{"id":12994,"date":"2023-05-02T20:09:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=12994"},"modified":"2023-06-02T06:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:52:31","slug":"montevideo-church-to-be-planted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/montevideo-church-to-be-planted\/","title":{"rendered":"Montevideo Church to be Planted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next month, Ben and Susan Borland will gather their three children, pack their belongings and travel over 5,000 miles to Montevideo, Uruguay to help bring the gospel to the only country in South America without a church in our fellowship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Ben-and-Susan-1024x573.jpeg?resize=768%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12995\" width=\"768\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Ben-and-Susan.jpeg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Ben-and-Susan.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Ben-and-Susan.jpeg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Ben-and-Susan.jpeg?w=1300&amp;ssl=1 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Borlands are saying \u201cgoodbye\u201d to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okcchurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OKC Church<\/a> in Oklahoma City. In their five years at OKC, Ben and Susan planted a campus ministry at Oklahoma University and witnessed how God grew the church, particularly those under 30 years of age.&nbsp;Reaching the community with a small church leads to collaborating with organizations <em>in<\/em> the community: make community to reach community.&nbsp;The Borlands are taking this \u201cstart from scratch\u201d community mindset with them to Montevideo.&nbsp;\u201cWe are now nine disciples,\u201d says Ben. \u201cWe will build however the Spirit calls, but we want to have an immediate impact on young singles and young families. Currently, we don\u2019t have any campus students coming but we would like to be on that campus ASAP. We also want to immediately create some HOPE <em>worldwide <\/em>work in the form of teaching English and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Susan, who studied Spanish in school, is fulfilling a dream to live abroad.&nbsp;Making a heart-felt connection with Montevideo during a visit last December, Susan was impressed with the warmth and friendliness of the people she met and is eager for her children to learn and thrive in another culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjcoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central Jersey Church of Christ<\/a> is teaming up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/southamericanmissions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South American Mission Society<\/a> to shepherd and support this planting, anticipating that others will join the team.&nbsp;\u201cWe are opening wide the door for any American students who want to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country,\u201d Ben said.&nbsp; When asked how he would advise anyone who is considering Montevideo, Ben said, \u201cLearn the language, share your faith and buckle up for the bumpy but glorious ride!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To learn more about Montevideo and the church planting, please contact Ben or Susan Borland.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For English speakers: <a href=\"mailto:Missionmontevideo@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Missionmontevideo@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Spanish speakers<em> <a href=\"mailto:misionmontevideo@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Misionmontevideo@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Borland-Family-881x1024.jpeg?resize=661%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12996\" width=\"661\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Borland-Family.jpeg?resize=881%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 881w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Borland-Family.jpeg?resize=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Borland-Family.jpeg?resize=768%2C892&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Borland-Family.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next month, Ben and Susan Borland will gather their three children, pack their belongings and travel over 5,000 miles to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":12995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[61,55],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-12994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-missions","tag-south-america"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Uruguay-Ben-and-Susan.jpeg?fit=1300%2C727&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-3nA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2394,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/church-planting-in-montevideo-uruguay\/","url_meta":{"origin":12994,"position":0},"title":"Church Planting in Montevideo, Uruguay","author":"dtadmin","date":"May 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Central Jersey Church of Christ is excited to announce the planting of the church in Montevideo, Uruguay in 2023.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/montevideo.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/montevideo.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/montevideo.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/montevideo.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/montevideo.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13064,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/good-news-from-south-america-southern-cone\/","url_meta":{"origin":12994,"position":1},"title":"Good News from South America Southern Cone","author":"dtadmin","date":"May 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Southern Cone regional family has been growing and becoming stronger over the years. 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