Que Tal everybody, this is Beau writing from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Today was a fun day ending with an inspirational night. The team returned to Universidad De Belgrano where some stayed to share with the students, and Wes, Jordan and I excepted a Table Tennis challenge from a group of Argentinian students. As Jordan and I were chauffered to the place of the informal Ping-Pong tourney by one of the students, we experienced the skill of a local driver. Suffice to say, driving in Buenos Aires is not for the faint of heart. After an hour of intense play in the basement of a shopping center, the American team emerged victorious by only three wins-10 to 13-by the skin of our teeth. Back at Univ. de Belgrano, Micah had a great conversation with a student named Matias, and was able to draw on some of his forgotten Spanish from old classes.
One of the highlights of the day, though was the debrief period in the evening. Pablo (a Christian student at Belgrano who we connected with Dave, and who was a formidable opponent in Ping-Pong) shared with the group. He emphasized how before we arrived he had prayed for some Christians to help him reach the school for Christ. Pablo stated, "I want students to know the God I know." Mentioning his Joy at finding Christian brothers in the mission field Pablo said, "Before you came there was only two of us, but now that I met Dave their is three, and there will soon be more." Our group was overjoyed because this was our intention in coming here. We sought to connect Dave to some local Christian students. After praying for Pablo, Dave concluded the night with a few words of encouragement. He stated simply in a quiet but powerful voice, "even though each of us are unique, God will use you in your own way to share his gospel." Dave ended saying, "your life of faith in Jesus is a journey, and if you trust him he will accomplish things you never dreamed of." Its so inspirational to me that if you give your all for Jesus, and keep him in the center of your life, he will never leave you in want. Missionaries Dave and Paula Sinclair of Argentina, and our team leader Weston White and his family (future missionaries to Spain) are such amazing examples of this concept.
Hasta Luego,
Beau Larimer
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