Each year alll the South America Mission missionaries are required to gather for a week long conference for a time of teaching, spiritual instruction and a time to take care of mission business. This year our conference was held January 5th through the 9th (2009) at a small resort by the name of "Los Cedros," which was about 40 minutes south of Santa Cruz. Bill Ogden came down as our guest speaker and Jeffry Olrick, a child psycologist also spoke.
Front row (left to right): Marlene and Terry Throssel (came to teach the children), Raquel Strebig, Aleyna and Amara Holcombe, Georgia, Sam and Angela Masse, Bev, Benji and Bill Smith, Alyssa, Abby and Noah Holcombe, Philip Throssel, Dan, Jenny and Elizabeth Strebig Second row: Tara Wilson (came to lead worship), Dana Wilson, Kathern Strebig, Laura Boyce, Bubba and Ty Massey, Jeff Olrick (a child psycologist who came to speak), Alan Holcombe. Third row: Peter Throssel, Nick Smith, Racheal Kienzle, Jessica Smith, Katie Wells, Ruthie Nyquist, Lydia Emmans, Erica and Becca Kienzle, Angela Emmans, Laura Kienzle, Dan & Neva Fourth Row: Janine & Tom Throssel, Greg Dahl, Bill Ogden and Paul Kienzle.
These are the SAM kids!
And the SAM teens! left to right: Peter Throssel, Nick Smith, Erica Kienzle, Lydia Emmans, Ruthie Nyquist, Jessica Smith and Racheal Kienzle.
Front row (left to right): Marlene and Terry Throssel (came to teach the children), Raquel Strebig, Aleyna and Amara Holcombe, Georgia, Sam and Angela Masse, Bev, Benji and Bill Smith, Alyssa, Abby and Noah Holcombe, Philip Throssel, Dan, Jenny and Elizabeth Strebig Second row: Tara Wilson (came to lead worship), Dana Wilson, Kathern Strebig, Laura Boyce, Bubba and Ty Massey, Jeff Olrick (a child psycologist who came to speak), Alan Holcombe. Third row: Peter Throssel, Nick Smith, Racheal Kienzle, Jessica Smith, Katie Wells, Ruthie Nyquist, Lydia Emmans, Erica and Becca Kienzle, Angela Emmans, Laura Kienzle, Dan & Neva Fourth Row: Janine & Tom Throssel, Greg Dahl, Bill Ogden and Paul Kienzle.
These are the SAM kids!
And the SAM teens! left to right: Peter Throssel, Nick Smith, Erica Kienzle, Lydia Emmans, Ruthie Nyquist, Jessica Smith and Racheal Kienzle. 
