Help Needed!
As we are beginning a new year I wanted to take this time to emphasize a need. That need is more laborers. If you are a Christian young person reading this letter or hearing it read in your church, I ask you this: have you prayed about being a missionary? I challenge every man in his 20’s and 30’s who has graduated Bible college and is currently working in the ministry in the States: have you prayed about missions? I was a 32-year-old pastor when I surrendered to go to Argentina.
Pergamino: Pergamino is where we began our second church. It is estimated that it currently has a population of over 140,000 people. There is one Independent Baptist church in that city—the one we planted. This city needs at least two more churches operating to reach it with the Gospel. Would you pray about coming and helping us?
Rosario: Rosario is the city where we began our first church. That church is now five years old. There are only three Independent Baptist churches in our city. According to the website World Population Review, the urban area of our city is over 1.6 million people. This urban area includes seven smaller cities. We really need to plant another 20 churches in this urban area to reach it with the gospel. Would you pray about coming and helping us?
Santa Fe, the capital of our province, is two hours to the north of us. There are an estimated 590,000 people there and no Independent Baptist church. San Nicolas is an hour south of us with over 167,000 people and no Independent Baptist church. Would you pray about coming and helping us?
If you are interested and would like more information about our work in Argentina and the possibility of coming and working there, you may write me at: batemansinargentina@gmail.com or call me 770 294-0137.
The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. Matthew 9:37-38
Prayer Points:
• Pray for our youth camp at the end of January.
• Pray for protection as I travel visiting churches and as I fly to Argentina in January for two weeks.
• Pray for the leadership in our churches.
– Hector Campos at Victory Baptist Church.
– Hernan Gonzalez at Faith Baptist Church.
Thank you for your support!
The Bateman Family
