should have a greater role in international affairs and a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, says French President Nicolas Sarkozy. On a visit to Rio de Janeiro Mr Sarkozy said Brazil and the EU would adopt a common position on the global financial crisis at the next G20 meeting. The French leader [...]
Some recent prayer letters into the SAMS office: Andy Roberts Linn Tedman Beryl Baker Peter & Barbara Jordan Olinda Di Tamaki St. Andrew’s College
We begin by praising God for some news received this morning from Sandra Barrientos in Tarija, Bolivia. Her husband Walter had his second round of treatment for throat cancer last month; it took place in Córdoba, Argentina, and involved a new procedure performed with a laser. The tumour was reduced by 68%, way above expectations. [...]
We’re launching a new project to support the work of Beryl Baker in the Paraguayan Chaco. Berly is a nurse and has provided primary health care for indigenous communities in the Chaco for around 30 years. To read more click on the image below to download the brochure.
Christian mission is about being inside out and upside down! It is about change and transformation. It turns individuals and communities inside out. It is about people in every nation discovering and living by the upside down values and priorities of God’s Kingdom. Read more ... [pdf]
Mission Paraguay supports the work of the Diocese of Paraguay through numerous initiatives.
St. Andrew's School Asunción is looking for nursery, primary and secondary teachers. No Spanish is required as language training is provided. For further information click here for an overview of the school.
Listo - help for your church service, youth group, midweek, or special event.
Resources - photos, videos and resources to download.
God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede!
Click here to view the Prayer Lines Dec 2011 & Jan 2012
Click here to view the Paraguay Prayer Calendar Jan & Feb 2012
FUSION - invest in a Latin Partner.
Red Box Project - gap year opportunities in Argentina.
Support - projects & mission partners.
