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May 4, 2023 By Stephen Underwood Leave a Comment

May 2023 Prayer Letter

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Dear Faithful Prayer Partners,

I bring some wonderful news of all that God is doing in our ministry and the exciting opportunities we have to share the gospel in Argentina!

As many are aware, we purchased our own property and paid the last of what we owed last month! A total of $72,500! God was faithful to provide all this in a short amount of time and I am beyond amazed at His goodness.

Now, we have already begun construction on the building, cleaning up the property, preparing the future auditorium for us to prayerfully occupy by July! We estimated that the cost to complete construction will be around $60,000, of which, God has already provided $33,000! I am so thankful for our home church that voted to send $25,000 of that to us in order to help with these construction costs!

In my short absence, Missionary Patrick Henry is filling in and working with our young church! I am thankful for his investment in our folks and helping us reach the next phase of ministry. He and his family have always been such a tremendous blessing to us!

June 11th, our church, Iglesia Bautista Esperanza will celebrate our first anniversary! This is super exciting and our folks are already working to make this a special day as a church family!

Please continue praying that the remainder of the construction funds will come in and that we can begin holding services in our new building by our July goal. We know that this is all in God’s timing, but we are eager to put that property to good use for His glory!

Thank you all for your faithful love, prayers and support for our family! Your Missionaries to Argentina,

Stephen, Ashlee, Peyton, Eli, and Neyland

The Underwood Family
Acts 20:24
argentinamissions.net

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April 11, 2023 By Stephen Underwood Leave a Comment

Special Announcement!

I was notified yesterday of an individual willing to match up to $5,000 toward the beginning stages of construction on our new property!

Every dollar given toward our building project until April 20th will be matched up to $5,000!

We praise the Lord for how He provided to purchase the building, and how He is already providing to complete the construction!

Please pray that these funds will be committed by the 20th of April! $10,000 will be enough to finish the auditorium where we hope to begin holding services by July!

Thank you for always keeping our family in your prayers, loving us, and your faithful support!

Your Missionaries to Argentina,

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

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April 4, 2023 By Stephen Underwood Leave a Comment

April 2023 Prayer Letter

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Its hard to believe that the first quarter of 2023 is already past! Our church is quickly approaching its first anniversary and we are excited about the future. In just a year; we have seen folks saved, baptized, and now have young men that are serving in some capacity or another in the services. We have also added a family of three, and three other adults to our church family within the last month! We are averaging 20 per service and are grateful for the spiritual growth of each person!

We have also made our final building payment and are now owners of our own church property. There still remains much work to be done to complete the construction and prepare the building for us to meet in. I am still amazed at how God provided the initial $72,500 to buy the building, and know that He will provide the needed funds to complete the construction. After receiving several quotes, we believe that it will require another $40,000 to complete all construction at the new property.

My tentative plan is to finish the space where we will hold services, which includes finishing the plumbing and electric, flooring, closing in a wall, and installing a door. This will include a metal security door for when the building is vacant. The estimated cost for this part is roughly $10,000. We hope to be able to begin holding services in the new property by July!

Please continue praying with us for these needs, but especially the growth of our church. Our countdown to a year long furlough is now under three years and I am working to train a young man to preach and teach in our absence.

I’m reminded often of the countdown that missionaries have to train up leaders and know that it is God that raises up the next generation of servants! May He continue doing so through our ministry!

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

Your Missionaries to Argentina,

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

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