Brinks’ final Chile mission newsletter
From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Paul and Barbara Brink (they served in Santiago, Chile)
We are now at home in Las Vegas. Due to the COVID lockdown in Chile, our original flights to the U.S. were canceled and we had to rebook with another airline. The Lord worked out all the details, including arrangements to receive our COVID tests when the timing was very problematic. Thank the Lord, we arrived home safely on June 30.
We are thankful for your support during our time in Chile. We know that prayer makes a difference and we are glad to have partnered with you in helping with God’s mission there.
During the last month, Bo’s responsibilities didn’t slow down. He finished teaching the Christian Doctrine course to 13
students enrolled in the Bible Institute of the national church. In the course we call “Towards a New Life,” five friends of the congregation remained faithful and will complete the course with Pastor Jim. In the last week in Chile, Bo led a Zoom funeral for a Lutheran Christian in Venezuela and planned the worship services for the three Sundays between our departure and the arrival of the Tinos.
Barb finished presenting the “Teaching the Bible to Children” course on June 21. She also helped one of the ladies of the congregation prepare for teaching Sunday School through the month of July.
By mid-June the government again tightened the COVID-related restrictions. This made it necessary to livestream one Sunday worship service from our house. We were thankful for the tech assistance of Genesis and Elianeth.
We came to love and admire the members and friends of the little congregation in Santiago. We have remained in contact with them. They are doing well and looking forward to the return of Pastor Jim and Liisa, who will arrive on July 16.
To read more of Bo and Barbara's work in Chile, click here!
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