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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October 2023 Prayer Letter

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Dear Faithful Ministry Partners,

Thank you all for your faithfulness to pray for us, and partner with us to reach Argentina with the gospel of Christ. September was a full month in our church, though we did not hold any special events. We did, however, receive several first time visitors in our services, including a new family that has promised to make our church their church!

Our young people are continuing to grow in the word and in their walk with the Lord. We have been covering what it means to “Walk with God” during our youth meetings, and also other characteristics of what a faithful Christian should be. Last month, on their own, they started a devotional WhatsApp group to hold each other accountable on their devotions. I am super proud of their spiritual growth over the last year!

Now for a construction update. We have slowed down quite a bit as we wait upon the Lord to supply the remaining funds to complete the building construction. In the next few weeks, we hope to finish the roof over outdoor grill area so that we can put it to good use during the summer months which are December – February. When school is out on break, we plan to spend as much time with our young people as possible and take advantage of their free time in order to further invest in them.

Currently, Missionary Patrick Henry is hosting a group from a supporting church in GA, Oakland Heights Baptist Church. Yesterday, we had the privilege to do some evangelism in our community with them and then they were a huge blessing for our midweek service following! During our time of area saturation, one young lady from the missions group was able to lead another young lady to the Lord as she shared a tract and invitation with her. We were thrilled to hear of a soul being saved, and look forward to seeing her visit in the near future!

Thank you again for your sweet prayers, your faithfulness to support our ministry, and your love 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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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