HI EVERYONE! - Sorry that the blogs have dried up - the hotel wi-fi went down and it's just come back so I have a lot of catching up to do! I will put each day in a different blog and then I will try to blog some photos. Here goes then!

ARGENTINA TRIP - THURSDAY (DAY 6)

The Conference finished yesterday and it was an eventful day for both of us for all kinds of reasons, but first I want to let those of you who are interested in the work of Mission Direct (http://www.missiondirect.org/) know that we had an amazing "chance" meeting with the senior pastor and some of the members of the Abba Church in Campo Largo, Brazil. MD are working with them to build new homes for families living in the local "favellas" (slums). The church has strong links with Claudio Freidzon and Rey de Reyes Church here in Buenos Aires, so I was hoping to bump into them - it just so happens that the first Brazilian I met was from the Campo Largo Church - RESULT! They are so grateful for the help we are giving - the hugged us 'til we nearly popped!

Now to the main events of Wednesday. There were big highs and lows - a bit of a roller coaster.

After taking Tuesday night off we had a really good night's sleep and arrived at the church at 8am for a 10am meeting - it's what you have to do here to get a seat near the front! We were amazed to see around 500 people already there. I cannot imagine what time the ushers have to be there - maybe they just sleep on the floor because the meeting on Tuesday night didn't end 'til after 2am. Anyway it's fun to have the time to meet, chat and pray with people from so many nations - no one really bothers about the time - a bit like Africa. I really wish I could speak a lot more Spanish.

Once again the morning worship was amazing . I am getting better at singing in Spanish - Mo moves her lips but I'm not sure what's coming out! I can now understand most of the key words in the songs. I now know that Gloria and Alabanza are not ladies in the choir but "Glory" and "Praise". Claudio preached powerfully about Naboth from 1 Kings 21 - he was the man who refused to sell his vineyard to King Ahab because he would not give up his inheritance for anything - not even to save his life. Preachers you can work out the sermon for yourselves. Claudio went on to pray for any who had been tempted to give up their vision / inheritance God had given them. That seemed to be most of us - so we both joined the stampede for the front. Sadly, Mo got a bit upset in the crowd so we left before the prayer bit. We were both a bit down (quite a lot down) over lunch as a result and we wondered about going back to the hotel (i.e. giving up on the vision) It was definitely a low moment for both of us and we were confused about what God was doing.

We DID go back for the afternoon session but with very little enthusiasm to join in - SORRY FOLKS! Then a lady started waving at us from the end of our row. She was from the local FM radio station run by the church and she was looking for someone from the UK to do a live interview about the conference - THE LAST THING WE FELT LIKE DOING! We went anyway and from that moment the day began turning into a HIGH. We spoke about why we had come and how God had led us to be there, also why Mo needed healing. As we spoke, the guys in the studio were visibly moved and once we were off-air they prayed for both of us - THEY WERE FANTASTIC! We then prayed for them and their work and something good was definitely happening. Later we were told that the team of intercessors in the building next door felt strong waves of the Holy Spirit coming on them during the exact time of the broadcast. Who knows what was really happening - what we do know is that God set it up just when we were sinking low and now thousands of listeners in Buenos Aires have heard our story.

There is more so please be patient if you want the rest of the story.

After the radio interview we went back to the hotel for some supper before returning for the final evening session. We had learned that old conference trick of leaving personal posessions on the seats to save a place. It's amazing how far you can stretch a scarf or Brazilian flag when you need to.

As it was the last night the delegates were in high spirits - more like a football crowd - most of them had brought their national flags. There were chants of "ole ole oley ole Jesus Jesus" together with a few Mexican waves with real Mexicans! I know it all sounds a bit OTT and embarrasing but it was great fun. The worship time started at about 9pm - only an hour late - WHO CARES! I have to admit that by now it was unusually hot and humid and I guess the oxygen levels were getting a bit low. Anyway, part way through the second song Mo passed out - not something she has ever done before - so I was very worried as the medical team carried her out to the treatment room. They were superb and it was obvious from the start that they knew exactly what they were doing. Thankfully Mo's blood poressure was normal, which is very surprising. After some iced water, a rest and further checks we decided to go back to the hotel. We were sorry to miss the closing session but we have ordered the DVDs and we will back in the church again on Saturday and Sunday before we fly home.

Thanks for your prayers and interest - feel free to leave messages / comments / questions on this blog page.

Love - Terry & Mo