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March 4, 2006
Football Match in Entre Rios
It is Sunday today, and upon my arrival in the bus, I search out Guido, a good friend from the mission. He is down at the church, where the service has just finished, and I find him farewelling his parishoners. After greeting and catching…
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March 3, 2006
Flowers of Entre Rios
Wandering around Entre Rios, it is amazing the variety and number of flowers that you can find here. I thought it worth taking a few photos of these flowers so I could share their beauty with others. What follows is only a sampling of the…
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February 10, 2006
Our Local Shop in Corrientes
Having been here for a long time, it was only recently that this shed situated right next to our property was opened as a shop. The guy that runs it, Ariel, actually started his Discipleship course with us back in July 2004. Now he works…
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February 10, 2006
Buying a Siambretta – Paperwork and More Paperwork
Today has been the third consecutive day of paperwork for both Sergio and I. Things were looking really good today, and I was sure that we would get very close to finishing everything. As we paced our way down the narrow sidewalks,…
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February 10, 2006
Buying a Siambretta – Yet Another Visit
Today was an easy day. All I had to do was visit the Escribana and pick up some paperwork. Most of it seems to be signed now, although I am not holding my breath. The paperwork was all very important stuff. Things that I need to be legal…
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February 8, 2006
Doing Business in South America
At the end of last year a survey came out about the processes and costs needed to start a business in over 150 countries. Run by the World Bank Group and the International Finance Corporation , their Doing Business website revealed that…
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February 6, 2006
Isaac and Natalia Marry (Civil) in Corrientes
Isaac was in my Discipleship school in 2004, and he stayed on and worked with us in the mission here until December last year. During this time he fell in love with a young girl and today they both got married. This is the first part of…
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February 4, 2006
Buying a Siambretta – Owner Missing
It was 8am and I was waiting out on the sidewalk for my friend to turn up in his car. We had made this arrangement a couple of nights ago and as the time grew later I became concerned that he had forgotten our appointment. For me this was…
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February 2, 2006
Buying a Siambretta – Getting the Bike
It was in between meetings, we had just finished our staff meeting and now there was a worship time with the students, that I talked with Sergio about our need to head into town right now. We had arranged to meet the real owner today at 11…
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February 1, 2006
Buying a Siambretta – Er, Siambroken
Blind Purchase Proud as punch, I took off on my new motorbike. This was my very first ride on it. It did not occur to me until after the purchase that I had never actually looked at the bike or checked it out for any mechanical failures or…
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