The Underwood Family

Missionaries to Argentina

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November 2023 Prayer Letter

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Dear Prayer Partner,

October seemed to fly by for our ministry and church plant. We had some exciting opportunities to invite folks for special events and meetings, and the Lord blessed! Mother’s Day in Argentina is celebrated in October, and we had a special service for our mothers and those that attended as guests.

Also, Ashlee began a ladies bible study held biweekly the day before Mother’s Day and then the ladies did a wonderful job preparing and decorating for the special service. They are currently studying through the book, “Lies Women Believe.” I’m so thankful for her desire to minister to our ladies and step out of her comfort zone to teach.

I have officially turned our Friday evening youth meeting over to our assistant pastor, Brian. He is doing a wonderful job at investing in our young people and we are seeing them grow and mature in the Lord.

Please continue praying with us for the building project. We are using every bit of space available to us, but still have quite a way to go before completing the construction. As summer approaches, we plan to use every opportunity we have as the young folks are out of school, to invest further into them and see them trained to do the work of the ministry.

We are looking forward to Peyton turning 15 this month as well! It’s hard to believe that our first born will be of driving age! We also are planning a special Thanksgiving supper with some of our Argentine friends to let them experience a little of our culture.
Which reminds me, I need to buy the turkeys this week before they are all gone!

Thank you all for staying in touch, encouraging our family through your prayer and support. We are thankful for each ministry partner we have and pray for you all often!

Your Missionaries to Argentina,

Stephen, Ashlee, Peyton, Eli, and Neyland
The Underwood Family
Acts 20:24
argentinamissions.com

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September 2023 Prayer Letter

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We have much to praise the Lord for throughout the month of August! He blessed in so many different ways, and choosing a few to highlight in a letter is quite difficult.

We held our very first service at our new (our own) property! God blessed us with a record attendance of 35 people including 9 first time visitors. We are thankful that one family has continued to attend since we moved to the new building.

On August 26th, we hosted a Kid’s Day event for the neighborhood, and served 140 folks! We were able to collect the contact information of several families from the community, and have already begun working a follow up plan to better reach the community with the gospel.

Construction is still very much a part of the daily work going on and God is using that as an opportunity to invest more into our young men. It has really helped them be more involved in the work, think about the future of the church, and invest themselves into a work that we pray out lives each of us! I am beyond thankful for this!

Please continue praying for the remainder of the funds needed to complete the construction. As of today, we are still in need of $20,000 to complete the second floor, which is classrooms, a nursery,

kitchen/fellowship hall, and a small apartment for the future pastor and his family.

Thank you for your continued love, prayer, and support of our family!

Your Missionaries to Argentina,

Stephen, Ashlee, Peyton, Eli, and Neyland
The Underwood Family
Acts 20:24

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August 2023 Prayer Letter

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Dear faithful ministry partners,

I am thrilled to announce that we are just one short week away from holding our first service in the new church property! It has been amazing to see how God has worked and continues to work during this process. When we started raising funds to purchase the property, God provided all the funds needed to pay off the building in less than 6 months!

We then continued raising funds to begin construction and finish the shell of a building that we had purchased. I am still in awe of how the Lord has brought in what we needed, at the moment that we needed it. We are roughly half way through the building process but have completed enough to begin holding services!

We plan on having a special service on August 6th with a fellowship lunch to follow. Next, on August 26th, we will be hosting our second annual Kid’s Day! We have rented jump houses, games, will give away prizes and hotdogs to the folks from the community. Each person will also hear the gospel and receive a special invitation to our church. This was a huge opportunity last year with 130 people attending. We are anticipating, by faith, 200 to attend this year! With winter break coming to a close, the kids will be going back to school and many that were out of town will also be joining us again for our services.

Please continue praying for the remainder of the funds needed to complete the construction.

Also, pray for our outreach opportunities and events coming up to be a success and bring folks in to hear the gospel!

Lastly, pray for our faithful young men that continue serving and growing in the Lord. They have really stepped up, taken ownership of our ministry and are
maturing beyond their years!

Thank you all for your faithful love, prayers, and support of our family!

Your Missionaries to Argentina,

Stephen, Ashlee, Peyton, Eli, and Neyland
The Underwood Family
Acts 20:24
argentinamissions.net