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Blessings,

Mike and Laura

Happy New Year!

Mike and I hope you enjoyed this past holiday season.

Hard to believe that 2009 is here. We will be leaving in less than a month to return home to the States. However there are still some significant things that are to be done before we go.

Monday we leave for a week long trip to the Southern part of Chile. Our traveling companion will be a Pastor that Merge Ahead has worked with for several years. We will be visiting his home town and church in Concepcion. We w... more

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Thank you.

Mike and Laura

Hola a todos. Esperamos que todo es buena con ustedes y sus familias.

November flew! The first weekend Mike preached at the Sunday morning service. He talked about the impact that praise and worship have in your life and your relationship with God. He was a little nervous as he changed up the 'usual' schedule of the service and had the musicians play before he spoke. It was great because the congregation sat and received as God moved. I was so proud of Mike, I think it was the best message he ever ... more

Hello everyone,

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Have a good one!

Mike y Laura

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Hello everyone! Hope this entry finds each of you doing well.

Whoever said Santiago was becoming more Westernized wasn't kidding. We had to laugh today when we heard 'I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas' playing in a downtown Starbucks. To make it more interesting for us was the fact that neither is it going to be close to a white Christmas,(about 77 degrees today), and for the reason that it does not feel like any sort of holiday season is coming.

This past month was dedicated to the theme... more

Good morning everyone!

Mike and I hope that this entry finds you all doing well in every way.

As I write this I realize that you are entering a new season...Fall and Winter and we too are entering a new season of Spring and Summer! We won't rub it in once we have heard that you have had your first snowfall! We welcome the warm weather with open arms...finally!

A lot has happenned in the last three weeks. After our last entry we had the fun of being part of many celebrations. The ... more

Hello,

Mike and I are hoping that you all are doing well and that you enjoyed a good summer! As we write this, it is still winter. September 21st will mark the first day of spring (we cannot wait!).

Today is September 11th, Patriots Day, for the United States of America. September 11th for many Chileans marks a toilsome time too. Thirty-five years ago today there was a coup that overthrew the countries President, President Allende, by the Chilean military and Agosto Pinochet. There has be... more

Hello Everyone,

I hope all of you are doing well. We apologize for the delay in blogging as has been a couple of weeks since our last entry. We have been having some problems with our system and may be switching the system that we use but we will keep you posted if that does happen.

It has been almost one month since we arrived in Santiago and we are pretty much settled in our new home. The last time we wrote, Laura and I were finalizing the details on an apartment. Well, we are in an apar... more

Hi, Mike and I hope all of you are doing well!

Well, it is hard to believe but the time has come to go. After receiving many good FREE boxes, we spent the last week packing up the entire apartment. The only things left to pack are our clothing and toothbrushes!

Yesterday was moving day. We had seven strong guys come in the morning and pack up a small moving truck of our belongings and put them into the storage units. They guys did a great job and were done in about 2 1/2 hours.

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