This is part of the 2009 Aposento Alto missions team that will be heading to Uruguay next month! As most of you already know, this will be the 5th consecutive year our Bolivian church has sent a short-term missions team out to minister internationally.
So why Uruguay?
Uruguay, unlike its catholic neighbors, is by far & away the most atheistic nation in South America. Uruguay is a small country, made up of largely european immigrants & descendants who for the most part esteem logic, intellectualism, individualism & humanism over faith or a relationship w/ Jesus Christ. And while there is a church presence in Uruguay, the mainstream culture feels they have 'moved on' from professing a belief in or a need for Jesus Christ, and in the last decade have been quite unwelcoming to the gospel.
Uruguay needs Jesus Christ
The 2009 trip will have as its focus community service - ministering & lending a hand in areas of much need. The team will be partnering with YWAM Uruguay & the local church in Montevideo (the capital city). The team also plans to visit hospitals, pray for the sick and serve in retirement homes for the elderly & in children's orphanages - sharing the gospel through art & drama, helping w/ service projects, & organizing fun activities for kids & the elderly many of whom are seldom visited.
The team is currently raising funds to be able to go by bus, a 2 day trip, and minister in Uruguay. If you'd like to partner financially w/ the team, you can deposit a gift into Patty's account in the U.S.
Wachovia - Checking Acct. #1010199456033
Please pray for the team & the folks they're going to minister to as they prepare for the trip next month!
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