As promised...

Hello all!

Well, here goes a more detailed post. We are now about halfway through summer project! It's crazy how time has flown. It simultaneously feels like we just got here and that we've been here forever. It's so weird. Since there's so much ground to cover, I won't write about everything chronologically but I'll try to hit the high points. :)

Preparing to share at Cuidad Universatario

Our basic schedule is spending five hours a day on campus, starting spiritual conversations with students with the use of Soularium (http://www.campuscrusade.com/catalog/SOULARIUM.html) and a Spanish/English Four Spiritual Laws booklet (a CRU tract that explains the gospel in four points). Also on campus, we participate in English Clubs in which we practice grammar, vocabulary, and conversation with Argentine students. On Wednesdays, we all as a movement, summer project people and nationals, go to a different campus each week and share. We also have training times, socials, outreaches, Bible studies, prayer meetings, and discipleship throughout the week.

Gospel training

Debriefing after a Wed of sharing

 Talking about spiritual things and sharing the Gospel for about 25 hours a week has been EXHAUSTING, in every sense of the word. Physically, emotionally, spiritually.. But the Lord has renewed us in such merciful ways from fun times with our teams to encouraging conversations with Argentines to allowing us to see people accept Christ into their hearts. I have learned so much about relying on the Holy Spirit to work in people's hearts. It has been so tempting to just want to try to convince them logically that the Gospel is true but it has been so freeing to stop relying on myself and just let God work. God has clearly been working the hearts of so many students here. It's insane how many people I've spoken to that are just perfectly placed and ready to hear the Gospel. Many believe in God and desire a relationship with Him but have no idea how that is accomplished. How good is God that he lets us be the ones to tell them?!? Me and some of my various SP partners have a few meetings with Argentines this week to catch up so please pray for that! Some have had the Gospel shared with them, others may hear it for the first time this week.

Friend from English Club being shared with

English Club has been so fun and just a really great way to make and further relationships with Argentines. This past Friday after English Club, we ate lunch with and hung out with people for about five hours. It was so fun! I learned some new words (for example, chamuyero/a which is basically the Argentine equivalent of a flirty creeper). We all shared different aspects of our cultures and lives and it was just so fun. Please pray that God would use these relationships and work through them. That He would give us the courage to be vulnerable and go deeper with these friends and share what He has done in our lives!

We really have been having some rough times on project as well, though. We have definitely been seeing some spiritual warfare go on. Many team members have been struggling with sickness, nightmares, lies, exhaustion, and just a lot of stuff. Please be in prayer against that. :) We know it is happening because God is doing such amazing things here in Buenos Aires! What with morale being low because of that, we all definitely needed a pick me up. We've gotten the chance to do some fun touristy things which has been great! Last weekend we went to a lovely neighborhood named Boca.

Houses at Boca

Doin' the tango!

All the houses and buildings were painted different colors and there were people everywhere outside doing the tango! It was really cool to just walk around and see all the sights. As fun as that was, it was nothing compared to what we got to do yesterday! Our lovely and wonderful directors (after some hard work and financial maneuvering) organized a trip for us to go to an Argentine estancia or what we would call a country home or ranch. While there, we got to ride horses, go on a carriage ride, eat another asado, and watch some cool folk dancing. It was a really nice relaxing day, out of the city, with perfect weather and some fresh air. We also got to meet some chamuyero gauchos (cowboys). What more could you want from a trip??

Anyway, I thank all of you for your prayers and thoughts. I hope that everything is well in the States and I miss you all!


Love,


Melicia