Have you read the book: Gospel Patrons (People whose Generosity Changed the World) by John Rinehart? It presents the concept of Gospel Patrons as people that used their personal resources for extending God’s Kingdom. A businessman called Simon was asked: what is “Gospel Patronage”? His answer: “My own story began several years ago as I was about to launch a new company. I realized that if the business succeeded then I stood to make a lot of money. I also knew I needed a strategy in place to be able to prosper financially without failing spiritually. So, I began to look for examples in history and soon found that when God raised up preachers and missionaries to lead the great movements of the gospel, He also raised up patrons to come alongside those leaders as partners in the work”(p. 21). Inspired by John Rinehart's insightful reflections in “Gospel Patrons,” we are reminded that our collective efforts to complete the Great Commission echo a rich tradition of individuals leveraging their resources for eternal purposes.
“In a culture of individuality that is obsessed with heroes, it’s easy to forget that God works through the Body of Christ: the collection of collaborators who each offer their unique gifts, talents and distinctions to the effort that results in the glory of God and the expansion of His kingdom. Ministry—by God’s design—is a team sport” (p. 14).
As you delve into the updates within this newsletter, we invite you to see how your partnership has catalyzed transformation in many lives. Your generosity and prayers continue to pave the way for lives touched and souls reached. Together, we affirm that through unity and dedication, we can achieve far more than we could alone. Whether it is talents, money, or time, we can all invest in God’s eternal kingdom.
Together we are reaching the lost by training the found.
Ministry Highlights
Contacto Universitario: Mothers in Prayer.
Twenty-eight moms are registered from different provinces to pray for their college sons and daughters once a week with Virginia. Testimony: "The prayer meetings have been a great blessing to me. God used every week meeting via zoom so I would grow in my prayer life and especially learn to pray with understanding and conformity and with the support of God's Word. It's not that I didn't pray before, but I didn't know how to do it by applying biblical verses and since I started doing it that way regarding situations that my son was going through, God began to work a miracle in my son's life for which I am so grateful to Him. My son had gone to so many doctors, and they couldn't find anything, but the Holy Spirit did know, and God worked in healing in my son's life. The wonderful thing is that I can now share this growth in my prayer life with other mothers of children of college students in my city that are facing discouragement and trials. It's a great blessing to be part of this virtual prayer meetings every week." Norma Lucero, a mom of a university student that joins Virginia along other moms every week via zoom from different Argentine provinces.
Four hour Marriage Seminar
Building healthy and strong marriages @ Iglesia Nueva Vida, Cordoba Argentina
Testimonies: “The specific aspects of our marriage relationship that we felt were in need of healing and restoration were: 1) communication, 2) unforgiveness and mutual trust, 3) understanding of the emotional buttons and reactions that each of us has, 4) to talk about our past hurts and to be able together to give it to the Lord in order receive forgiveness. This seminar was so needed!” M&S
What practical tools have you learned that have been most useful in this seminar?
“1) Communicating and talking about things that hurt us as a couple understanding aspects that we never considered before since we got married, 2) Conflict Management, 3) Set goals together to grow in sanctification in all areas of life. We recieved healing from God and many tools to apply to our marriage. PTL” G&T
Prayer Requests
--Pray for Wisdom & Discernment: In the upcoming months we have been invited to offer seminars on: marriage, overcoming trauma, ministering to men, developing Christian community as well as speak at the local church. Pray for us to have wisdom and discernment.
--Pray for our university ministry team: Pray for our team who are in different parts of the country, Hernan & Soledad - Buenos Aires; Pablo y Belen - Entre Rios; Enrique & Rutsuko - Misiones. Pray for open doors for each couple to promote and develop ministry through the local church.
--Pray for health, saferty, and provision as we travel in and out of Argentina.
--Pray for more workers, “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Mt. 9:38)
