During our special work days this weekend the ladies off the church planned a special baby shower for Beth. She thought that we were just going to work in the church but when we entered everyone screamed "sorpresa" or surprise. Beth was quite startled and wanted to know why I didn't let her know so she could have dressed better. :) The difference in this baby shower and others … [Read more...]
Get to Work
This past week we had several of the men and women of the church helping to fix, clean and do lots of painting. Then on Friday and Saturday we had special work days to try and get many of the things in the church done that we still lacked. We had a great response and were able to get the majority of the church painted, lights and roof fixed along with several other things. The … [Read more...]
Unsolved Mysteries
Today I was able to solve one of life's unsolvable mysteries. Well at least in the life of a missionary. Raising children in mixed cultures and languages is always interesting. One of the phrases that can be heard often when it comes to my youngest daughter Taylor is "Taylor why did you do that?". What was always puzzling was that she would only respond by repeating what we … [Read more...]
The work in Cobija
It has been a while now since we have spoken about the ministry in Cobija Bolivia. It is the town in the far northern jungle of Bolivia. The Laura family has been working there for several years now and in spite of some struggles the Lord has been blessing. This is where we raised money some time back to by land and build the church building. The church has been raising the … [Read more...]
Pray for Laborers
We praise the Lord for the opportunity to work as a team with two special families here in Bolivia. We know that so much more can be accomplished working as a team. As the Lord said in Matthew 9 the harvest is truly plenteous and we must pray the He will send laborers. The harvest here in Bolivia is truly plenteous. Every day I can't help but think as we travel around our city … [Read more...]