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To the Ends of the Earth

Chile Mission News from Jim and Liisa Tino

January 2019
Greetings!
Ahh, summertime! The "lazy days of summer" have finally arrived in Chile with 90-degree days - just in time for us to head to the frozen north in the United States! We will be visiting our supporting congregations to re-connect and to celebrate together what God is doing in our mission, and in yours! See our furlough schedule below. We hope to see you!
Liisa brings us a wonderful message this month...

Last Thursday I led a group of students at Casa Bethesda (our rehab center for people with handicaps) in a little improvisation exercise with handbells. We set the wheel chairs and tables in a circle, and as I played a sequence of chords on the keyboard, they rang their bells one at a time. The beautiful song that resulted put a smile of contentment on each “musician’s” face. Each one played an integral part in the piece. They rang a specific bell at their own tempo, volume, and style, but together all were part of just one “orchestra”.
I realized that’s how God does mission work! He circles us together through the Gospel. We each have different gifts, talents, and callings in life, but God orchestrates the “sending out” of His message of salvation. The resulting sound is not always predictable or controlled, but two things are important: that each person is “ringing” and that others can hear the “song”.
No Christian can deny that God certainly does command us to “Go and make disciples of all nations”. (Matt. 28:19-20) But, not EVERY Christian is designed to GO. Some prepare the sent-ones, or support them with prayers and with funding. All work together to get the song ringing around the globe!
If you click here, you can watch a video of one of our improv sessions. Every once in a while you will hear: “Da-lay Mateo” – KEEP GOING, MATEO! Mateo was seated to the right of the keyboard - at the beginning of the circle . From to time we had to remind him to keep the music going!
And that’s exactly what Jim & I will be doing in February… visiting our circle of support for God’s mission, and letting you know how to keep US GOING IN SANTIAGO, CHILE! Instead of giving you more details of how God is using us in this newsletter, we will be TELLING YOU PERSONALLY at many different locations in the USA.
Furlough Schedule
  • Jan 30 – 31 Association of Lutheran Mission Agencies Conference, St. Louis, MO 
  • Feb 3 - Guardian Lutheran Church, Dearborn MI. Preach at 8:00 and 11:00 am; presentation at 9:30 am.
  • Feb 10 - Peace Lutheran Church, Sandusky, MI. Preach at 8:30 and 10:45 am; presentation at 9:45 am.
  • Feb 17 - Our Redeemer Lutheran, New Ipswich, NH Preach at 9:00 am.
  • Feb 17 - Christ Lutheran Church Troy, NH. Preach at 11:00 am, potluck and presentation to follow.
  • Feb 21 – 22 Best Practices for Ministry Conference, Phoenix, AZ
  • Feb 24 – Searchlight Lutheran Ministries, Fullerton, CA. Preach/presentation 9:30 am
  • Mar 3 – Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Preach 9:00 am and 10:30 am
  • March 10 - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Weston, FL. Preach at 8:30 and 11:00 am; presentation 9:45 am
PRAYERS AND PRAISE
* We thank the Lord for the blessing of spending Christmas with our family - all 4 children and 3 grandchildren!
* We praise God for working in the lives of the many immigrants at our mission; specifically for helping 3 individuals who were residing in our home to find adequate housing of their own; and for providing employment for another young woman who lives with us.
* Thank the Lord His steadfastness in the lives of our coworkers, the Rautenberg family, as their son, Nata, is now at home and becoming stronger every day. We pray that they would find time as a family to rest and recuperate.

* Pray that our Venezuelan friend, Zugeimar , will be able to get all the necessary papers and visas in order to be able to immigrate to Chile where she will join the Lutheran mission.
* We ask God to “hold together” the Santiago church plant while we are on furlough, and thank Him for the leaders who will be guiding the worship services in our absence.
* We pray that the Lord would be with the Ventura family (GLO missionaries in Constitucion, Chile) as one of their daughters struggles with a degenerative disease. We pray for comfort and healing, in accordance with God’s will.
Support Corner
We praise the Lord especially for YOU, our mission partners who pray for us and support God's mission in Santiago! May the Lord pour out unexpected blessings on you!

To support our ministry online, click here.  One-time or automated contributions are available.
OR
Mail a check to :
Global Lutheran Outreach
6709 Ficus Dr.
Miramar, FL 33023
(Put "Tino - Chile" on the memo line of the check.)
We are always thankful to God for His provision for our ministry! The very good news (from a financial perspective) is that our furlough travel (airfare) has been paid! We look forward to being able to thank you in person!
And now for something completely different!
“CHOCLO TIME!”  
Considering that January is comparable to June in countries NORTH of the equator, here in Chile we are enjoying an abundance of summer produce. Top among them, is CHOCLO, or corn! Although it’s nothing like the sweet corn of the USA, the large cobs are tasty if prepared the right way. Some of the favorite Chilean corn dishes are “Pastel de Choclo” and “humitas”.  Click here to learn how to make this Chilean-style tamale, seasoned with basil and wrapped in a corn husk. 
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