Pics From Frank's 2012 Trip To Argentina!

Here we are, a team of 15 volunteers, posing on the water tower platform. It's holding thousands of gallons of water over our heads and has a great view of the property that the Instituto Biblico Patagonico sits on.

On the right is Bob Combs, the man who heads up this volunteer opportunity in Argentina.  He has taken several trips there and has seen the school come a long way in its journey to becoming the best it can be.

The people were warm and friendly and we enjoyed their service very much. Each of the team members had a chance to speak to the group, with interpreters of course.

The existing library is just the size of a walk in closet.  The students and faculty are really looking forward to the new library which is being built in stages.  As you can see below and in previous posts from the 2008 trip, the library has come a long way.

The new library!  There will be room for many more books and desks for the students to study.  The far end of the room will have a new wall added to separate the librarians office from the rest of the library.

We bought supplies from local companies for the work to be done on the library.

The whole area became a workroom for most of  the projects.

The school's librarian is in her new office here and looking outward.

And here she is again looking in.  New shelves for organizing and a desk!  A librarians dream!!

The city was nearby pouring cement for a project of their own and we were lucky enough to get them to pour a little cement into all the post holes we had dug for the new lighted walkway we had built. Seen below in the evening.

This walkway links the cafeteria to the dorms.

We added 4 new benches around the picnic area.

The coffee bar, being walked over to the recreation room.

The Rec Center, now finished,  has this new Coffee Bar.  The students need a place to gather where they can relax and play games and were very excited to get this treat. 

I fixed two washing machines, repaired some large industrial tools and even rebuilt a cell phone.

 Desks & tables, for the classrooms.

Nice job on the stairs! Taped off to let the varnish dry.

Here and below are a few pics of the staff. This is Eddie, he's the dean of the school. He was originally from San Jose, Ca. After giving his life to the Lord, he asked God "not to send him to any place like this." What a sense of humor God has, and missionaries have to have one too, I suppose.

Emmy mainly runs the kitchen.  As chef she makes sure everyone eats well.  She is also a student studying to become a missionary. 

She is one of the kitchen helpers, a student, studying to be a missionary to Japan.

This family lives on campus.  He is a teacher at the institute and handyman around the school too.