There's a first time for everything, and tonight I enter the world of blogs. I guess it isn't too different from things I've done in other media. Here's hoping this will bring news of our work and our lives to folk who are interested in praying for the Criollo of Northern Argentina.
For anyone who d
oesn't know, we are the Holt family: Alisha, David, Elijah (7) and Nicholas (1). We live in Corrientes, Argentina and serve through the Southern Baptist Con
vention's International Mission Board as church planters. We've been here since 2002 and while living cross-culturally is challenging, we really enjoy it and especially doing what God has called us to in teaching people of God's great love for them.
Right now, we are working with several families in a neighborhood here in Corrientes Capital where we live starting a Baptist church there. We've been meeting in the Cardosa family's front yard for about a year and a half. The work is slow as we have to spend a lot
of time earning trust and building friendships. Lately, we have seen interest from others in the neighborhood and that is encouraging.

We are also putting together the details for a volunteer trip in July. We'll be going to the southern tip of the province to a town called Esquina and will be focusing on creating contacts among the hunting and fishing guides who make their living in the eco-turism industry that fuels much of the Corrientes province.
In the meantime, we are also building relationships with local pastors in an effort to find like-minded congregations interested in reaching out to the non believers all around us. We're working to begin partnerships which will take us to the nearby towns of Lorreto, Bella Vista, Derqui and deepen our presence in Paso de la Patria. We appreciate your prayer support in each of these opportunities.
On the personal front, we are waiting on adoption paperwork to go through for our second son, Nicholas. Please pray with us for favor from the family court judge and a quick resolution to the process. This is a pretty big request as all legal paperwork moves very slowly here.
Labels: Argentina, cross cultural living, family, missions
2 Comments:
At 8:07 AM ,
Shilo said...
Yeah! So fun to be able to see pictures here! I can not get over Nico's curls...sooooooooo cute!
Love you!
At 5:58 AM ,
Annette Bromley said...
Wonderful site you have set up here and I love seeing the pictures. I can feel your excitement about this wonderful place you are living in and the work going on there. I'm excited too. Love, Annie
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