Archive for August, 2009

News and Prayer

August 25, 2009

On Thursday (27th) the Yáñez family return to Spain after two months in the UK.  Please uphold Felipe & Sarah taking up a ministry of hospitality and also working among immigrants in the Málaga area.  Pray for suitable accommodation for them, and for sons Samuel & Aaron as the school year starts on 7 September. [...]

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More prayer letters

August 25, 2009

Some more prayer letters received into the SAMS office: Ruth and Efraim Vilella Julio and Norma Montoya (including a letter from Isabel Montoya) Danny & Ary Morrison Esperanza Foster Home, Paraguay (update from Penny Metcalfe)

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Latest news and prayer letters

August 21, 2009

Some news and prayer letters received into the SAMS office: Andy and Rose Roberts Andrew and Maria Leake Clarie Holmes Latest news on land issues in Northern Argentina

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Presidential Meeting in Paraguay!

August 20, 2009

  Greetings from Paraguay to all at SAMS Ireland.  Everything has gone really well again this year.  I am sure that the experience will have deepened the faith of the SAMS Ireland volunteers and given them a greater understanding of what mission is about.  They have all been a great group.   Throughout the last two [...]

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News and Prayer

August 19, 2009

Work by the Argentine Bible Society on typesetting the Toba New Testament is taking place in Buenos Aires.  Pray for the accuracy of this work, prior to printing in Korea, and for the Toba people, coordinator Michael Browne and his Toba translator colleagues as they eagerly await publication and launch in December.   Also in [...]

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News update

August 12, 2009

During August a second group of short term volunteers are doing Mission Paraguay. The UK part of the team are building a new church in Río Verde, a strategic location in the Chaco and a stopping-off point for many travellers, while the Irish half are in Concepción, Bishop Andrés Rodríguez’ base, and are involved in [...]

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Congratulations

August 12, 2009

SAMS Ireland wants to congratulate the Rev Trevor Johnston who has been appointed the Crosslinks Ireland Team Leader. Trevor takes up his post on 1st September 2009.

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News and Prayer Info

August 12, 2009

First, Paul and Sarah Tester give thanks that the youth mission trip to Juliaca in the south of Peru, mentioned in the Prayer Line three weeks ago, went very well.  The church plant there is beginning its own Sunday School and Youth Group as a result. Please pray for Rev. Rubén Mancilla and the congregation [...]

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‘Dead’ baby revives before funeral in Paraguay

August 9, 2009

A premature baby declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Paraguay was found to be alive hours later when he was taken home for a funeral wake. Jose Alvarenga said he had discovered his son was alive after he heard crying from the box in which he was placed. The family of the baby, [...]

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Latest prayer letters and news

August 7, 2009

Some prayer letters and news recently received into the SAMS office: Linn Tedman – St Andrew’s School, Asuncion, Paraguay Mags Southern and Gwen Carlisle – St Andrew’s School, Asuncion, Paraguay News from Olinda Mission Paraguay – extracts from the penultimate report from the July team by John Barnes Final report on Mission Paraguay 2009′s July [...]

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