The Underwood Family

Missionaries to Argentina

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September 2022 Prayer Letter

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Dear Pastors and Faithful Prayer Partners,

We have had a tremendous month of August and are so excited about the future of our church plant in Ezeiza! God has bestowed on us His blessings and with His blessings, the opportunities to serve others for the sake of the gospel.

We recently hosted a Día De Los Niños and were truly encouraged by the turnout! Our final numbers of those that attended were; 86 children, 40 parents, and as a result of the gospel being preached, 4 professions of faith! The follow Sunday morning, we also had a young lady visit from the day before, Malena, who came to know Christ as her Savior!

This month, I’m excited to have my mom visit for a couple of weeks. The boys are super excited to see Nina and we trust this will be a nice time showing her our home on the field! Then, on the 15th, Justin, a young preacher/song leader from Iglesia Bautista Omega in Arequipa, Peru will be staying with us for a month, and helping serve in our young church. This will be a huge blessing to me and our folks as we continue growing, learning music, and ministering to the commuinty.

Please continue praying as we seek to raise the funds to purchase our church property. Lots in our area are roughly $35k – $50k for the size we need to begin building. With the Argentine economy, our dollar goes further, however the inflation rate is outrageous and prices are increasing drastically and quickly. Our goal is to be able to purchase a property before everything skyrockets out of reach.

I’m just so thankful for the work God is doing in our small church plant, and believe that only greater things are ahead in our efforts to reach Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, and all of Argentina with the gospel!

Thank you all 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
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August 2022 Prayer Letter

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What an amazing month we have had throughout July! While it was a full schedule and very little time to get everything accomplished that we desired, God blessed and continues to do so! 

Our church, Iglesia Bautista Esperanza experienced several services with 19 – 20 people in attendance, with many first and second-time visitors. I was able to finish the first round of English classes, and Baptist Distinctives on Sunday evening. We are currently preaching through 1 John on Wednesdays and teaching discipleship during Sunday school. The amount of spiritual growth in our young church is certainly amazing to witness and be a part of! 

I’m thankful to have celebrated my 38th birthday on the 22nd, and enjoy a few days away with my bride in the city. Having Ashlee serve by my side is the greatest asset I have in my ministry! 

I was also privileged to preach a three day youth conference in La Plata, just an hour south of where we are, for Iglesia Bautista Berea, and Pastor Hernan Cortez! We are praising the Lord for several professions of faith! They were a tremendous encouragement and blessing to us! Though I would like to be further along in my langauge ability, I’m grateful for how they overlooked this “Yanqui” preacher’s butchering of their langauge. 

Our church has also began raising and setting aside funds for our permanent church property. We expect to outgrow our current facilities, that we are renting, within the first year. Being able to provide a permanent location is our top prority for the near future. 

If you would like to give toward this need, please designate any special gifts and offerings to:

Vision Baptist Missions
Attn: Stephen Underwood – Church Property 
P.O. Box 442
Alpharetta, GA 30009 


Your Missionaries to Argentina, 

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

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June 2022 Prayer Letter

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Dear Faithful Ministry Partners,

I am excited to report that we are closing in on holding our first services for Iglesia Bautista Esperanza (Hope Baptist Church)! In just a short amount of time, God brought us from desperately searching for a place to rent, to signing a contract, and beginning remodeling to make a garage a church building. We are so thankful that He is fulfilling the dream and desire He placed within my heart to be a church planter in Argentina!

The following is our plan for starting Iglesia Bautista Esperanza:

  1. Pass out 10,000 invitations in the community by knocking doors
  2. Hold a 6 week course of English classes before our midweek service and invite those in attendance to stay.
  3. Saturate the area businesses, bus stops, and soccer fields with posters and materials about our church.
  4. Hang signs across streets in order to advertise.
  5. Purchase advertisement airtime on a local radio station.
  6. Hold weekly youth meeting and invest our energy in training young men for ministry
  7. Each first time visitor will receive a special gift along with a follow up visit from ourministry team.

Lord willing, I will be preaching a series on salvation, baptism, and church membership, and what it means to be a church throughout the first month of services. I trust that the Lord will bring folks to the saving knowledge of Christ through our efforts
and that He will build His church!

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

Your Missionaries to Argentina,

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