In these past months, there have been no major updates in our mission, and everything has mostly gone according to plan. These months have indeed been quite exhausting, but at the same time, we are very grateful for everything that has happened. We have divided the update into three sections:

Church of God in Santa Terezinha de Itaipu
As we mentioned in our previous updates, this is the church where we will be providing more intensive support with our mission during this time in the region, assisting them with some of the necessary pastoral services. In the past months, we have had several different types of meetings: services, house gatherings, leadership meetings, cleaning and organization sessions, youth and adolescent meetings, children's activities, etc.
We pray that the Lord continues to guide and bless this beloved church that has welcomed us with such love and care and is also contributing to our mission. We are deeply grateful for all the brothers and sisters in the Church of God in Santa Terezinha de Itaipu.

CIID Missions Department
Additionally, as we stated in our previous updates, we continue working with the team of the Church of God Missions Department at the South American level, supporting some missionary initiatives in the region and structuring the policies and guidelines of this department, which is currently in development.
We ask for prayers so that the Lord grants wisdom from above to the entire group, enabling us to carry out this work in the best possible way for the churches of God in South America.

PARAGUAY
In the past months, we were able to visit the Church of God in Bella Vista, Paraguay, where, apart from participating in a service and other church activities during those days, we also managed to visit the pioneering missionaries of the Church of God in this country, Tabita and Martin Kurrle, with whom we had a blessed exchange of thoughts on missions. According to Martin and Tabita, three pillars of their ministry and missions in general are: "Divine calling, faith, and perseverance."

Similarly, we had a meaningful time of fellowship and conversations with the current pastors of that church, Mariel and Omar Borke.

We also reconnected with Nila, who was Melodie's companion at the Bible institute in Germany, and to this day, they share a beautiful friendship. With her and her husband Ricardo, we had blessed moments, as well as with Enrique and Priscila, who generously hosted us throughout our stay in Bella Vista, Paraguay. We are truly grateful to God for allowing us to have this time of exchange with all of them.

If the Lord permits, this year and next, we plan to make a couple more visits to other regions of Paraguay.

We pray that the Lord continues to accompany and bless all the churches of God in this dear South American country.

United in Christ Jesus, The Patzer Family!

Missionaries of the Kontaktmission of Germany.
Members of the Church of God from Argentina, Germany and Brazil.

From the outset, we want to thank you for all the support and prayers we have received throughout this process.
We are already adapting to our new home, city, and activities. In this regard, we are grateful that our Emily is adjusting very quickly to her new school and, thanks to God, she is doing very well. We ask for prayers so that the process continues favorably. It is worth mentioning that Emily loves studying. :)

On the other hand, we summarize our activities from the past few months in four sections:

Church of God in Santa Terezinha de Itaipu
As we had agreed, the Church of God in Santa Terezinha de Itaipu is the church that welcomed us, and they did so with great warmth and care. We are very grateful for this and for all the brothers and sisters in this place!
This is the place where we will be providing more intensive support with our mission during this time.
The church also made available a part of the temple, which is under construction, as a studio for our missionary art projects.
Over the past two and a half months, we have already had blessed times of worship and fellowship with the brothers and sisters here, assisting with organization, visits, sermons, teaching, leadership, and music with various groups in the church.

Church of God in Marechal Cândido Rondon
During this time, we also participated in some summer gatherings at the Church of God in Rondon, the mother church of the one in Santa Terezinha. It is also one of the largest Churches of God in Brazil and the most influential internationally.
Currently, this church is led by Pastors Isai Hort, along with Pastors Lucas and Mônica Arnt. Our brothers and sisters from the Churches of God in Germany may remember them, as they spent several years studying and ministering there.

CIID Missions Department
We continue working with the Missions Department team of the Church of God at the South American level, supporting some missionary efforts in the region and structuring the department's guidelines and regulations currently under development.

Argentina
We were also able to take a short trip to our home country, Argentina, where Melodie could celebrate her birthday with family and where we were able to meet and talk with brothers and sisters from the cities of Dos de Mayo, San Vicente, Jardín América, and Puerto Iguazú.

The president of the Church of God in Argentina, Yoni Taron, from Jardín América, specifically requested prayers for the reform of statutes and regulations at the national level, which the church is currently undergoing.

Without further ado, as always, we sincerely thank you for your prayers and support for our mission.

With affection, united in Christ Jesus, The Patzer Family!

Missionaries of the Kontaktmission of Germany.
Members of the Church of God from Argentina, Germany and Brazil.