Update from Gus in the South of Chile:
The same team that worked on the Libertad church last week is now with me in Lautaro, a city about 8 hours south of Santiago. The IberoAmerican church here has a great vision to reach its community through very practical ways, including a huge focus on the indigenous people group of this region (the Mapuches), who are rejected or shunned by many churches in the area. They also have great discipleship and training for believers, with a good focus on preparing for missions work. Our main project this week is to prepare the ground and lay the foundation for the grade-school that the church is constructing with the support of like-minded churches and the help of short-term teams!
Something we've been talking about a lot this week is how we are a multicultural group, with different backgrounds and different giftings, but we are all members of the same Body serving together right now, each with different functions. Christ is our Head and we all do our part to keep moving forward in the work He gives us each to do. This school project is just beginning and will take the work of many more teams coming to give their time, energy and resources over the next several months. But when it is done, this school will bless over 600 children and their families and allow this church to continue being a witness to the Gospel of Jesus in new, practical ways for the people of Lautaro!
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