It is with deep regret that all of us in SAMS Ireland learned of the death of CMS Ireland Director Ian Smith. Ian worked closely with SAMS Ireland General Secretary Denis Johnston and was also a member of the Association of Mission Societies. Ian had been ill for some time and he will be [...]

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Some prayer letters and news recently received into the SAMS office:

John Barnes reporting from Mission Paraguay
Charles & Lynn Barr Johnston
Peter & Sally Bartlett in Paraguay - News & Prayer Letter
Ed & Marie Brice in Paraguay
Esther German, recently returned from volunteering at Hogar el Alba in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Caroline Gilmour-White in Paraguay
Rachel Hovenden, volunteer in Peru
Danny [...]

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Dear Friends,
 
Life in Paraguay is never dull or predictable! We are now into the third week of our winter holidays. It was supposed to be a two week break and we’re still not sure whether or not it will be lengthened yet again! First of all the holidays were brought forward by a week a [...]

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Following their wedding on Friday and several months in this country, new mission partners Andy & Rose Roberts fly back to Brazil tomorrow to resume their work at My Father’s (safe) House for vulnerable boys in Olinda.  Pray for their journey, the work they will be taking up and their new married life together.
 
On Friday [...]

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“The breeze of divine grace is blowing upon us all. But one needs to set the sail to feel the breeze of grace”.
The ‘Beyond the Norm’ programme aims to give participants the opportunity to encounter South America within a supportive environment. It creates new experiences, new opportunities and new challenges. It provides the setting in [...]

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