The Underwood Family

Missionaries to Argentina

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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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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

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July 2023 Prayer Letter

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I just want to praise the Lord for His goodness and continued blessings on our family and ministry! Sometimes I find it hard to condense all that God is doing into a one page letter, but this is a great problem to have in my opinion!

One of the greatest blessing happened last week. A young lady, Lourdes, placed her faith and trust in Jesus Christ! Lourdes began attending our church while we were in the States for a short time. Her aunt, Rita, a faith lady in our church invited her. Piper Henry befriended her while she visited and stayed in communication with her. Lourdes continued to attend and is now super faithful and growing! Before salvation, she was a professing atheist! Not only did Lourdes get saved recently, but Neyland, our youngest son, also trusted Christ as his Savior! I am beyond excited to watch God use his life!

We have also seen substantial progress made on the construction of our new property! The floor is poured, we have running water, bathrooms, a nursery, and are opening up space to extend the auditorium space to accommodate up 75 people! We are still in need of roughly $26,000 to complete all the construction, but will continue building as we can. We will be holding our first service at the new property on August 6th. On August 20th, we will have a big Kid’s Day event and use it as an outreach for the community. Last year we had 130 attend and are planning for 200 this year, Lord willing!

I am still just so impressed and encouraged by the spiritual growth of our young people as well. Brian Jr., one of our first and most faithful young men is running the sound system and doing a tremendous job! Yago, is always available to do whatever is asked of him. (To a certain extent) My son, Peyton, is learning to play the guitar and Lord willing will be playing for our church in the near future!

Please be praying for the events coming up and that we will be able to reach more souls to the glory of God!

Thank you for your continued 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