Stories from the Field

November 2004

Uruguay – Time is on God’s Side

From IMB’s CompassionNet Daily Prayer

Immediately after International Service Corps workers Michael and Carmen Fair arrived in interior Uruguay, they traveled with two ball teams to a softball tournament in another city. God placed them beside “M”, and they began getting acquainted as they shared why they had come to Uruguay. When asked if she thought any of the ball players would be interested in participating in a Bible study, “M” said no.

Two months went by, and their friendship developed. "One night ‘M’ came over as she has in the past to play with our kids and visit with us,” Michael wrote in a recent newsletter. “She brought a tract with her that she had been holding onto for two years. She had been thinking about all that had been going on and began to read the tract that a volunteer team had given her. She had some questions about what she was reading.

“Carmen and “M” started a Bible study to look for answers to her questions. That night, she told Carmen that she knew that God had been talking with her and she knew that she needed Jesus as Savior and Lord of her life. “M” has really started to grow as a new believer, and we give thanks to God for bringing her to our home.”