In Buenos Aires

Hi!

This weekend I’m in our National Church Council meeting.

Some pictures to see.

Have a blessed Trinity time,

Gustavo

Our National Day

In the year 1810, in May, the 25th, was the first time when people who born here shows independence to Spain. Was a not short way (we declare formally inependence in 1816… six years after!!!), but a begining to understand this land as a country, and not a colony.
People who starts this independence movement was influenced mainly by french revolution and U.S. independence movement.
And also, may the 25th is a day to eat “locro” (a kind of corn and pork stew that we enjoy a lot)
Locro is one of our typical dishes; and we want to share a recipe, just in case you wnt to try prepare… (we take it from: www.livinginargentina.com)

Ingredients

500 grs. Corn grains
250 grs. Of white beans
1 Kg. beef from the chest of the cow (ask the butcher for ?pechito? de vaca)
500 grs. Salted bones of pork
1 Kg. of yellow “Criolla” squash
A bunch of green onions
150 grs. Of fat
Salt, red pepper, ground chili

Preparation

Wash the corn and the beans well and leave them to soak in water (all night in different bowls until the next night.) Boil the corn with the meat and the salted bones for an hour. Also, separately boil the beans for one hour, then add the squash cut into cubes, along with the beans to the principal pot. Add the salt and ground chili. Stir the contents constantly with a wooden spoon for a half an hour. Separately in a small pan, melt the fat, then add a large spoonful of red pepper. A dish served with the locro is a spoonful of the fried fat with red pepper (it makes a red oil) on top, and it is finished with finely hopped green onion.

A request for your prayers

We have just received word from Pastor Gustavo that Brunhilde Ede is seriously ill and is hospitalized. Please keep Brunhilde in your prayers.

Pastor Gustavo acaba de informarnos de que Brunhilde Ede está muy enferma y está en el hospitál. Por favor, mantenga a Brunhilde en sus oraciones.

A wedding at San Juan Bautista!

This Saturday, April 18, at 7 p.m., Monica Herrera and Daniel Vaquero are getting married at Iglesia San Juan Bautista. This is the first wedding at San Juan Bautista since Gustavo has been pastor there. Everyone is very excited! Blessings and best wishes to Monica and Daniel!
¡El sábado que viene, el 18 de abril, a las siete de la tarde, Monica Herrera y Daniel Vaquero se casan! Es el primer matrimonio a celebrarse en San Juan Bautista desde que está el Pastor Gustavo. ¡Toda la gente está muy emocionada! Bendiciones y felicitaciones a Monica y Daniel.

Easter Greetings from Encuentro Bíblico

This Easter card was made by the youngest children in the Encuentro Bíblico program.
Esta tarjeta está hecha por los niños más pequeños del Encuentro Bíblico para chicos.

Photos from Doug and Anne

Here’s a link to the photos from Doug and Anne

Photos

Brian

Another Message from Chris

Here’s a link to another message from Chris

http://bethlehem-church.org/node/312697

Anne and Doug are home from Argentina

Our trip home from Argentina went smoothly, and Doug and I arrived home safely this morning. It was so wonderful to see everyone from San Juan Bautista again and spend time with them. I will try to post pictures soon.

Nuestros vuelos fueron bien, y Doug y yo llegamos a casa sin novedad. Fue tan maravillosa ver la gente de San Juan Bautista de nuevo y pasar tiempo con ellos. Voy a publicar fotos de nuestro viaje en el blog pronto.

Another Blog Post From Chris

We have another blog post from Chris.   Here’s the link

http://bethlehem-church.org/node/312692

Message from Chris

Chris wrote today on the Bethlehem Site.  Here’s a link to it: http://bethlehem-church.org/node/312672#comment-493

Brian