It is hard to believe, but today is our last day in Argentina. We have seen God work in some amazing ways in our time here both in the ministry opportunities that we have had and in ourselves. We have "plowed" some new fields and have "watered" some others, and we are relying on God for the harvest.

Yesterday we traveled to a German town out in the mountains outside of Cordoba. The last 30 miles of the trip were on dirt roads because even though it is a tourist area, they want to make it a little difficult for tourists to get there so they can retain its original, quaint atmosphere. In the town itself, the only cars allowed are those of the residents. After walking around and doing some shopping, we ate in a restaurant that had a beautiful view of the mountains. We burned off our lunch with a long hike to a waterfall where I think several of us would have jumped in if we had clothes to change into. We returned to Cordoba for a festive dinner hosted by a family from the church. We ate until we were very full and then had the pleasure of listening to some wonderful live Argentine music. Our hosts were surprised that we were "leaving so soon" when at midnight, we said that we had to go. They would have loved for us to stay until 3 or 4 AM (the Argentines are famous for their late nights). They wanted to teach us some folk dancing and do some more singing, but with our busy day today, and the start of our 20+ hour trip back, we were more than ready for bed.

This morning we are headed out to do some shopping downtown. For many of us, this is the first time we have had to look for some nice things to take home for souvenirs and gifts. We only have two short hours as we have to be back by noon for lunch and then out the door at 1 PM for the airport!

This trip has gone so quickly. Thanks for all your prayers! We'll try to let you know of our safe return as soon as we get back to Kentucky!

Take care,

The Argentina team