Recent picture of the family

more of the family and sites

family and sites!!!

more photos of our trip over the mountains and to Villa Regina

Some more beautiful sites we were able to see!!

Photos of our trip to chile

Ersilia Caverzan one of the ladies that mom and dad years ago led to the Lord in the city of Villa Regina, I had the joy of visiting with her and being reminded of Gods Faithfulness over these years, remember her in Prayer, she is 66 years old and lives alone, thanks for remebering her.
Joel Hidalgo, when I went into his bookstore in Regina he did not know who I was and neither did I, but in speaking to him he asked of what denomination we were and I told him, Union de Centros Biblicos, to which he showed me a book that some man gave him 30 years ago and lead him to Christ , he than continued to tell us how that man taught him the Word, then Ricardo who was with me, asked him, Is that man Ronald Holmes to which he replied ...YES!!!! then Ricardo said, well this young man standing here (speaking of me) is His son..Colby..tears flowed from his eyes and we had a great time of fellowship...thank God for fruits that remain to Gods Glory

Update from the Holmes

Well I am sorry it has taken so long to give an update, sometimes not much to say.... sorry !!! We went to Chile for our anual missionary conferance and it was a great time in the Word, we had a good trip going and coming, and Lesa was able to see sights of were I grew up from the age of 7 to the age of 12. Also we were able to rest for a few days when was very good for the family. When we got back to Ezeiza on the 3 of February our son benjamin took a sick spell, so we would asked you to pray for him, we will be running some studies on him to see what is wrong, pray with us for him, thanks so much for your prayers.

Nestor's Leg

Nestor wants to thank you all for helping in the matter of getting his new leg, he is very happy with it , they are very grateful with his wife Carina for permitting this that would hardly be possible with their means. He and his wife Carina and their four children come out on a regular basis to all the meeting and he helps with the leading of the services and also is our best guitar player at church, thanks again for your help in giving and also in praying.

Continue to help us in Prayer

There are some matters of prayer that you should keep in mind for us here in Ezeiza

1) Pray for the youth. Some of them have problems of submission to God and His will. The temptations of the world and the war with their own flesh makes it a difficult thing for many of them. Please keep the youth in prayer.

2) Pray for Marcelo and Sonia and Patricio as they came out to our anual picnic and enjoyed it very much. I was with them a few days ago and Sonia wept as she heard the Gospel again. She is reading her Bible but yet her eyes are blinded to the truth so continue to pray for her. And that they would continue to come out to the meetings.

3) Pray for Adrian and Carina and their 4 children. They are coming on Sunday nights, and Lesa is having a Bible study on Saturdays with Carina, so we can see God working in their hearts.

4) Pray for Osvaldo and Iris. They are not coming out to the meetings but do recieve me fine,once a week, at their home. Continue to pray for them and their salvation.

5) Pray for the salvation of our children and their desire for the things of the Lord, that we would be of help to them in the things of the Lord.

6) Thank the Lord for Joaquin Diaz who had disappeared for almost 2 years has been found and came back to his home this past weekend. Pray that he would come back to the Lord!!!!

Family note

We thank the Lord for our children, our Son Jonathan cant live without his blankets, when Lesas puts them in the wash he cant wait to have them again, pray for our children that Gods fear would be in thier hearts.

Youth Group

Please pray for some new ones that have been coming out to the saturday evening youth meetings, I will give you some names for you to pray for, Barbara, Sabrina, Tamara, and Diana, these four girls are new and we know they are without Christ , pray for them that they might come to Christ, but on another note, pray for the older youth who have been here for a few years that they will continue with the Lord and not depart, KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS!!!

Pray for Marcelo and Sonia, they have come now for 3 sundays to the evening services, God is working in her soul, please pray as I visit with them also on tuesday afternoons, our visits on tuesday have been very profitable, specially with Sonia who has broken down and asked many question, something she had not done before, so pray with us for the salvation of this house.

Update on some issues you are praying for!!!

We are going out door to door every saturday, we dont see much fruit in this matter but we are happy that we can go with the gospel house to house in the city, continue to pray for fruit in this ministry.

Keep Nestor and Carina in prayer, I did mention that it would cost about 700 dollars to fix his leg, be praying about this and any who would want to help with this matter, just send as a gift to the mission, the address is on the web page.

Also continue to pray for Osvaldo and Iris , our studies have been at the present posponed for different reasons, but I still visit with him once a week, continue to pray that they would come to Christ.

We are having some new ones that are coming out to the meetings on Sunday Night pray with us, I will put pictures on the blog Lord willing in a few days.

The family is well, and continue to pray for our children that they would show more interest in the things of the Lord and that they would be sincere in thier faith.

Our Vacation

We took a few days in July when the kids had their school vacation to go up to Salto Uruguay and be with a Pastor Friend Ricardo Daglio and his family, it was a refreshing time and always a joy to be with them, also enjoyed a time of rest and the hot springs, pray for our children that they might seek and desire the Lord

Week of Camp

We had a good week with youth and God spoke to their hearts, please pray for each one of them, that their decisions would be sincere and truthful and would last through out their lives, Pastor Bob Philbrick was with us and shared the Word that week, thanks for praying for them

Nestor's Leg!!!

Dear ones I had asked before about the possibility of helping Nestor find a leg and now he found out down here that he can get his fixed and almost like new for 700 dollars, so if any of you would like to help with this send the money to the mission as gift for Nestor though our account, thanks so much for your prayers and help on this matter.

Update on Osvaldo and Iris

We had been doing the bible studies but because of school vacations here in Argentina we stopped for about two weeks, but I have been visiting with him and we will began Lord willing tomorrow ; continue to pray for them, she has lost some interest in the things of the Lord but he still has desires for the things of the Lord, pray for them.

Updates on the Work in Argentina

It is with sadness that I write this to tell you that the bible studies that we were going to do with Juan Carlos Areyano did not work out, he is not coming to church presently, I am trying to get in touch with him but he is avoiding me presently, please pray because we only had one bible study and my heart is sad over this matter, he has a lot of family problems, be praying for him and for his soul.

Pray for the salvation of...

Osvaldo and Olga, they have been coming out to the meetings now for about 1 year, but they are both yet without understanding as it pertains to the gospel, pray for their salvation, he made a profession of faith but I dont believe he yet understands and she is catholic but enjoys coming out to the meetings, thanks for remembering them in prayer.

Happy Birthday Lesa!!!

My dear wife had her 40 th birthday today and enjoyed the company of many of her friends from church

Starting a Bible Study with Juan Carlos Areyana

Dear Ones:

Lord willing I will be starting a Bible Study with Juan Carlos Areyana who has been coming to church for about four months but I am not sure he knows the Lord yet, we will began Bible Studies Lord willing on monday nights around 9 pm, He has been separated from his wife for a few months and is hoping things well get better,so pray for his family , he has 3 children ages 23, 21 and 18 , he has a good job, but has need of the Lord, pray that he will truly know the Lord and seek his face in this difficult time.