The Violin Church is in Trouble

It's located within four blocks of the National Congress building in downtown Buenos Aires!  The pastors are Ray and Margie Bradbury from Canada, along with their son, Jeff.  Margie is the granddaughter of highly successful church-planting Missionaries Clements sent here many years ago by the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.  They are talented and determined servants of God with great vision.  For several years now they have been struggling to start a church in this high crime and prostitution area.  

Their son, Jeff, on the cello, is teaching the youth and children to play the violin.  He is able to purchase nice violins at a good price and gets one for every student!  And they sound great!

I ministered in their rented hall Tuesday, March 12 to a full house of well behaved children, youth, university students, and adults.  

The atmosphere was charged with the presence of the Holy One doing what only He can do in young lives.



But there is a problem.  They urgently need to purchase their own property for a church.  The man living above the present hall is causing havoc.  He has poured water on them and their people as they enter and leave.  He has called the police many times.  This past week the police came in force with sirens and numerous cars and tried to disrupt the service.  

There is no doubt about two things: 1. The Bradburys are meeting a great spiritual need especially among the youth in the heart of an area dominated by Satan for decades.  2. And Mr. Devil is running scared and wanting to shut them down.

They have already raised around $200,000 dollars in hopes to be able to purchase a larger hall and are still working at it.  But it will take at least $100,000 more to make a cash purchase in this area where the Lord has planted them.

I only ask you to pray with me for some great miracles to happen to encourage them in their endeavor... and that the enemy will not be able to close and seal their doors.

Ralph