Valdez Argentina Report

Nov. 2014

NEW BIRTHS

Marcelo was baptized in November after

several months of study with Osvaldo. He is

already looking for a place to serve in the

congregation. Please pray for his continued

growth in the Kingdom.

Anastasia has lived in Argentina for the

past six years since they emigrated from

the Ukraine. Her parents faithfully attend

our Friday night small group at home. Please

pray that Igor and Elena will also make this

important decision for their spiritual walk

with the Lord in the coming year.

Bye to Valdez Home Group ‘til Fall!

F

Areawide Ladies’ Day in Banfield

November the 8th, the Saturday before we

left Buenos Aires on furlough, the ladies

from the Caballito congregation traveled to

Banfield (about two hours away from the

Caballito congregation) to join ladies from

other Churches of Christ in the greater

Buenos Aires area for a day of fellowship

together. Rosalinda Walker came across the

river from Uruguay to be our keynote

speaker. The Banfield congregation is very

small so it was a great encouragement to the

sisters there to get to fellowship with

sisters from the surrounding area.

Special Days of Fellowship and

Good-byes

Saturday, November the 15th, the youth put

together a special “good-bye” dinner for

Marisa who plans to begin a Master’s degree

in Counseling in the States in January. Then,

on Sunday, we had our monthly luncheon in

Caballito and the members of the

congregation also said their good-byes. This

will be a big transition for all of us. Please

keep Marisa in your prayers.

Evangelists Dario Lopera, Osvaldo and Joel Banks said a

special prayer for Marisa during our lunch together.

Furlough Begins….

Meet Our New Sponsoring

Congregation: Westside Church of

Christ, Midland, Texas

Thank you to the leadership of the Westside Church of

Christ in Midland, TX for agreeing to take on the

sponsorship of our work in Buenos Aires.

Our first stop on furlough was in Midland,

TX. Thank you to Jim and Gwen Lorenz for

hosting us and for all of the delicious meals

and fellowship among the members at

Westside!

Jim and Gwen Lorenz with the Pafford family

Osvaldo preaching Sunday morning at Westside

Fellowship in the Vestal home with their children

Also thank you to the members of the

mission committee who hosted us for dinner

at the Tannich’s.

Next Stop Lubbock and Canyon, TX.

On the way to Borger, TX, we stopped at

LCU to take care of Marisa’s entrance

requirements for the spring semester. We

were blessed to see several friends there

including Travis Young who spent a year in

Argentina as an intern with the Caballito

congregation.

Travis Young with us in Lubbock

We also visited with Mary Stephens, one of

our faithful supporters, who lives in Canyon.

Mary Stephens with the Valdezes in Canyon, TX

Borger for Thanksgiving!

We spent Thanksgiving in Borger, TX with

Laura’s sister Deanna’s family. It was good

to be with family and also to have the

opportunity to visit with the folks at the

Borger Church of Christ which is one of

ourfaithful supporters.

Osvaldo met with the elders and he also

preached for the Spanish outreach and gave

a presentation on Sunday night for the

congregation. Thanks to Borger for all that

you do for the work in Argentina and in

other parts of the world!

Thanks so much to all for your

prayers and encouragement!

The Valdez family wishes all of

you a very happy holiday season

and we hope that you had a

special time with family and

friends over Thanksgiving.

Our journey continues west to

AZ and CA. We’ll tell you about

it in the next report…

May God bless!