| Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and MWC - Mennonite Church Canada (Tour #2) |
July 5-20, 2009
Leaders: Tim Froese & Wilmer Martin TourMagination has planned this tour with Mennonite Church Canada to visit and learn from churches in Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay and to support Mennonite Church Canada Witness partners in various locations. Wilmer Martin, president of TourMagination, who has led many tours to South America and around the world, and Tim Froese who is Executive Director and Mission Facilitator for Latin America of Mennonite Church Canada Witness International Ministries, will lead this tour. Besides interacting with churches, there will be some time for sightseeing such as a day trip to Valparaiso in Chile and Iguazu Falls. The highlight will be attending the 15th Global Assembly of Mennonite World Conference in Asuncion, Paraguay. Alfred Neufeld, chairperson of Assembly 15 National Coordinating Council says: “We need your blessing; come and bless us. We need your correction; come and correct us. We need your counsel; come and counsel us. We need your encouragement; come and encourage us.” We also need to seek their blessing, correction and encouragement. Sunday & Monday, July 5 & 6 The group will gather in Miami on Sunday evening for an overnight flight to Santiago, Chile. It will be mid-morning on Monday when we arrive in Santiago (officially Santiago de Chile). Before transferring to our hotel, we will have a brief city tour to acquaint us with Chile’s capital city. Since it is winter, there will be snow on the Andes Mountains that are a backdrop to the city.  Santiago, Chile Today we will learn about the economic, social and religious challenges in Chile as we visit Mennonite Church Canada ministries and partners. On Wednesday we will go to Valparaiso with its historic seaport which is still vital to Chile today. As we tour, you will see charming “ascensores” (funiculars) and colorful hillside houses and many historic sites. Thursday & Friday, July 9 & 10 We will leave Chile today and fly to Montevideo, Uruguay. We will take a city tour and see the main German Mennonite Church and coop headquarters before going to the hotel where we will be lodged for three nights. On Friday, we will learn about the Spanish-speaking Mennonite conference in the Montevideo area, see their Study Center and emerging church plants around the area. Saturday, July 11 On Saturday, we will travel out of Montevideo to the German-speaking Mennonite colony called Delta after the Vistula Delta in their homeland in Poland. We will learn about the migration of Mennonites to Uruguay and how they came to settle here and in other areas. Sunday & Monday, July 12 & 13  Albert and Mary Hildebrand, Sommerfeld Colony Tuesday, July 14 This morning you will have some free time in Asuncion to rest, do laundry, shop or sightsee. In the afternoon we will go to the Centro Familiar de Adorcion, a Pentecostal facility built to accommodate 10,000 persons, where the 15th Global Assembly of Mennonite World Conference will take place. We will each register and then attend the opening session.  House of the Independence, Historic Asuncion Each day there will be Bible studies, worship sessions, seminars and workshops for you to attend. There will also be tours and other activities that you can participate in during the week. Make sure to take time to meet many people from around the world and learn how God is using them in their home countries. Saturday, July 18 The worship time this evening will include a communion service with our brothers and sisters from around the globe. It will be a time to praise God together for all the ways we have learned how he is working through the church around the world. This week will have been a spiritually-rich week for all of us and we will have much to share when we return home. Sunday & Monday, July 19 & 20 Today we will leave Asuncion and fly via Sao Paulo, Brazil to Miami. It will be early Monday morning when we arrive and get our connections to our home cities. For further information regarding the complete tour fare, please This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . We would be happy to be of assistance. |
