Benefits of taking a missions trip:

1. You see the great need of the Gospel in other parts of the world
2. You see how God works on the foreign soil.
3. You can make an impact on someone’s life and be impacted in your own!

What you can do in Argentina?

1. Visit 4 different church plants
2. Participate in the Bible College
3. Many unique evangelism opportunities
4. Learn some Spanish and culture
5. See the great need and have part in helping

Interesting Stats about Argentina:

• Argentina is the 2nd largest country in South America.  It is approximately one-third the size of the continental United States. 
• Around 93% of the people profess to be Roman Catholic.
• More than one third of the population of Argentina lives in the capital city, Buenos Aires
• The currency is the Argentine peso (ARS)
• There are 23 provinces in Argentina
• The majority of Argentines descend from Italian and Spanish immigrants.
• European influences permeate Argentina's art, architecture, literature and lifestyle.
• The capital is also home to Latin America's biggest Jewish community, as well as Arabs and Armenians.
• Avenue 9 de Julio is popularly known as the world's widest thoroughfare and is truly a pedestrian's nightmare.
• Sport is extremely important in Argentina and soccer is more of a national obsession than a game.
• Spanish is the official language, but some immigrant communities retain their language as a badge of identity. Immigrants mainly from Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, the Ukraine, China and many European countries usually live together in communities.
• Meat dominates Argentina's menus, and 'meat' means beef.
• The sharing of mate, Paraguayan tea, is a ritual more than a beverage, and if offered is a special expression of acceptance. The leaves, a relation to holly, are elaborately prepared and the mixture is drunk from a shared gourd.
• Argentina's main industries are agriculture and beef production.