Commenting on a trip that he had made to Argentina in November of 1993, John Arnott said [in a conversation with Richard Riss at Catch The Fire in October of 1994] that he was "impressed by the unity of the church held together by the glue of revival." He said that some of those associated with the revival included Claudio Freidzon, Hector Giminez, Carlos Annacondia, and Omar Cabrera. "Carlos is a wealthy businessman (hardware manufacturer) who gave up everything to be a good steward for the Lord. He had a crusade in Buenos Aires that filled up the stadium. The goals are to take the city (Buenos Aires) for God and to take the nation for God. The sheep-stealing dynamic is absent there -- there are too many converts -- they don't know what to do with all of them."
The Arnotts were also impressed by the manifestation of the power and presence of the Lord in Argentina. "In La Plata, near Buenos Aires, there is a maximum security prison for 4000 inmates. This prison was out of control, and basically run by gangs within the prison. But permission was given to hold meetings there. They had pastors who were given responsibility over the converts. This was under the auspices of Carlos Annacondia. Over a period of five years, a Christian floor developed in the prison, of eight hundred people. This floor had round the clock prayer meetings, and 180 people were always praying at any given time, waiting before the Lord, and asking God to have mercy. Over the course of 5 years, 600 men completed their sentences, and only one was later re-arrested. Other prisoners always want to go to the Christian floor of the prison because it is safe and clean. They have corking on the bars to make things more comfortable. So others get saved as a result of going to the Christian floor. When they think they are ready, the prisoners apply to be transferred to another prison, and then start some of the same things in other prisons." The Arnotts said that when they arrived, five years after this started, they were met with a wave of people singing in Spanish, "I'm free," right in the prison. "We came to bless them and they prayed for us and we were all out on the floor in the prison," John said. Carol added, "and they made US gifts, hand-made crafts." She was really touched by this. "And Cindy Jacobs of Colorado Springs has these people praying for her," John said.
The third annual Harvest Evangelism International Institute was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 4-13, 1993. In addition to John and Carol Arnott, about 100 others from North America attended, including C. Peter Wagner and Cindy Jacobs. According to Gerald Steingard, who was also present, all of these people were completely "drunken" in the Spirit at certain times during the conference [conversation with Richard Riss, October 8, 1995]. Most of the evenings of this conference involved attending Hector Giminez's church, where, according to John Arnott, Claudio Friedzon was ministering [John Arnott to Richard Riss, October 15, 1995].
In a brochure advertising this event, Ed Silvoso wrote, "What is so unique about Argentina that warrants a trip to South America? For one thing, God is at work there is an amazing and incomparable way. Have you ever read a book about revival and felt the intense desire to be there? Well, in our time, Argentina is such a place. Come and experience the hand of God as you visit churches that hold services every day of the week."
In the same brochure, C. Peter Wagner wrote, "Like a burning, dry tinder, the Spirit of God has ignited an extraordinary spiritual bonfire in Argentina over the last ten years. From the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire) to breathtaking Iguazu Falls in the northeast, the flames of revival have blazed through Argentina and beyond, making the country one of the flashpoints of church growth in the world today.... Argentine evangelist Carlos Annacondia began his crusade ministry in 1982, the year of Argentina's defeat in the Malvinas, just as the Spirit of God began to spark spiritual renewal. Since then, over a million and a half people have made public commitments to Christ during the course of Annacondia's ministry. Hector Giminez was a drug addicted criminal when God called him into the Kingdom. He began ministering to troubled youth; and within a year, was leading a congregation of 1,000. Since 1986 his church in downtown Buenos Aires has exploded in size to over 120,000 members, making it the third largest church in the world. The world's fourth largest church is also Argentine. Omar Cabrera and his wife Marfa began their ministry during the tough years of the 1970s. Long before most Argentine pastors, they began experiencing God's blessing as they learned the power of prayer to liberate people from sin, sickness, and the forces of evil. Now their church, centered in Santa Fe, ministers to 90,000 members in 120 cities. The revival that began in the early 1980s has touched virtually every evangelical denomination.... The stirring of revival have drawn Argentine Christians into unprecedented forms of unity. ACIERA, the national association of evangelical Christian churches, and the monthly evangelical tabloid El Puente (The Bridge) has helped believers focus on common goals."