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A couple of weeks ago the Transculural Missions School traveled to the nearby province of San Juan to help a church host a missions conference. The conference was three days long. Each day was filled with workshops, dramas, games, informational stands and international food. Several youth from the church and other churches in the community took part in the event. The purpose of the event was to teach about God's heart for missions, what our part is in the Great Commission and to inspire the church body to move in God's purposes for their lives. Hace unas semanas la escuela de misiones transcultural viajó a la provincia de San Juan para ayudar a una iglesia en una conferencia de misiones. La conferencia duró tres dias. Cada dia había talleres, dramas, juegos y dinámicas, varios stands de información y comida internacional. Muchos jóvenes de la iglesia y otras iglesias de la comunidad participaron en el evento. El propósito del evento fue enseñar sobre el corazón de Dios para mis...

Within two kilometers of our base, one will find a small space of flat ground used as a football pitch in a poor district called Santo Tomas. Once a week, in this tiny area of dirt, the kids of Santo Tomas are given the opportunity to enjoy their favorite recreational pastime: football. Every Wednesday afternoon, the sports ministry organizes a game of football for them. After separating the children into two teams, the whistle is blown, and the ball is kicked-off. Until the sun begins to slide down the back of the mountains, we look after the kids as they pass hours of enjoyment playing football. In the past, the children were rowdy and disrespectful, and in every game we organized, a fight would break out, or an insult would fly out, but after investing our time in their lives, we have seen the fruit of our work. The kids have learned to be obedient, patient, and have self-control. A dos kilómetros de nuestra base, en el humilde vecindario de Santo Tomás, se encuentra un pequeño es...

Pictures taken on a recent training hike.... Fotos de una caminata de entrenamiento...

Team members of Aconcagua continue training for their summit attempt later in November/beginning of December. The team trains together twice a week in the pool and in the gym with professional trainers. Los miembros del equipo Aconcagua siguen entrenandose para su escalada a fines de noviembre/principios de diciembre. El equipo se entrena junto, dos veces a la semana en la pileta y en un gimnasio con entrenadores profesionales .

The Transcultural Missions school took a trip to the Cacheuta Thermal Springs last week. After an intense week of classes, book reports and an exam, the leaders of the school decided to head to the mountains for some relaxation.... La semana pasada la escuela de misiones transculturales tuvo una salida a las termas de Cacheuta. Despues de una semana intensa de clases, trabajo de libros y una examen, los lideres de la escuela organizaron una salida para disfrutar de un tiempo de relajamiento y descanso.

The Transcultural Missions School spent last week learning about the countries that make-up Central Asia, its complex history of nomadic culture, its ethnic groups, worldviews and the issues of being a Christian and/or a missionary in a closed-country context. The classes were given by a visiting missionary family, whose names and pictures can not be shown for security reasons, who have spent the last 10 years serving in Central Asia. They told exciting and inspiring stories of the work that Christians are doing in Central Asian countries despite the dangers and risks. They also challenged the students to respond to God's callings over their lives, no matter the cost. At the end of the week they prepared a typical Uzbek rice dish called "Osh." The meal was eaten in typical Uzbek fashion, seated on the ground and using hands instead of silverware. The food was delicious! The evening was rounded off by watching the movie "Mongol," which portrays the story of Geng...