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 Last traces, August 2026

25.08.

Third report of the year

Hello everyone! 

with this third report of the year, we would like to update you on our mission over the past few months.

In addition to the already agreed-upon pastoral support services at the Church of Santa Terezinha—which we are carrying out during this season as part of one area of our mission—we are also investing a large part of our time in the missions department of CIID (Inter-American Fellowship of the Churches of God). We are focusing mainly on improving the material for our missionary study "Gears," both the written content and the recording and editing of explanatory videos for each of its sections. As I mentioned, we use this study, among other places, in this department of which we are currently a part, as we had shared with you in previous reports. Currently, the complete content of this study is available only in the Spanish-language section of "Gear" (Engranaje) and a portion of it is available in the Portuguese-language section.

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Following up on and in addition to this information, in October of this year, the CIID conference will be held. This conference takes place every two years and will be held in Guatemala, Central America. Melodie and I had the desire to attend this conference and were also invited to participate, so, if God allows, we will be present.

We will also take advantage of the trip to visit some churches in a couple of other countries in the region. For example, we will visit the Churches of God in the Dominican Republic, where the pioneer pastors were Pastor Olga and the late Pastor Gerard Taron—who were from our same country of origin, Argentina. Pastor Olga, together with her churches there, will be receiving us. It is worth mentioning that these pastors are also known by the brothers and sisters in Germany.

It will be a tour of visits and a conference lasting just over 20 days. In the next report, we will tell you how the whole trip went and which places we ultimately managed to visit, since some are still in the decision-making process. For now, we ask you to accompany us in prayer, and to those who wish to provide financial support exclusively for this trip, we are deeply grateful; you can do so through our usual account at Kontaktmission.

On the other hand, recently we had a few days of vacation and visited some friends. First, we went to the city of Rondon, here in southern Brazil, with George and Hilaide Dickel—a couple whom many of the brothers and sisters in Germany know from the year they spent there with the church in the past. We had a lovely and fruitful time with them. During those days, we also made a friendship visit to the pastors of the Church of God in Katueté, Paraguay. They are a pastoral couple whom we met during our time in the Amazon region and with whom a beautiful friendship remained: Pastors Silas and Nancy, together with their two children, Artur and Antony. There, we also had the opportunity to attend one of their services and get to know the church, together with the pastors who accompany Silas and Nancy in the local work, Pastors Gerson and Ada and their family.

As always, our attitude is one of gratitude and recognition to our God for everything, including these past few months. Warm greetings from the tri-border area between Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.

Thank you very much, may God bless you, and see you next time!

United in Christ, The Patzer Family.

Missionariesof the Kontaktmission of Germany.
Membersof the Church of God from Argentina, Germany and Brazil.

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 Last traces, May 2026

20.05.

Second report of the year

Hello everyone!

This time we are bringing you an informative video that gives an overview of the dynamics and the five areas of our missionary work in recent years and today. It's about 14 minutes long, and we prepared it simultaneously in Spanish and German, and it's also subtitled in English here.

It was made with care, so if at any moment you have those 14 minutes to watch it, we would be very grateful. We know that in today's digital world there is a lot of competition for every minute of our attention, so we are truly thankful for everyone who takes a moment to watch and support our missionary work : )

Thank you very much, may God bless you, and see you next time!

United in Christ, The Patzer Family.

Missionariesof the Kontaktmission of Germany.
Membersof the Church of God from Argentina, Germany and Brazil.

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 Last traces, February 2026

23.02.

First report of the year

HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY

At the beginning of this year, after a long time, we had a couple of weeks of vacation with our families in the province of Misiones, Argentina. We are grateful to God for that time!

MONTECARLO

The Church of God in the city of Montecarlo, pastored by Pastor Daniel Chetti, together with his leadership team, gave us access to their park so we could spend part of that family time there.

They later also invited us to join them in some of their activities and in a service there. We are very grateful to all the brothers and sisters for their constant love.

DANIEL WARNER INSTITUTE

After that, we traveled to the city of Posadas, where we were hosted at the Institute of the Church of God in Argentina. We spent the remainder of our vacation and family time there, and from there we also departed for some visits and missionary activities.

Pastor Matías Zilke is the current director of the Institute, and together with his wife Cintia, they are responsible for the work there. We thank them for the lodging and the time together; these were moments of relaxation as well as deep conversations about the importance of the Church's teaching in today's times.

ENCARNACIÓN

We also had the opportunity to spend a few days in the city of Encarnación, Paraguay, where Pastors Daniel and Rosi McDonald welcomed us. With them, we were able to learn more about the culture of this beautiful city, as well as the work of the Church there—a young church of just over 20 years that has grown very well during that period. They are also finishing a beautiful building with the capacity to host hundreds of visitors in their services, as well as carry out various church activities.

A very productive and special time with the pastors and brothers and sisters in Encarnación, Paraguay.

LITTLE JERUTI

In Paraguay, we also made a quick visit to a longtime friend of Melodie, whom many brothers and sisters in Germany know, since they attended Bible school together there in Germany: Nila Kurrle, who after many years of prayer was blessed together with her husband Ricardo with the birth of his daughter, little Jeruti : )

We rejoiced with them; for Melodie especially, it was a very, very special moment.

CIID MISSIONS DEPARTMENT

During that time, we also had the opportunity to meet personally with part of the team of the CIID Missions Department—Pastor Mónica Fischer in the city of Posadas, Argentina, and leader Jefry Abreu in the city of Encarnación, Paraguay.

Together with the whole team, we continue working on the initiatives of this department.

GARUPÁ

We also had the opportunity to spend a good time and participate with Pastors Ernesto and Mabel Gonzáles and with the brothers and sisters of the church in the city of Garupá, Misiones, Argentina. This church is very special to us, as it was where I took my first steps in the faith (writes Sergio).

RONDON

Lastly, in this report, Melodie, together with a group from the church here in Santa Terezinha, participated in a blessed youth gathering at the Church of God in Marechal Cândido Rondon, Brazil, where she was also invited to preach in the main service of the event. We thank Pastors Lucas and Mónica Arndt, who lead this youth ministry, for their affection and their consistent ministerial support toward us.

The motivation of everyone is that the Word of our God may increasingly shape this new generation of young people in His Church in the region.

GRATEFUL

We are very grateful for each of the experiences of these past months. We pray and ask for your prayers for each of the ministries in these places, so that the Lord may guide and bless each one according to His holy will.

That was all in this first report of the year : )

We continue "trying to follow and leave traces of Christ."

Until next time!