Archive for August, 2009

News from Fray Bentos

August 4, 2009

SAMS Prayer Partner Gonzalo Soria, pastor of the church in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, remarks that “we are excited to be discovering Christ and working as if everything depended on us, knowing that everything depends on Him!” This includes “restarting the young people’s group, which meets on Saturday afternoons. Please pray for this group, which is [...]

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Prayer Line

August 4, 2009

  Please continue to pray for the family of Latin Partner Danny Morrison in Chile.  His mother Marion has had a second heart attack and his wife Ary is in another hospital after suffering thrombosis.  Danny himself is off work recovering from illness.  Uphold this family through this very difficult time.   Tomorrow Ian & [...]

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The SAMS and Love for Life team returns

August 4, 2009

The SAMS and Love for Life team have returned safely from Argentina. They delivered the ‘Amor para toda la vida’ (Loving for Life) programme in schools and the programmes were very favourably received by young people, teachers, parents and church leaders alike. There was also the opportunity to network within the local diocese of Northern [...]

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News from Pablo Ochoa

August 4, 2009

Hello everyone! Just to let you know some news from Chile ! Here it is a wee wee wee  summary about life here… I’m doing well here, life is good.. God more than… and I think its  time to visit the lovely NI pretty soon. I wish! I’ve been working in our mission called MOU [...]

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Naomi Francey reflects on her time in Argentina

August 1, 2009

Naomi Francey Gilford Parish (Down & Dromore) My Gap Year…….. Where to start? It is difficult to sum up nine months in Argentina through SAMS Ireland into 200 words, but I’ll try my best. My work involved working with kids clubs, soup kitchens, children’s hospital visitation, being a teacher assistant in a primary and secondary [...]

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Megan Johnston reflects upon her gap year in Argentina

August 1, 2009

Megan Johnston from Lisburn Cathedral reflects upon her gap year with SAMS in Argentina. I spent nine months of my gap year in Salta, Northern Argentina as a volunteer with SAMS Ireland. I was based in a local Church called “El Redentor” where I was a leader of the children’s Bible study club. I participated [...]

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Reflections From Helen King

August 1, 2009

Reflections from Helen King (Shankill Parish, Lurgan) who has recently returned home from a gap year placement with SAMS Ireland in Argentina. Dear SAMS Supporters So, after 239 days and 6519 miles away from my house, family and friends I am finally home! After a lot of travelling and prayer I arrived in Salta, Argentina [...]

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