Welcome back to the United States. That’s what we have heard over and over since the beginning of March. We just finished up a three month furlough, reporting to many of you in our supporting churches, and seeing family and friends after almost four years in Argentina. It has been great to be back, but we also greatly missed our church family and loved ones in Argentina. What follows is a snapshot of our whirlwind trips criss-crossing parts of the U.S.A. in these past three months.  

We arrived March 3rd and spent a week and a half in Texas with Ben’s parents (grandparent time!), presenting and reporting in a few churches in the area. That time flew by and we then zoomed away to Missouri, Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Delaware, back to Kentucky, Oklahoma, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, and finally Arkansas, Missouri and Texas again. Are you dizzy? Because we are! Such is life on furlough. But in every state we encountered or re-encountered  many of you who have been faithfully praying for us along the way through these 11 years since we were approved as missionaries. We thank God for renewing friendships, for new friendships, for the prayers, hugs, and blessings everyone bestowed upon us this furlough. We truly have the best supporters, and we thank God for each and every one of you!

Our church carried on in our absence, and we thank the Lord for those who worked constantly to further God’s ministry in Gonzalez Catan while we were away. Thank you for praying for the faithful men and women who have held the ropes by teaching, preaching, and reaching others while we were gone. Please continue to pray for unity in our church, and now that we have returned the beginning of June, we can continue leading them forward to reach our community for Christ. Also, pray for the property to transfer smoothly to our church so we can begin our expansion project. Thank you to all who have given to that. If you’d like to contribute to it, please contact Ben through email or phone, or simply give as you usually do, earmarking it for the “Metzger church building fund.” We look forward to reporting  how God graciously provides for this in the very near future!