Some pictures of our trip to Patagonia (March 2008)
(Torres del Paine National Park and Punta Arenas)

One local that we got to know ...



It was a little to muchy for Estela ...

Dagmar and Estela

Plenty of condors (big fellas, 15 kgs and 3 mts of wings)...

Our dear friends Alan and Julie Hohne from Sydney...


A beautiful pink flamingo flying over Laguna Amarga (Bitter Lagoon) ... yes, those mountains are the reflextion over the water.



We do have our cute side...


Just to show that Estela´s favorite dolly, Isabella, did make it to Patagonia


The friendly Milodon giving Estela and Rocío a cuddle







At St. Jame´s Anglican church. This was Pato´s very first church he joined to.



Some pictures of glacier Grey...

THIS IS OUR APRIL 2008 PRAYER LETTER

CARTA DE ORACIÓN DE NOVIEMBRE 2007

PRAYER POINTS

• We praise God for the recent positive developments in the evening church plant (San Pedro PM). This is just God’s grace because the gathering is growing in spite of the worst winter in the last 60 years which (most of our people do not own a car).

• Please pray for this Saturday’s first meeting of the San Pedro PM core team. Pray that we may trust in God, not in our strategies and hard work

• Please pray for Danilo Hueche a young second year CEP (Centre for Pastoral Studies, our Anglican Bible college) student who is fighting a very aggressive cancer. We praise God for Danilo’s continuous trust in Him and the great example he is giving to all of us.

• Please pray for Marcelo and Lissette. He is a Christian who comes to church regularly, but she has never been willing to come. We had them over for lunch and she enjoyed it. Please pray she may come to know Jesus.

• Praise God for the group of about 25 people who studied the Bible (in three different groups, PTC courses) with Pato last semester. Pray they may live out what they have learnt.

Thank you so much for praying for us!!!!!!!!!
MUCH LOVE,


Dagmar & Pato

Our July 2007 Prayer Letter

Dear friends,

It is June already! We have been back in Chile for 4 months!!! I can't believe it.

Looking back I think that time has gone so quickly, but living every day has been very tiring and sometimes difficult, sad, lonely. but God has been our comfort and strenghts.

Praise points:

• for being where the need is so great that we feel useful
• for the girls good health
• for Pato's excellent relationship with Sammy, our rector
• for the great house that God has provided for us to live and minister to others

Prayer points:

• For confidence for Dagmar as a new driver
• For wisdom to decide how and with whom to spend our time
• For opportunities for Dagmar to serve other women
• For the girls continuous heath

Thank you so much for praying for us!!!!!!!!!
Love always,
Dagmar

PRAYER POINTS & PICTURES (14 MAY 2007)

Dear friends and supporters,

Life in Chile is so exciting! It is full of opportunities to tell people about Jesus and to reach many with the good news.

Let me share with you some prayer points:

1. Praise God for my three girls. Rocío is a talking and dancing machine, Estela turned 1 year old and Dagmar is such a beautiful godly lady! She had the chance to take part in women retreat. It was a refreshing time with the Lord and a good way of getting to know other women. Thank you very much to many of you who had written to her to encourage her.
2. I´ve been having so many good ways of serving God and his people here. The replanting of the evening service is going well , but slow. Please keep praying for that. I need wisdom to put together a godly core team. At the moment we are trying to kick of with a young adults group (mid 20s to mid 30s) which is a group that feels a little bit ignored in San Pedro church. I am getting together with a couple of them 1-1 to encourage them. Please pray for this new group, for my "cups of coffee" with Carlos and Francisco and that we may provide proper pastoral care to all of them.
3. Please pray for these couple of months in which we are going to be developing an "strategic plan or mission" for the next 10 years for the San Pedro community. Pray that God may show us his will, that we may write down his thoughts, not ours.

I want to mention how thankful we are for the many cards/letters we have received from some of you. ¡Muchas gracias!

To the One who has saved us be all glory!

Much love,

Pato

OUR LAST PRAYER LETTER (APRIL 2007)

Dear friends,

Please praise our Lord that we got to Chile well. Praise the Lord for an excellent flight with Aerolineas Argentinas spite of the old aircraft, dodgy movie system and lay backed crew. We did not have turbulence. The girls behaved remarkably well. They slept a little bit and they were very quiet and respectful of the people around us. We didn't have a rest because we were serving our Australians souvenirs and helping them to have a little bit of a rest.

We got to Chile on time and with all our luggage. At the airport, Pato's mum and brother were waiting for us along with Dagmar's parents and brothers so as you can imagine we were warmly welcomed.

Rocio still remembered "dodo" (Dagmar's mum) and nona (Pato's mum). Estela was too wasted to say hello so she fall asleep.

Thank you for all your prayers and support. Please keep praying for the days ahead as we get used to our country and speaking Spanish all the time.

We love you and miss you, but we hope to see you one day.

With love,

Pato and Dagmar