Elisa Padilla

Kairos Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina  

The Kairos Foundation has been serving from Buenos Aires, Argentina, for over 45 years. Kairos has 2 branches:  Kairos Publications (Ediciones Kairos) and the Kairos Retreat Center where the Foundation is headquartered. 

Kairós Publications (Ediciones Kairos) is the publications department of the Kairós Foundation. Its goal is to publish digitally and in print Christian books and publications in Spanish. They are primarily for and by evangelical leaders in Latin America for Latin American students, teachers, and church leaders to better serve the mission of the church in Latin America.  The materials are used in seminaries and workshops and cover topics such as mission, church life, pastoral psychology, and care for God’s creation.

At the Kairos Retreat Center, located some 40 km north of downtown Buenos Aires, the staff live out their Christian faith caring for one another, practicing hospitality to church groups and other organizations that utilize the retreat center, being kind to the environment, and offering special care to the needy. For ten years a retreat center on the coast has provided care for those suffering from addiction, for the homeless, and for those who are troubled. Kairos is praying that there will soon be a retreat center in the city of Buenos Aires also.