Dear Everybody,

A beautiful sunset on Lago Calafquen. Pucura Beach

And... Volcan Villarrica in his best attire.

Just a glimpse of our neck of the woods. Anybody want to visit?

Liz

What our 4th of July looked like!

Dear Everybody,

Of course today was the 4th of July but for us in Chile, it was just another Sunday. We did wake up to very stormy weather. The roads were flooded and the temperatures very cool outside. We didn't expect very many people in church since most walk to the service.

This morning we worshipped with our church in Conaripe. If you were to stop by for a visit you would notice many similarities with your own church services in the US. We sang hymns and choruses. We had a time of prayer and sharing. Then we divided into our Sunday School classes. The adults and young people stay in the main room and the kids go with their teacher to another class.

Danny has been preaching through the book of Ephesians. We are now nearing the end of the study after a whole year. Today we learned about the armor of God which is found in Ephesians chapter 6.

After the preaching time, the kids come back to the main auditorium and share what they learned in their class. We are thankful for a young lady from the Bible Intsitute, Pamela, who comes and teaches the kids. They shared a song and their verse for the week.

After the service we had a potluck. This is where the similarities become more scarce. Some brought meat and others salads and deserts. Most of the food was warmed on the only source of heat for the building: a wood stove!

No drinks were served except for "mate" for the adults and some warmed up chocolate milk for the kids. is a crushed, loose tea served in a little tin cup.

They pour hot water into the cup, along with a teaspoon of sugar and sip the liquid trough a special metal straw. Two "mates"got passed around with the meal.

Pamela, Matthias, Micah and Cesar

As we ate and fellowshipped we could hear the wind howling around and through the church floorboards and walls. One definately has to dress with layers to stay warm during the service!

Keep praying for the work in Conaripe. Because of past sin and neglect, the church now needs much prayer and sound teaching to start over again and grow.

Will you pray with us?

Liz

Family

Dear everybody,

Our family just returned home yesterday from a trip to Santiago. The main purpose for the trip was to visit our family here in Chile. As missionaries we leave family and friends to go where the Lord calls, but in His goodness to us God provides us with a NEW family and NEW friends.

Back Row: David Flinck, Sharon Bisbee, Dan Kunnari, Daryl Thompson, Hartmut Beyer, Curtis Steward, Dan Thompson, Richard Allen, Jonathan Rea.

Middle: Diana Kunnari, Earlynne Thompson, Diane Steward, Elizabeth Thompson and baby Madeline, Carolina Rea.

Front row: Kristi Flinck and Kaylee, Leah Kunnari and Lukas Flinck, Jordan Flinck, Ben Flinck, Troy Kunnari and Morgan Thompson, Matthias Thompson, Timothy Rea, Micah Thompson and Noemi Rea.

We are thankful for each GMSA missionary here in Chile.

The Rea's are from Northern Ireland and the Canary Islands and serve in Santiago in church planting.

Sharon Bisbee is a single missionary also serving in Santiago. She teaches at the Bible Institute and also ministers weekly at various jails.

Curt and Diane Steward are working in a leadership capacity. He is our field director in Chile. Both teach at the Bible Institute and serve in our churches in the capital.

Dan and Diana Kunnari are new missionaries to Chile. They are serving in Santiago, in a church that went through a split.

In the south of Chile, Daryl and Earlynne Thompson are directing the Bible Institute in Temuco. They are the house parents for the live-in students there. Daryl also teaches classes at the BI.

Hartmut and Gaby Beyer are German missionaries working in association with GMSA. He teaches at the BI in Temuco and she heads up the correspondence course ministry.

David and Krisiti Flinck are also newly arrived on the field. They minister in a church in Temuco with discipleship and also teach at the Bible Institute.

Will you pray for the Chile Field missionaries?

We all have our struggles in ministry. What a joy it is to meet together and through prayer and fellowship, return to our ministries with lighter hearts.

Liz