Step Week 4 Hola! This week has been yet again full of blessings and fun, albeit a few difficult times with university disappointments and illness, we’ve ended the week happy and in high spirits! Sunday afternoon took an eventful turn, with April fools galore. Many personal items ended up in the freezer, ketchup in water … Continued
Step week 3 ¡Hola! Happy Easter weekend to everyone back home from the Step team! We have had another brilliant week full of fun and challenging experiences, which have really allowed us to immerse ourselves in Chilean culture. After church on Sunday, we worked for a few hours in the sun to lay down the … Continued
Step Week 2 Hola! Our second week in Chile has flown by and as a team we are all feeling very welcome in our new home. Although we are settling in well, we are also still discovering new things everyday as we work with German and his team on the new church. However, one thing … Continued
Step Week 1 Hola everyone! We have had an amazing first week in Chile, learning more about the people and their culture every day. This past week we have been overwhelmed by the generosity (mainly in the form of food!) of the people we have met so far and feel so blessed by their kindness. … Continued
Latin Link held its International Assembly in Guatemala from 1–7 February, drawing together its members from across Latin America and Europe to consider the next phase of mission and endorse some key decisions. An important moment was the handover of the International Team Leader (ITL) role from Alan Tower to Paul Turner. Alan, who served … Continued
Ian Horne recently visited the Puno region of Peru, to ascertain how widespread the issue of anaemia is there, and to begin to find ways of combatting it. ‘I travelled to Ayaviri, partly to encourage churches there and to give training on healthy nutrition with womens’ groups,’ says Ian. ‘However, I also wanted to investigate the … Continued
An innovative youth ministry in Argentina is seeing young people find Jesus and grow in their faith. The youth ministry of a church in Salta, Argentina, is reaching out to and discipling young people. San Andrés Anglican Church runs a creative and innovative youth outreach called EJE. Young people are invited by their friends to … Continued
Latin Link member Verna Langrell was recently part of a team that ran an Arts-based holiday Bible camp on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. Verna was joined by her friend Sharon (from DunLaoghaire Evangelical Church) and her sister Heather, plus members of the regular JEAME street team, to do a variety of Arts-based activities … Continued
Saturday Today was our day off and we were heading to Antigua, with Suzanne (our short term coordinator) as our unofficial tour guide. The drive to Antigua was about an hour and included beautiful views of the volcanoes. Our first stop was Cerro De la Cruz (Hill of the Cross), named so because of the … Continued