Argentina

A conversation with José Oyanguren and Maria Alfonsina Finger

The Hope Series

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A conversation with José Oyanguren and Maria Alfonsina Finger

Argentina

Mennonite Mission Network ministry in Argentina began with the arrival of the first Mennonite missionaries in Latin America in 1917. The centennial was celebrated in September 2017. Currently Mission Network partners with the Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Argentina (IEMA - Argentina Mennonite Church) in leadership development and church-planting mission programs, including regional partnerships. Long-term work with the indigenous evangelical churches in the Chaco is also supported by the IEMA through the sending of mission workers from the Mennonite church in Bragado.Twenty-six Argentine missionary church planters, who are also recognized as International Partnership Associates with Mennonite Mission Network, are from the: 1) Patagonia Mission Project (PMP): Damian and Marta Reyes, Chos Malal; Marcelo Alarcón and Jacqueline Ojeda de Alarcón, and Andrea and Lucas Pineda, Comodoro Rivadavia; César Riquelme and Miriam Ferreyra, Puerto Madryn; Miguel Bamonde y Angela Correa, Sierra Grande; Jorge and Maria Rodriguez, and Diego and Estefania Rodriguez, Valcheta; Javier and Vero Llanquileo, Valle Azul; 2) Missionary Program of Northern Argentina (PROMINOA): Orlando Rodas and Gloria Roldan in Tafi Viejo; and 3) Evangelistic Missionary Vision for the Western Zone (VEMZO): Ramón Antonio Godoy and Mariana Romero, Jonatán Curto and María Rita Medina in Villa Mercedes; Javier Miguel and Silvia Romero in Pellegrini and Villa Mercedes; Raúl Alberto Patiés and Patricia Liliana Lasca in Nueva Plata and Chiclana. Mennonite mission work with indigenous people in Argentina's northern Chaco region began in 1943. Mennonite ministries encourage the indigenous churches in their development of leaders and in their unique style of worship and organization, as well as supporting Bible translation and leadership development work. In 2004, Bragado Mennonite Church sent Alfonsina and José Luis Oyanguren to the Chaco where they serve as International Partnership Associates with Mission Network.

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José Oyanguren and Maria Alfonsina Finger

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José Oyanguren and Maria Alfonsina Finger

Ministry partners

Sociedad Biblica Argentina	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Sociedad Biblica Argentina	Sociedad Biblica Argentina	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Equipo Menonita del Chaco Argentino	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Equipo Menonita del Chaco Argentino	Equipo Menonita del Chaco Argentino	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Argentina	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Argentina	Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Argentina	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Programa Misionero al Norte de Argentina (PROMINOA)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Programa Misionero al Norte de Argentina (PROMINOA)	Programa Misionero al Norte de Argentina (PROMINOA)	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Visión Evangelística y Misionera de la Zona Oeste (VEMZO)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Visión Evangelística y Misionera de la Zona Oeste (VEMZO)	Visión Evangelística y Misionera de la Zona Oeste (VEMZO)	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Proyecto Misionero Patagónico (PMP)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/partners/Proyecto Misionero Patagónico (PMP)	Proyecto Misionero Patagónico (PMP)	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf

Service opportunities

Teachers of Bible, Theology, and Leadership Development	https://www.mennonitemission.net/Serve/placements/international ministries/Argentina/10/Teachers of Bible, Theology, and Leadership Development	Teachers of Bible, Theology, and Leadership Development	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Regional Mission Intern (PROMINOA)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/Serve/placements/international ministries/Argentina/10/Regional Mission Intern (PROMINOA)	Regional Mission Intern (PROMINOA)	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Regional Mission Intern (VEMZO)	https://www.mennonitemission.net/Serve/placements/international ministries/Argentina/10/Regional Mission Intern (VEMZO)	Regional Mission Intern (VEMZO)	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf

Proclaimers gift Toba Qom with entire New Testament recording	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/Proclaimers-gift-Toba-Qom-with-entire-New-Testament-recording	Proclaimers gift Toba Qom with entire New Testament recording	By Laurie Oswald Robinson	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Mennonite Church in Argentina celebrates 100 years	https://www.mennonitemission.net/extending-beyond/Mennonite-Church-in-Argentina-celebrates-100-years	Mennonite Church in Argentina celebrates 100 years	By Zachary Headings with Laurie Oswald Robinson	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Toba Qom hear hope in their language	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/Toba-Qom-hear-hope-in-their-language	Toba Qom hear hope in their language	By Laurie Oswald Robinson	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Celebrating 100 years of being the church together in Argentina	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/Celebrating-100-years-of-being-the-church-together-in-Argentina	Celebrating 100 years of being the church together in Argentina	By Zachary Headings with Laurie Oswald Robinson	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Former mission worker, administrator and stewardship leader leaves servant-hearted legacy	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/Former-mission-worker,-administrator-and-stewardship-leader-leaves-servant-hearted-legacy	Former mission worker, administrator and stewardship leader leaves servant-hearted legacy	By Laurie Oswald Robinson, Mennonite Mission Network, and Madalyn Metzger, Everence	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf
Alternative education center honors indigenous knowledge	https://www.mennonitemission.net/news/Alternative-education-center-honors-indigenous-knowledge	Alternative education center honors indigenous knowledge	by Dani Klotz	GP0\|#71c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807;L0\|#071c98d5a-7167-4806-950b-d9aa6dd5d807\|Argentina;GTSet\|#f1c3ac69-6cd4-4109-8ba8-137477ba8a7d;GPP\|#e2a61412-b024-41d7-adeb-1c4e0b790c03;GPP\|#62ebb633-b401-4243-a537-1a85230e4ebf

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