Wi-fi my-life

Watching the Copa Mundial at "my" Wi-fi café... (I say mine because normally there is no one here except me and sometimes Scott in the mornings). Argentina is beating Serbia-MonteNegro 3 to 0 at the half... an almost impossible feat to overcome. Argentina had "tres golasos" in the first half that marked the difference between the teams. But my thought... in a place that only seems to pause when there is a world cup game or drinking maté, how do we insert the gospel in to those things. The answer: we don't. We set ourselves apart. We already look different, now we must show them that in Christ we are different. That is not to say that we refuse to watch the world cup to study the Bible, or we pass up the maté when the server hands it to us, but being led by the Spirit we live out an example of Christ in the midst of them.
One of the Serbian players just received a red card for flying in with both cleats up! Sometimes life comes at you that way... how we handle it... es la cosa!

Slower than mass at the Vatican on Christmas Eve

We got the apartment. I never knew what a challenge it would be to actually get into a place. We agreed on the apartment yesterday, but we will not get the keys until Tuesday. In a city where taxis never slow down and the lanes on the street mean nothing, it is amazing how slow the process is. We are excited though. Especially Kristen... she is excited about furnishing, painting and decorating. Also, our new neighbor Gabi is excited that we are moving in. She told me yesterday that someone else looked at the apartment, and she was hoping that we would still get it.

We are mainly excited to get into our own place so Coen can get back on a schedule. He has suffered the most from this move.

We have two days to find furniture. This weekend we are going to a spiritual retreat with the church on the outskirts of town. We will be back Monday, and then we begin the move on Tuesday. The first task is to take out the monstrosity of an entertainment center that is there. They were trying to rent it with that kind of furniture in the living room and bedroom, but it is so big there is hardly anywhere to sit. Scott is in his apartment, but he is still waiting for the eletricity, which is a 2-3 day process. Apparently it is a very difficult and well thought out process to flip a switch.

more ramblings... in Cordoba

It went well on Saturday night, as I preached in Malvinas. Jorge, who is 24, was visiting for the first time and came to talk to me to confess his sin (kinda like a priest). after talking to him a little while I got Ruben, who is the pastor there, to meet him and to begin counseling him. after a long while talking to him, he was definitely feeling comfortable with us and God was working on his heart. pray for him as he has been shackin up with a married woman for the last 3 years and is a part of her and her daughters lives. pray that he would leave his sin and turn to Christ for forgiveness and ultimately for His peace.

we are still trying to get into an apartment. it has been tough to find one that is suitable for our family. we are still waiting on an answer about one we saw yesterday. we met the girl living next door and we have been able to reach out to her a couple of times already. she seems very open, but we have not gotten into the gospel with her yet. right now we are just trying to show her Christ, and share bits of truth when appropriate. Her name is Gabi (short for Gabriela). She is also an interior designer like Kristen, so i am praying that they will become good friends.
Scott got an apartment so he is excited about that and we are excited for him after looking for 2 months.

thanks for your prayers.