In the past few days things have taken a turn for the worse here in Bolivia. In the eastern part of the country where the majority of the opposition to the government is at there has been major riots and fighting. In the north where our partners in the ministry the Laura family is they have had major rioting leaving 9 dead. Also here in Cochabamba there is no beef, gasoline or … [Read more...]
The Pitter-Patter is coming
One of the greatest privileges I have had in life is to be a father. We praise the Lord for our two wonderful children that the Lord has given us. It has been amazing to see how quickly Grace and Taylor have grown. It seems as if it were yesterday that they were born. Now that joy will be three fold and once again we will be hearing the pitter-patter of little feet because we … [Read more...]
Training Leaders
Our desire and goal even before we arrived in Bolivia has been to train leaders and the Lord has tremendously blessed us in this area during the two short years we have been here. This training process starts with our discipleship program. From that we have had several that have risen to the top to become leaders and helpers in the church. Part of the goal we have for our … [Read more...]
Sharing with Friends
Each month in our church we have a specific theme that we focus on for Sundays. It has worked great because the people know what we are going to be preaching on and they can encourage their friends by telling them what we will be talking about. This past month was the month of “Breaking the Chains” How to have freedom in Christ. We made this month a more evangelistic month … [Read more...]
First Day of School
It is truly amazing how fast time passes and how quickly children grow up. It seems as if it were only a little time ago that we were leaving the hospital when Grace was first born. Well this week she had her first day of school. There is a school in our city that was started for missionary's children here in the country. The school is called Carachipampa which is a rather … [Read more...]