Some recent prayer letters received into the SAMS office: Felipe and Sarah Yáñez in Málaga, Spain FEISA Praise & Prayer Peter and Sally Bartlett preparing to go to Paraguay Patrick & Rosie Butler in Paraguay International Anglican Family Network Iglesia Anglicana Paraguaya
Dear Friends, Hello from England!! Rose and I arrived back in this fair land on January 26th after an 11 hr flight from Rio de Janeiro. It’s great to be back even despite the freezing weather! Rose is enjoying getting to know snow for the first time in her life, I’m sure the excitement will [...]
Please keep in prayer tomorrow’s hearing of the Supreme Court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, concerning the appalling deforestation in the Province of Salta. On Sunday Carnival starts in Brazil for the four days leading up to Lent. In Recife this is also the time for an evangelistic outreach to the revelers’ and others, so [...]
Associate Mission Partner Janet Mena has been involved with SAMS since 1964. She and her grandson Felipe arrive tomorrow from southern Chile to spend a month in the UK. Pray for their visit to meet family, friends and former missionary colleagues, and remember Janet’s husband Alberto in Temuco. Next Monday (16th) classes begin at St [...]
Gwen Carlisle and Mags Southern, Head and Deputy Head of St Andrew’s School in Asunción, Paraguay, recently visited the UK. They shared a number of developments: A new generation of independently-minded young people are growing up who never experienced the Stroessner dictatorship which dominated Paraguay for 35 years. This poses fresh challenges for the school [...]
It was humbling and also encouraging to watch over 450 people arrive at the South American Mission Societies (SAMS) annual gathering in Craigavon Civic Centre, especially as the snow and freezing temperatures added complications to driving conditions. The SAMS Ireland ‘Friday Night Live’ event aspires to inform, encourage and challenge individuals and churches regarding [...]
Dear Friends Christmas has come and gone, and almost before I have been able to draw breath, here we are in February! First of all, a huge thank you to all those who sent greetings for Christmas and the New Year. I really do enjoy receiving your cards, letters and emails that bring news [...]
After a long time without hearing from Beryl (server failure at her end, probably), we are pleased to report her latest news. At the moment of writing this, her complaint – “we desperately need many heavy falls of rain as the lack of it is causing all the plantations to shrivel and the water that [...]
Plans are currently underway for the visits of volunteers from Churches in England and Ireland to work for 3 weeks on a variety of projects organised through the Anglican Church in Paraguay and in association with the South American Mission Society (SAMS). July Group This group will be based on the outskirts of Asunción, the [...]
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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.
