Getting Ready for Argentina

This is Daniel's second paragraph in Spanish. It might not be correct grammatically, but he wanted to share with you his language skills to this point:

Buenos días, mis amigos! Espero que están bien. Salimos en cuarenta días! Vamos a salir los Estados Unidos en 8 de augosto, y vamos a llegar en 9 de augosto. Estamos emocionado estar en Buenos Aires y conocer la iglesia en Caballito. Ellas son nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, y estamos agredecidos para ellos. Amamos ustedes, y estamos agredecidos para ustedes. El Señor bendiga ustedes.

English translation: Good morning, my friends! I hope that you are well. We are leaving in forty days! We are going to leave the United States on August 8th, and we are going to arrive on August 9th. We are excited to be in Buenos Aires and to meet/get to know the Caballito church. They are our brothers and sisters in Christ, and we are grateful for them. We love you, and we are grateful for you. The LORD bless you all.

Also, I just wanted to share a few pictures with you from Workcamp and a few other places. We have been with Northside in a number of capacities (Family Camp, Workcamp, and now as missionaries in residence.) Here are a few pics from our time with them.

Daniel and Megan Update

Dear friends, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo...

It is hard to believe, but we are 41 days until we leave. Time has truly flown by. I have stopped working for Southside, and we are currently working for Northside in Wichita, our sponsoring congregation. We will be with them until we leave.

My first Sunday was full of "work." I led singing for Northside, which was a blast. I also had lunch with some of the church members, and it was great to build those relationships.

This week I am working on a number of things:

• I am doing Spanish for two hours a day
• I am teaching each adult Bible class at Northside once, so I am working on lessons
• I am also preaching next Sunday night, and I am working on that sermon
• I am working on a number of things for Argentina: health insurance, three month goals, and communicating with people in BA
• I am working on our first mission report, and I am hoping to send it next week

Keep you eyes out for this report. We can't wait to share with you! I will post some pictures tomorrow. Have a blessed day!

Daniel's First Paragraph in Spanish

Hey guys, I hope you are doing well! I am attaching my first paragraph in Spanish to this blog. I was asked by Jonathan Hanegan to write a paragraph so he could check my Spanish. I also sent it to my friend Jonathan Teel, who grew up in Buenos Aires. Here is the paragraph I wrote, and then there will be an edited paragraph below it.

Hola, mi amigo! Como esta usted? (Sorry, I only know the formal side of Spanish to this point.) Estamos bien; cansado, pero bien. Estamos entusiasmados llegar en Buenos Aires. Vamos a salir en el ocho de augosto, y vamos a llegar en el nueve. Llegamos en sesenta y seis dias! Esperamos que ustedes estan bien, y que Dios esta bendiciendo ustedes en muchas cosas. (Cuando llegamos queremos a ir a un asado!)

Sorry there are no accents, but this computer isn't set up with a Spanish language option. (Using the work computer.) Here is the edited version:

Hola, mi amigo! Como esta usted? Estamos bien; cansados, pero bien. Estamos entusiasmados para llegar a Buenos Aires. Vamos a salir en el ocho de augosto, y vamos a llegar en el nueve. Llegamos en sesenta y seis dias! Esperamos que ustedes estan bien, y que Dios esta bendiciendo ustedes en muchas cosas. (Cuando llegamos queremos ir a un asado!)

I feel this is a huge milestone for me. Granted, I've been able to do this in two other languages previously (Latin and Greek), but for me this seems like a huge step. I love learning Spanish, and I am excited to be able to use it and be surrounded with it when we arrive in Argentina.

Keep our language learning in your prayers. We want to be able to communicate in the "heart language" of the people of Argentina, and we believe that God will reward our efforts. Pray that we won't grow too frustrated and that we can make the right linguistic connections.

God bless you guys! Thanks for your prayers!