About Family, Friends, & IBP

Ellis' (left) & Nicholsons (right)

After our Spiritual Emphasis week at IBP we attended our biannual missionary fellowship meeting.  This was a special and unique meeting as it was our last with our Regional Directors, Dick and Cynthia Nicholson, who are retiring.  It was also our last with Dave and Carol Ellis as our Area Directors, as they have been elected to be the new Regional Directors for the Latin America and Caribbean region.

It was also our last fellowship with Felicia as she will be moving on and leaving the nest. Her plan is to enjoy some time here in Argentina without having to think about studying, and then go to the states in January to begin college.   Pray for her and for this transition time in her life, and for us too, as we will miss her terribly.

The recent term at IBP ended smoothly and with so many challenges and much to think about in planning for the next term.

We are so thankful for what the Lord is doing in the lives of our students and graduates.  Currently we have 47 alumni who are serving either as pastors, pastor's wives, or missionaries in Argentina, Spain, Brazil, and Africa (Chad). They are the good fruit for which we praise God!

This past weekend, we travelled 3 hours south to the little coastal town of Camarones (shrimp) where  we visited a young family who have been serving as pastors for the past 3 years.  Their congregation grew from about 15 to 80 during that time.  It was great to be able to see their work firsthand and to encourage them to press on and to persevere.