Wild Birthday Present

Today begins a new adventure.  My granddaughter, Michelle Gabriela, daughter of Tim and Cheryl Hiatt, arrived at the Buenos Aires International airport and joined me and her good friend, missionary daughter, Felicia Celeste Echevarria.

Both are 17 years old and I am giving them the wild birthday present of traveling and ministering with me for the next three weeks. 


Today and tomorrow they will stay with a few other girls, members of the evangelism leadership team in the King's Castle.

Only the girls stay in the Castle, but the fellows join them at meal time and in evangelism projects.  These are leaders and teachers of the leaders and there are hundreds of leaders all over the country. 

I parked my little Peugeot 405 inside the castle while getting it ready to carry all our gear.  I already had it full of my musical instruments, Felipe and my luggage... so I purchased a car-top carrier so that they'll have room to breathe inside the car.

Tomorrow, Saturday noon, we minister to children in a needy neighborhood near the Castle.  The Castle team minister to these kids every week.  But I'll bring out Felipe for the first time tomorrow. 

Sunday morning we leave going north 5 or 6 hours to Colastine for the Sunday evening service.  I have scheduled services in 12 churches plus a visit to the amazing Iguazu Falls. 

On July 17 we will send Felicia back to her parents in southern Argentina and I will accompany Michelle to her home near my home in Modesto, California.

Ralph