The Liberator

On Sunday, September 23, I went to the Libertador Church in Buenos Aires. This church has been working for some time in a slum 150 km away, and for the past year has been starting to incorporate CHE principles in their work. My friend Annie goes to this church, and it is also my supervisor Bibiana’s home church.

A month ago something terrible happened within the church. Bibiana and I spoke with the pastor after the service and he said that they were receiving help and support from many other churches in town. The combination of the open and humble attitude of the leadership of the Libertador church and the current church climate in Argentina, where denominational differences have ceased to be divisive, has led to great unity.

During the church service the pastor encouraged the church members to use all means of communication to bless other people, not to spread gossip. He even went so far as to give time in the service to pray over cell phones and use them to encourage others. What an amazing story of God's grace moving when we are humble and prepared to give over all of ourselves to God. How exciting to begin working in Argentina at such a time as this!

After church we went for asado at a nearby restaurant. Here are some of us:

Several servings of appetizer (melted cheese with ham and empanadas), different salads, and four courses of meat were available. In the photo below you can see tripe and kidneys.