We made it!

Praise the Lord! My team, myself, and ALL of our luggage made it safely to BA last Wednesday and we've had a wonderful time so far! I live in an apartment with 3 other girls, one from USC (we're trying not to kill each other), and two from UNC Chapel Hill. Our team of 5 girls and 2 guys joined the current STINT team of 3 guys and 4 girls here, so we'll be spending the next two months together, transitioning the Vida Estudiantil movement (Argentina's Campus Crusade for Christ) from their team to ours.

Our team spent all last week in briefing sessions, learning about the history, culture, and language of Argentina, along with some key safety tips from the current STINT team. They also took a few days to show us around the campuses where Crusade is present: Agronomy, Architecture, Natural Sciences, Law, Medicine, and Economics. They are such incredibly different campuses, but it was amazing to hear how God is working uniquely on each. It was so interesting to learn about the vision and mission of each campus directly from the STINTers and staff that are working on them.

This week, our team will be splitting up and shadowing the current STINT team one-on-one as they do evangelism, discipleship, small groups, weekly meetings, and English clubs on each campus. Please pray that God leads and guides each member of our team to the campus where He wants them to be focused this year.

We're also in the middle of helping plan a leadership retreat for all of the student leaders in BA and La Plata at the end of this month. Talk about hitting the ground running!

My co-leader and I get along great and, although we are very different, we lead well together. It's been so encouraging to have the team respect us as leaders, but also love us as friends too. :)

I'll leave you with just a few prayer requests. Please pray for:

· A spirit of unity within our team and between us and the Argentine Campus Crusade staff

· Smooth transition as the 2010/2011 STINT team passes off the ministry to us over the next 2 months

· Evident growth in our love for the Lord and each other as we adjust to the ministry here

· Barriers to the Gospel to be broken as we engage in spiritual conversations with students on campus starting this week

 
Please email me at berkeley.bagwell@gmail.com and let me know how I can be praying for you as well! It would be such a privilege to do so! Enjoy the pictures below!

 Eating an "asado" (Argentine steak cook out = AMAZING) with the current STINT team and the Vida Estudiantil staff and student leaders

 The Vida Estudiantil staff and student leaders praying over our team

Group photo of both STINT teams